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Gerald Eze

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The African Concert Series
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Date
Sat 19 Jul 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
£40 £36 £32 £26 £18
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 8 January at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 21 January.

Artists

  • Gerald Ezeọjà flute
  • African Cultural Group
    • Rebeca Omordiapiano
    • Ubuntu Ensemble

      Programme

      • Fela Sowande
        1905-1987
          • African Suite
            (arranged by Robert Matthew-Walker)

      Interval

      • Fodé Lassana Diabaté
        b. 1971
          • Sunjata's Time
            :
          • Nana Triban (arranged by Jacob Garchik)
          • Bara kala ta (arranged by Jacob Garchik)
      • Mokale Koapeng
        b. 1963
          • Malatsi a Bosha - Days of thy Youth
            :
          • Tshimologo
      • Salim Dada
        b. 1975
          • Miniatures Algériennes
            :
          • Danse Zaydan

      Overview

      A kaleidoscope of music from all over the African continent featuring acclaimed Nigerian artist Gerald Eze, known as Ogbu-Ọjà, master performer of the Ọjà, the flute of the Igbo people of Nigeria. Eze is joined by pianist Rebeca Omordia, the African Cultural Group and Ubuntu Ensemble.

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