Celtic Connections
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba with SIAN
- THIS EVENT HAS EXPIRED
- Tickets
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£16.50
- Dates and times
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Friday 25th Jan 2019
8:00pm
- Age
- Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
Today’s premier international exponent of the ngoni, a traditional West African lute, Mali’s Bassekou Kouyate is known primarily as an innovator, splicing his native griot traditions with rock, blues, funk and pop. His forthcoming release Miri, in contrast, sees Kouyate taking a more acoustic, roots-based approach, evoking a journey back to his home village of Garana.
All of which might seem far removed from the musical world of SIAN, the stunning young Gaelic song trio of Dàimh’s Ellen MacDonald, Eilidh Cormack – 2018’s Gaelic Ambassador of the Year – and Ceitlin LR Smith. While they recently featured on Niteworks’ album title track ‘Air Fàir an Là’, their primary stock-in-trade is unaccompanied songs by female Gaelic bards.
For this world-première collaboration, however – also featuring Kouyate’s quartet of fellow instrumentalists, Ngoni Ba – they find creative common ground as inheritors of centuries-old oral tradition and indigenous language, drawing on these wellsprings to making thrilling new music.
Supported through the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund.
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Accessible toilets
There are accessible toilets located to the right of the entrance to the auditorium on the ground floor and on the balcony adjacent to the Candleriggs Bar.
Assistance dogs
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome and are allowed in the auditorium.
Wheelchair access
Lift access to all floors.
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Baby changing
There is a baby changing unit within the accessible toilet located to the right of the entrance to the auditorium on the ground floor.
Baby feeding
Available on request
Cloakroom
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Parking
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