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This podcast was created to highlight all of the great work the arts, entertainment and events industry bring to the table. It will host a different international guest each episode who will talk through the what, why and how the industry works and the great work available.
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Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021
55 min
This week Dan speaks with Afrobeat Ambassador, Dele Sosimi. A fusion of Nigerian traditional music, funk, African percussion and jazz instrumentation, Dele has been a mainstay in the Afrobeat scene since 1979 when he joined the genre’s pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Egypt 80 on keys. He later collaborated with Fela’s son Femi Kuti to create Positive Force. In both bands, he acted as musical director and arranger which led to his role as Musical Director and Consultant for the award-winning musical FELA! at the National Theatre, South Bank in London.
Based in London, Dele has more than earned his title as an Ambassador of the genre as both a musician and an educator through the Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Foundation and as a Visiting Lecturer in Music and Media at the London Metropolitan University.
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