DAWDA JOBARTEH + FANTASI-

LABORATORIET

9/2/2024

Doors: 19:00 // Entrance: 100 DKK

Kora meets trumpet on Flekkerøy!

Experience the talented kora player Dawda Jobarteh in the meeting with trumpeter Gunnar Halle this evening at turkis.

PROGRAM

➤ Doors open: 19:00
➤ Fantasilaboratoriet: 19:30
➤ Dawda Jobarteh: 20:30

DAWDA JOBARTEH

Dawda Jobarteh is a Gambian kora player decenting from a long line of Mandinka griots. Unlike other boys in the family, he played percussions rather than the kora and did not begin to learn playing the 21-stringed harp before moving to Denmark in his early 20s. His music is an expression of the oscillations between tradition and modernity, old and new, different cultures and different genres.

On his forthcoming album ”Do you know a place called Flekkerøy?”, Dawda explores yet another road on his musical and personal journey featuring Norwegian trumpet player Gunnar Halle.

The album is jazzy with a lot of space for improvisational parts for both the kora and the trumpet. It is very dreamy and Gunnar Halle’s trumpet contributes with a distinct Nordic vibe that emphasises Scandinavian landscapes. With the kora reminding the listener of its Westafrican roots, Dawda Jobarteh plays across time and space creating a unique room of elements from different cultures, centuries and continents.

LINE UP

Dawda Jobarteh - Kora, vocal
Gunnar Halle - Trumpet
Jakob Grønborg - Drums
Jens Leonhart - Bass

FANTASILABORATORIET

The Danish trumpeter and composer Niels Munk received great recognition when he debuted his first project in 2021; The Imagination Laboratory. The title captures the essence of the project's identity; an exploration into uncharted musical territories.

The musical references range widely, from European classical music to the American jazz and hip-hop scene. Anchored in its Scandinavian heritage, the Fantasilaboratoriet thus simultaneously dives into the current zeitgeist and cultural context.

With texture-rich harmonic landscapes and melodic themes and improvisations, Fantasilaboratoriet creates wordless pathos narratives that move audiences. Located both in the center and on the periphery of "jazz", Niels Munk with the Fantasilaboratoriet makes use of tradition and at the same time focuses on the future.

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