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Sharing the stage with Damon Albarn - a succesful adventure

VIDEO | PHOTOS – People danced (albeit perhaps a bit cautiously), but for a concert still subject to the coronavirus measures, it was a real party. At the spectacularly lit Gashouder in Amsterdam, the musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra shared the stage with such big names of West African music as Mamadou Diabaté, Afel Bocoum and Mélissa and Ophélia Hié – with singer-songwriter Damon Albarn bringing them all together.
The Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of André de Ridder with Damon Albarn and guest musicians Afel Bocoum, Cubain Kabeya, Mamadou Diabaté, Papy Kalula Mbongo, Mélissa Hié, Ophélia Hié, Lansiné Kouyaté and Baba Sissoko (photo: Marcel Molle).
The Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of André de Ridder with Damon Albarn and guest musicians Afel Bocoum, Cubain Kabeya, Mamadou Diabaté, Papy Kalula Mbongo, Mélissa Hié, Ophélia Hié, Lansiné Kouyaté and Baba Sissoko (photo: Marcel Molle).
The Concertgebouw Orchestra featuring Damon Albarn - After movie
Guest musicians:
Christopher Robson (countertenor)
Afel Bocoum (vocal, guitar)
Baba Sissoko (tama, n’goni)
Mamadou Diabaté (kora)
Cubain Kabeya (percussion, sampler)
Mélissa Hié (djembe, slit drum, sampler)
Papy Kalula Mbongo (djembe, percussion, sampler, calebasse)
Ophélia Hié (pentatonic balafon, synthesizer)
Lansiné Kouyaté (diatonic balafon)

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  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • Vlnr: Damon Albarn, Baba Sissoko, Cubain Kabeya, Afel Bocoum, Mélissa Hié, Mamadou Diabaté, Lansiné Kouyaté, Papy Kalula Mbongo en Ophélia Hié. (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Vlnr: Damon Albarn, Baba Sissoko, Cubain Kabeya, Afel Bocoum, Mélissa Hié, Mamadou Diabaté, Lansiné Kouyaté, Papy Kalula Mbongo en Ophélia Hié. (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
  • Lansiné Kouyaté and Ophélia Hié (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Lansiné Kouyaté and Ophélia Hié (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • Baba Sissoko (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Baba Sissoko (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • Christopher Robson (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Christopher Robson (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • Cubain Kabeya, Mélissa Hié en Papy Kalula Mbongo (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Cubain Kabeya, Mélissa Hié en Papy Kalula Mbongo (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • Cubain Kabeya (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Cubain Kabeya (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • Afel Bocoum (photo: Marcel Molle)
    Afel Bocoum (photo: Marcel Molle)
  • photo: Marcel Molle
    photo: Marcel Molle
To explore new places... that is the adventure.
- Damon Albarn