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Gig review: Seckou Keita and the Homeland Band at Metronome

Bringing a taste of Senegal to Metronome on a dark October night, Seckou Keita and the Homeland Band performed a rich and blistering set...

Seckou Keita

We Chat to Konya Kanneh-Mason All About African Rhapsodies With BBC Concert Orchestra and Seckou Keita

Sometime after Konya Kanneh-Mason's live performance with Seckou Keita, held at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, she took some time out of her busy schedule to catch up with us...

African Rhapdsodies With Seckou Keita, Bbc Concert Orchestra and Special Guests

Meet Karim Keita, the Nottingham Skateboarder Aiming for the Olympics

Nottingham’s skate community is renowned for its strong sense of togetherness and frankly terrifying lack of fear, but in Karim Keita, it may soon have an Olympian among its alumni. We sit down with Karim to hear all about his love of the sport and what drives him to succeed…

Interview: The Kora-Playing Three

Brothers Seckou Keita, Sura Susso and Suntou Susso are all established Kora players in their own right, but at this year’s Hockley Hustle they’re treating us to a rare performance together on the Amity stage. Our Rachel talks life, music and more with the trio ahead of the show…

Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita at Metronome in Photos

We got down to Metronome to take some snaps of the renowned musical duo Welsh harpist Catrin Finch, and Kora player Seckou Keita...

Seckou Keita is Master of the West African Harp

Get to Nottingham Arts Theatre on Friday to see this virtuoso do his thing on his 22 Strings Tour

Seckou Keita

The Senegalese kora player is based in Nottingham and will be performing at St Mary's Church this Saturday alongside Welsh harpist Catrin Finch