Muntu Valdo

Event information

PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 8.30pm.

The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of seats. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you'd like a seat, please ensure you arrive early.

We reserve the right to release all unclaimed tickets for re-sale at 9.15pm. If you will be arriving after this time, please inform us in advance, so that we can hold your tickets for you.
We can be contacted by email on mail@greennote.co.uk

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Muntu Valdo, (b. 1977), is a Jazz guitarist, harmonica player and singer from Doula, Cameroon. He has performed on-stage with Ali Farka Toure, Manu Dibango, Richard Bona, Lokua Kanza, Eko Roosevelt, Lionel & Stephane Belmondo, Keziah Jones, and Alpha Blondy, and has played at Womad music festivals.

"I was born in Cameroon and belong to the Sawa community who populate the length of Cameroon’s coastline. In 2001 I moved to Paris to work with a French producer and released my debut album Gods & Devils in 2005. The album was well received by the press and public and opened up new opportunities to play at large festivals and venues across France. In 2007 I moved to London and soon started working with live music producers Serious Ltd. Performances followed at some of the UKs largest festivals (Womad, London Jazz Festival, Africa Express, Musicport, Belfast International Festival, Africa Oye, to name a few) and venues (Barbican, The Sage Gateshead, Bridgewater Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, to name a few) playing alongside a huge variety of musicians including Staff Benda Bilili, Lucinda Williams, Alisdair Roberts & Richard Bona. In 2011 I secured a Major record deal and my second album The One The Many was released on Warner Jazz, during the release period I toured extensively across the UK including supporting Lady Smith Black Mambazo on their 30-date UK tour and embarking on my own tour supported by Arts Council’s Black Routes programme. In 2012 I was commissioned to produce a live performance bringing together musicians from across Central Africa to be presented during Festival 2012’s BT River of Music. The concert was a huge success and saw musicians from 12 different countries coming together to perform alongside the Maria Fidelis Choir in a one-off extravaganza that also resulted in the release of single ‘5 circles of Humanity’.the beautiful Green Note - a special intimate show!"