Touki

Event Information

Touki - the collective created by British-Senegalese musician Amadou Diagne and Franco-American Cory Seznec - is back with the release of their second album Plastic Man, recorded at the renowned Real World Studios, and produced by Oscar Cainer.
Plastic Man focuses on climate change, environmental activism and spiritual matters—weaving together West African fables, personal stories and large social, economic and political questions facing our world.

About the music:

On the road, Touki performs as a trio with French strings wizard Marius Pibarot. Touki’s sound infuses East and West African styles and traditions with Appalachian banjo, folk motifs, and orchestral arrangements. Diagne’s powerful percussion, Seznec’s muted guitar-picking and rapid-fire banjo-frailing, and Pibarot’s cello-grooves provide a rhythmic foundation, while vocals, kora and violins add beautiful texture and emotional depth.
"A scintillating sequel to Ali Farka Toure & Ry Cooder's Talking Timbuktu" - ROLLING STONE
"A subtle and fresh fusion that is further boosted by Seznec's voice, a dextrous, resonant drawl that brings out the colour of his songs" - SONGLINES

Our café will be CLOSED for this event but the bar will run as usual.