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Noga Ritter Quartet at SOAS university with special guests: Kadialy Kouyate (kora) & Josh Middleton (accordion)

Jewish Music Institute and SOAS Concert Series as part of Tsitsit festival 
Supported by SOAS Library
The Big Mix 
– A celebration of the music of 21st London
Part I - Kadialy Kouyate & Josh Middleton

Celebrated and award-winning Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate and the UK’s most prominent Klezmer Accordionist Josh Middleton (Don Kipper) perform a unique and new collaboration for the JMI – Jewish Music Institute to be premiered at SOAS Concert Series. Celebrated and award-winning Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate and the UK’s most prominent Klezmer Accordionist Josh Middleton (Don Kipper) perform a unique and new collaboration for the JMI – Jewish Music Institute to be premiered at SOAS Concert Series.
This intercultural journey will bring together the Griot traditions of West Africa and the living heritage of Ashkenazi Klezmer to create a new co-territoriality, for a 21st Century London, where Kora meets Klezmer.

Part II - Noga RItter quartet with special guests

Noga Ritter - vocals
Basile Petite- bass
Giuliano Osella- drums

Israeli singer-songwriter, celebrated vocalist and dancer will bring her quartet of musicians from around the world, to deliver her unique fusion of Hebrew Jazz and global grooves. Playing songs from her recent release debut solo album ‘IMA’.
For this unique concert, she will be joined by Kadialy Kouyate & Josh Middleton as special guests for a few songs. Don’t miss this special one-off collaboration! Get your tickets here