Seckou Keita 17/10/12

For the second time in under a month I was off to see a Kora player - this time the more well known Seckou Keita. the band featured two vocalists apart from Seckou himself, a bassist, a drummer, someone who alternated between drums and a vibes-like instrument (a balafon) and a guitarist. He featured a lot of tracks from their latest album, 'Miro'. The title track was the last song before the interval and that was the highlight for me. The vocalists were trading vocals with Seckou, the rhythm was hypnotic and the band was in the west african zone. Other than that it was excellent stuff but I think I longed for a purer less orchestrated sound. The kora and some percussion just about does it for me and the full band plus the sight of older white men dancing to the songs detracted from that vibe a little.