10 May, 7.30pm
Delmar Gallery
Charismatic and multi-talented, Lamine Sonko is a brilliant dancer, singer, percussionist and guitarist. He was born in Senegal into a highly respected family of griots or keepers of traditional culture, with his father the director of the National Ballet and his mother a lead dancer.
After moving to Melbourne in 2004, Sonko established himself as Australia’s leading Afro-beat lyricist, fronting The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and collaborating with various artists including Grammy Award winner Wouter Kellerman.
In 2012 he founded his most successful project to date: Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence, a 10 piece band that delivers a rhythmic collision of African roots music, jazz, funk, and reggae. Their debut album AFRO EMPIRE was released in 2017.
For this intimate concert, he will be performing in a trio format, blending traditional African rhythms and melodies with the contemporary sound of acoustic guitar, telling stories of ancient lands and cross-cultural journeys.
Proudly presented by Trinity Grammar’s Society of the Arts & Delmar Gallery as part of the 2018 Concert Series.
FEATURING
Tickets $30 full / $20 concession & seniors / $10 children under 16
FREE for Trinity students and Society of the Arts Members
Venue
Delmar Gallery
Trinity Grammar School
144 Victoria St
Ashfield, NSW 2131
Contact Details:
Catherine Benz, Delmar Gallery
ph 9581 6070 (Wed to Fri)
delmargallery@trinity.nsw.edu.au
