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Kathryn Tickell is joined by acclaimed Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita to share the music that has inspired, influenced and shaped them. Seckou takes us back to his roots with music from the West African Mandinka tradition by his uncle Jalikunda Cissokoho. He introduces Kathryn to the West African inspired hip-hop beats of Burna Boy and delights in the music of Natacha Atlas and composer Samy Bishai.

Nicknamed 'the Hendrix of the Kora', Seckou has worked with a huge variety of artists since arriving in the UK in 1999 include Damon Albarn & the Africa Express, Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. With eleven albums as a leader and co-leader under his belt, he has earned numerous accolades including three Songlines Music Awards, and several 大象传媒 Radio 2 Folk Awards. Seckou鈥檚 latest album African Rhapsodies is an ambitious, groundbreaking work for kora and orchestra arranged by Italian composer Davide Mantovani and recorded with 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra.