大象传媒

Celebrated South African trumpeter and conductor Marcus Wyatt leads the Dutch Metropole Orkest in a showcase of the best of South African jazz. The Metropole Orkest has been challenging the boundaries between symphonic pop and jazz for a long time and this year they bring to the Proms a broad section of classic tracks from the last 70 years or so, composed by some of the greatest names in South African jazz. They are performing them in new versions, arranged and adapted for an orchestra with some 50 players. Vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu, lead singer of Shabaka and the Ancestors and performance art band The Brother Move On, makes a special appearance in the concert together with Mercury Prize鈥搉ominated singer ESKA, star saxophonist Soweto Kinch, and up-and-coming tuba player Theon Cross.

大象传媒 presenter Andrew McGregor and vibraphone player Corey Mwamba introduce this Prom.

Performers:
Siyabonga Mthembu - vocals
ESKA - vocals
Soweto Kinch - saxophones
Theon Cross - tuba
Metropole Orkest
Marcus Wyatt - conductor

(Photo: Siyabonga Mthembu, ESKA, Theon Cross and the Metropole Orkest at 大象传媒 Proms 2022. Credit: Mark Allan/大象传媒)