Quasimodo Live Music Series - Monsters of Afrobeat

Quasimodo Club Berlin 2021 67 Min

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Quasimodo Club Berlin presents:
The Live Music Series – Monsters of Afrobeat

Band leaders Ekow Alabi Savage, Eric Owusu and Ben Abarbanel-Wolff will take us on a trip through the history of Highlife and Afrobeat music in West Africa.

Featuring members of the bands of Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Orlando Julius, Tony Allen and more.

Since 1975, the Quasimodo has been one of the oldest clubs in Berlin's cultural landscape and one of the most renowned live music venues in Europe. The initially jazz basement, in the truest sense of the word, became the musical home for many international artists of the most diverse genres. Under the Delphi-Filmpalast in the heart of Berlin, this musical cult club developed into a popular venue for jazz, blues, rock, latin, soul and funk concerts and music with quality.

Line-up:
Ekow Alabi Savage - Drums and Vocals
Eric Owusu - Percussion and Vocals
Ben Abarbanel-Wolff - Tenor Sax
Philip Sindy - Trumpet
Lionel Haas - Keys
Arenor Anuku - Guitar
Daryl Taylor - Bass

Set-list
01 – Kyenkyen (Alhaji Kwabena Frimpong)
02 – Lady (Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti)
03 – Gentleman (Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti)
04 – Love and Death (Ebo Taylor)
05 - Water Get No Enemy (Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti)
06 – Heaven (Ebo Taylor)

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Production: Quasimodo Club Berlin

Cast: Ekow Alabi Savage, Eric Owusu, Ben Abarbanel-Wolff, Philip Sindy, Lionel Haas, Arenor Anuku, Daryl Taylor

Original Title: Quasimodo Live Music Series - Monsters of Afrobeat

Original Language: English

Subtitles: English, German

Film Production Country: Germany

Website: Quasimodo Club Berlin

 

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