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No Forthcoming gigs in 2010

Past dates:

2010:Break time!

19-21 January 2010: Sydney Festival @ The Famous Spiegeltent l , Australia
22 January 2010: Q Theatre, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre , Australia
23 January 2010:Sutherland Entertainment Centre , Australia
24 January 2010:Darwin Entertainment Centre , Australia

2009: Arts Council England, PRS Foundation and British Council supported tours

24 and 25 February 2009:Perth International Arts festival , Music Box, Perth, Australia
27 February 2009:Festival of the Wind , Esperance, Australia
1 March 2009:Albany Marquee , Albany, Australia
6-8 March 2009: Womadelaide , Adelaide, Australia
13-15 March 2009: Womad New Zealand , New Plymouth, New Zealand
18 March 2009: Mosaic Music Festival , Singapore
25 March Hoby and District Village Hall LE14 3DT, Leicestershire, UK - Box Office 01664 434 120
26 March: Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH, Derbyshire, UK - Box Office 01530 273 629
27 March: Venture Theatre LE65 1HU, Leicestershire, UK - Box office 01530 411 767
28 March: Worcester Arts Workshop WR1 1UH, Worcester, UK - Box Office 01905 21095
29 March :The Shelsleys Village Hall, WR6 6RA, Worcs, UK - Box Office 01886 812 608
8 May : Womad Caceres , Spain9-10 May: Hay Alhambra , Spain
6 June: Gate to Southwell Folk Festival , Southwell, UK
1 July:: Nuits de La Mediterranee , Tanger, Morocco
4 July :: Godiva Festival, Coventry, UK
16 August:Northside Music Festival , Dublin- Ireland

Tours supported by PRS foundation for New Music

17 Sept: The Junction, Cambridge, UK-01223 511 511
18 Sept : Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, London, UK-0871 663 2500
19 Sept : Quartershouse, Folkestone, UK-01303 858 500
23 Sept : The Welfare, Swansea, UK-01639 843163
24 Sept: The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, UK-01258 475137
25 Sept: Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK-01326 211222
26 Sept: The Flavel, Dartmouth, UK-01803 839 530
1 Oct: The Sage Gateshead, UK-0191 443 4661
2 Oct : Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester, UK-0161 912 5616
4 Oct: St George Bristol, UK-0845 40 24 001
8 Oct: The Space, Stroud, UK-01453 835 588
9 Oct: Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury, UK-01722 321744
10 Oct: Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, UK-01206 500900
11 Oct: World Sacred Music Festival 2009, Brighton, UK-01273 709709
13 Oct: Peepul Centre, Leicester, UK-0116 261 6000
14 Oct: Congressional Centre, Nottingham, UK-info 07940 266 773
15 Oct: Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK-0870 220 1116
16Oct: Bongo Club, Edinburgh, UK-info 0131 558 7604
17 Oct: Clickimin Leisure Centre, Shetland Islands, UK-01595 745 555

2008: Arts Council England, PRS Foundation adn British Council supported Tours

6 February: Dar Es Sallem, TANZANIA, British Council concert
7-9 February, Sauti Za Busara , Zanzibar, TANZANIA
7th March: Puddletown Middle School (nr Dorchester), UK
Sat 8th March: Evershot Hut (nr Yeovil) , UK
Sun 9th March: Cranborne Village Hall (East Dorset), UK
21 May 2008 – Brighton Festival , Support of Miriam Makeba, UK
22 May 2008 – Brighton Festival , Lunch Concert, Uk
23 May 2008 – Acorn Theatre, Penzance , UK
27 May 2008 – Guardian Hay Festival , UK
28 May 2008 – Queens Hall, Edinburgh , UK
29 May 2008 – Tolbooth , Stirling, UK
3 Jun 2008 – Invention Arts Centre , Bath, UK
4 Jun 2008 – Barbican Centre , Plymouth, UK
5 Jun 2008 – The Brewhouse , Taunton, UK
6 Jun 2008 – Derby Assembly Rooms , Derbyshire, Uk
7 June: - Tulip Inn, Amsterdam Riverside, The Netherlands
11 Jun 2008 – Jazz Cafe , London, Uk
12 Jun 2008 – Huntingdon Hall , Worcester, UK
13 Jun 2008 – Royal Pavilion , Llangollen, Wales, UK
14 Jun 2008 – Lift Global Club , Glossop, Uk
19 Jun 2008 - Norwich Arts Centre, East Anglia , Uk
20 Jun 2008 – Asthall Manor , Big Village Production, Oxfordshire, UK
21 June 2008 – Peel Centenary Centre , Isle Of Man, UK
2 July: World Route festival , Toronto, Canada
3 July: Festival International de Jazz de Montreal , Montreal- Canada
10 July 2008: Ubi Jazz Festival, , Villa Conestabile (Scorze), Italy
12 July: Drum Camp , Norfolk, UK
02 August 2008: Harbour Festival , Bristol, UK
16 August 2008 Pontardawe Festival , Wales, UK
28 August: Tower Records live session, Tokyo Shibuya, Japan
29-31 August: Tokyo Jazz Festival , Japan
17 Sept: album launch at The Drom , New York, USA
19-20 Sept: Chicago World Music Festival , Chicago, USA
4 Oct 2008: Ulsan World Music Festival , South Korea
5 Oct: Jarasum Jazz Festival , South Korea
Fri 21st Nov, 8pm: solo show at Thornford Village Hall nr Yeovil- Martin Derrick (tel:01935 873762
Sat 22nd Nov, 7.30pm solo show at Morden Village Hall, nr Wareham- Helen Austin (tel: 01929 459285)
Sun 23rd Nov, 7.30pm solo show at Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall, nr Lyme Regis - Sue Beckers (tel: 01297 560948)
28 November 2008: Stallet Music Club , Stockholm, Sweden

2007: More profile development and new artistic ideas

Artsreach Rural Tour

  • Thurs 1 March – Dorset, UK
  • Fri 2 March, Dorset, UK
  • Sat 3 March, Dorset, UK
  • Sun 4 March, Dorset, UK

Artsalive Rural Tour

  • Friday 23 Feb - Herferfordshire, UK
  • Saturday 24 Feb – Shropshire, UK

Artservice Rural Tour

  • Friday 2 Feb – Worcester, UK
  • Saturday 3 Feb- Worcestershire, UK
  • Sunday 4 Feb – Worcestershire, UK
  • Wednesday 7 Feb – Lincolnshire, UK
  • Thursday 8 Feb – Terry O’Toole Theatre Lincolnshire, UK
  • Friday 9 Feb – Lincolnshire, UK
  • Saturday 10 Feb- Lincolnshire, UK
  • Sun 11 Feb- Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Tuesday 13 Feb – Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Wednesday 14 Feb – Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Thursday 15 Feb – Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Friday 16 Feb- Worcestershire, UK
  • Saturday 18 Feb – Leicestershire, UK
  • Sunday 18 Feb – Leicestershire, UK

Arts Council England, British Council and Embassy of Senegal in London supported tour:

  • 3 Jan 07 : Lama Lama, THE GAMBIA
  • 5 Jan 07 Just for You, Dakar (support for Cheikh Lo), SENEGAL
  • 6 Jan 07 Just for You, Dakar (support for Orchestre Baobab), SENEGAL
  • 7 Jan 07 Just for You, Dakar, SENEGAL
  • 8 Jan 07 : Carrefour des Arts, Ziguinchor, SENEGAL
  • 2006: Developing the profile internationally
  • 27 Dec 06 - EcoCarabane, Ile de Carabane, SENEGAL
  • 29 Dec 06 - Festival d’Abene, SENEGAL
  • 31 Dec 06 - Centre Culturel Alliance Franco-Senegalaise, Ziguinchor, SENEGAL
  • 6/10 - The Castle , Wellingborough, UK
  • 7/10 - The Anvil , Basingstolke, UK
  • 11/10 - Drill Hall , Lincoln, UK
  • 12/10 - The Zodiac , Oxford, UK
  • 13/10 - Invention Studios , Bath, UK
  • 14/10 - Dean Arts Forest, Gloucestershire, UK
  • 17/10 - Dartington Hall , Totnes, UK
  • 19/10 - Komedia , Brighton, UK
  • 24/10 - Norwich Arts Centre , UK
  • 25/10 - Phoenix Arts Centre , Leicester, UK
  • 26/10 - Spitz , London, UK
  • 27/10 - South Hill Park , Bracknell, UK

Arts Council England Supported tour:

2005 : Strengthening the Quartet’s sound …

Tour as part of Heatwave

2004: When Seckou’s new sound was born…

Arts Council England supported tour

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10 Responses to “On the Road”

  1. patsy Says:

    wow wow

  2. Jacqui Munday Says:

    I missed Seckou in Edinburgh in May, unfortunately,when will he be in Scotland again please?

  3. Ankur Says:

    I have only just heard one song on radio 4 and I immediately bought the album. Seckou is a wonderful musician and his songs are great. I am hoping that he will be performing in Manchester soon. Is he? Tell me because I’ll definitely get a ticket.

  4. Fabio Says:

    Hi seckou,i would Love to see one of your concerts again in London, please leat me know….. take care

  5. stiniaceata Says:

    FANTASTIC!

  6. epos Says:

    Great stuff!

  7. Pelis Says:

    i loooovvveee your design!

  8. Carla n Jasper Says:

    Your music is beautiful, and energetic, I love it, its fantastic x

  9. Azzano Says:

    Your music is beautjful, and energetic, I love kt, its fantastic z;

  10. Suzie,Jade and Rayner Says:

    Love to you all. Really looking forward to seeing you all on the 8th at the Farm!!! Plenty of snorkelling in the Cotswolds, Binta :)
    !!!

    S +J+ R
    xxx

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