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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)

2007: More profile development and new artistic ideas

• 16 September - St Yves Festival – Cornwall, UK
• 28 July - Etnoambient - Split - CROATIA
• 27 July - Womad Charlton Park , UK
• 22 July - Sheep festival , Wales, UK
• 16 July – Festa di Frontiera , Lavagna, ITALY
• 15 July - Cortile Centro Storico, Cuneo, ITALY
• 13 July - Boca Barranca, Marina Romea , ITALY
• 12 July - Festival “Itinerary Folk” - Trento, ITALY
• 10 July - Ferrara - Cortile Castello Estense - ITALY
• 17 June - Global Fusion Festival , UK
• 2 June - Hay fringe festival – Wales, UK
• 27 May - Dunya Festival , Rotterdam- The NETHERLANDS
• 19 May - London African Festival - Purcell room, London, UK

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:

• 6 July - International Montreal Jazz Festival , CANADA
• 8-9 July - Sunfest , London, CANADA
• 15 July - Harbourfront Centre , Toronto, CANADA
• 17 July - Jazz East , Halifax, CANADA 2

2005 : Strengthening the Quartet’s sound …

• 27 May - Guardian Hay Festival , Wales
• 18 May - Dartington Hall , Devon, UK
• 7th May - Rural Touring by Applause, UK
• 6th May - Rural Touring by Applause , UK
• 5th May - Womad Caceres – SPAIN
• 2 June - X Trax Showcase , Manchester, UK
• 13 August - Etnoambient , CROATIA
• 5/11 - Selam Festival , Stockholm, SWEDEN

Tour as part of Heatwave

• 16/11 - The Arches , Glasgow, UK
• 17/11 - Derby Assembly Rooms , UK
• 18/11 - The Platform, Morecambe, UK 01524 582 803
• 19th NOV - London Jazz Festival , The Purcell Room, London, UK
• 21/11 - City Hall, Salisbury , UK
• 22/11 - Brighton Corn Exchange , UK
• 23/11 - Colchester Arts Centre , UK
• 24/11 - The Welfare, Ystradgynlais, Swansea Valley, UK 01639 843 143
• 25/11 - Southport Arts Centre , UK
• 26/11 - The Sage Gateshead , UK

2004: When Seckou’s new sound was born…

Arts Council England supported tour

• 8/04 Café Afrika, Cambridge - Box office 01223 716 309
• 15/04 - Norwich Arts Centre
• 15/04 - Phoenix Exeter
• 16/04 - Brighton Komedia
• 17/04 - Kuumba Bristol
• 20/04 Momo London – Box office 0207 434 2011
• 21/04 - Acorn Penzance
• 24/04 - Trades Club , Hebden Bridge
• 25/04 Dean Arts Forest – Box Office 01452 760 578