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Featuring: Claude Deppa Tony Kofi Dele Sosimi Bukky Leo Kari Bannerman Fayyaz Virji Greg Bonnie Frank Williams Sam Djengue Brian Abrahams Francis Fuster Thomas Dyani Jason Yarde Brian Edwards Byron Wallen Kevin Robinson Chris Storr Richard Henry Harry Brown Bigga Morrison ‘The dynamic 20 piece African Jazz Allstars, directed by South African trumpeter and composer Claude Deppa, returns following their unforgettable sell out concert last year. The orchestra fuses passionate jazz solos with township beat of Dudu Pukwana, Afrobeat of Fela Kuti, makossa grooves of Manu Dibango, township jazz of Hugh Masekela, mbalax grooves of Youssour Ndour and soukous sound of Papa Wemba to create the most original big band sound to emerge from Africa. The 13 piece horn section featuring high class soloists from the African Diaspora is driven by the ferocious rhythms of three master percussionists’

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