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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Ahmed Dickinson & The Salix Quartet: 'Cuba Negra'

'A true pioneer.'
Classic FM Magazine

Ahmed Dickinson launches the new Echoes Festival African Diaspora series in a collaboration with the Salix Quartet at London's Africa Centre, exploring contemporary Afro-Cuban music for guitar and strings. The programme presents pieces by some of Cuba's most dynamic composers, featuring the UK premiere of Moforibale a Ochún by Walfrido Domínguez, alongside Leo Brouwer's compelling Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet and the effervescent Acrílicos en el destino by Eduardo Martín. This compelling syncretism of Afro, Cuban and European influences brings some classical cool to the string quartet repertoire, offering irresistible rhythms that will have you tapping your feet and swaying in your seat!

Walfrido Domínguez: Moforibale a Ochún (UK premiere)
Leo Brouwer: Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet
Eduardo Martín: Acrílicos en el destino

Ahmed Dickinson is one of the finest performers of the Cuban Guitar Movement. He is a sophisticated virtuoso on his instrument and an ambassador of Cuban culture. Since graduating from both the Royal College and Guildhall School of Music and Drama he has performed in prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, toured extensively around Europe, presented innumerable UK premieres, and released several critically acclaimed recordings. His latest CD Ilusión y Verdad is out now on Parma Recordings.

Organised by ILAMS as part of Echoes Festival 2022 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes