Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force (GE/SN) // ALICE

En syngende mbalax-diva, en sabarspillende percussion-veteran og en producerende techno-pioner bag scenen. Alle præger de den fremaddrivende lyd, der kendetegner Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force. Bandet er kendt som et eksplosivt, frigørende, ja nærmest trancefremkalende liveact. Kom og få syn for sagn på ALICE under Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025.
Koncerten er en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025, der finder sted fra 4. Juli til 13. juli på over 120 venues i hele hovedstaden. Se programmet på www.jazz.dk
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Døre kl 20:00 / Show kl 21:00
Lyt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bQouKsIW8...
NB: Koncerten er stående
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Over et minimalistisk beat driver sabar-trommernes polyrytmer frem. Tryllebindende historiefortælling sunget på wolof flettes ind og ud af musikalske improvisationer. Velkommen til en koncert med Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force – et band som vi godt tør garantere, det ikke bliver muligt at stå stille til. Det hele begyndte i 2011. Mark Ernestus, som havde konsolideret sit navn på den tyske elektroniske musikscene i bands som Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound og Hard Wax fame, ville lære mere om musikgenren mbalax. Derfor tog han til Vestafrika, hvor den polyrytmiske blandingsgenre blandt andet stammer fra. Nærmere bestemt til Senegal. Optagelserne fra en spontan session i Dakar tog han med hjem til Berlin, mixede dem, og udgav dem på albummerne ‘800% Ndagga’ og ‘Ndagga Versions’. Siden har projektet (der dengang hed Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri) grebet om sig, og er blevet til det eksplosive, frigørende, ja nærmest trancefremkalende liveact, som du kan opleve på ALICE under Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025.
På det seneste har Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force spillet 3 udsolgte shows på jazz-spillestedet Cafe OTO i London samt på Durchlüften Festival i Berlin, Shambala Festival i Northamptonshire og Oslo Jazz Festival. Og bandet er særligt interessante at følge netop nu. Med albummet ‘Khadim’, som udkommer i år, begiver de sig nemlig i en ny retning. På albummet finder man fire ekspansive og vævende musiknumre, som bringer mindelser om den minimale og dubbede techno, som producer Mark Ernestus blev kendt for i duoen Rhythm & Sound. Se frem til at opleve mbalax-divaen Mbene Diatta Seck, percussion-veteranen Bada Seck og endnu flere fra Dakars musikscene til en koncertaften du sent vil glemme.

Sagt om Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force:
"Mark Ernestus (...) har kastet sig ud på dybt vand og fundet guld. Han tog nemlig til Senegal og synes at have genopfundet ndagga-musikken, bedre kendt som mbalax. Men vel at mærke i sin mest rootsy form, helt ind til benet, hvor gnistrende eksplosioner på sabartrommer blandes med djembe og den "talende" tama-tromme. Pladen her er en åbenbaring.” – Torben Holleufer i GAFFA (Om albummet ‘800% Ndagga’)
“Ernestus’s Senegalese projects — first as Jeri-Jeri and now with the slightly more streamlined Ndagga Rhythm Force — feel less like a techno master taking a passing fancy in African music and more of an attempt to grapple with this centuries-old music on its own terms” – Andy Beta i Pitchfork (Om albummet ‘Yermande’)

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In English:
A singing mbalax diva, a sabar-playing percussion veteran, and a techno pioneer working his magic behind the scenes. Together, they shape the propulsive sound that defines Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force. The band is renowned as an explosive, liberating, and almost trance-inducing live act. Come see for yourself at ALICE during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025.
The concert is part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025, taking place from July 4th to July 13th at 120 venues throughout the capital. See the program at www.jazz.dk
Over a minimalist beat, the polyrhythms of sabar drums take the lead. Spellbinding storytelling sung in Wolof weaves in and out of musical improvisations. Welcome to a concert with Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force – a band that we can confidently say won’t let you stand still nor unaffected. It all began in 2011. Mark Ernestus, who had made a name for himself on the German electronic music scene with projects like Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound, and Hard Wax, wanted to get to know the music genre known as mbalax. So he travelled to West Africa, the birthplace of this polyrhythmic fusion style – specifically, to Senegal. He brought recordings from an impromptu session in Dakar back to Berlin, mixed them, and released them on the albums 800% Ndagga and Ndagga Versions. Since then, the project – previously known under the Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri-moniker – has grown into the explosive, liberating, and almost trance-inducing live act you can now experience at ALICE during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025.
Recently, Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force played three sold-out shows at the jazz venue Cafe OTO in London, as well as performances at Durchlüften Festival in Berlin, Shambala Festival in Northamptonshire, and Oslo Jazz Festival. And now is a particularly exciting time to follow the band. With the release of their new album Khadim this year, they’re heading in a new direction. The album features four expansive and flowing tracks that echo the minimal, dub-infused techno that producer Mark Ernestus became known for in the duo Rhythm & Sound. Look forward to experiencing mbalax diva Mbene Diatta Seck, percussion veteran Bada Seck, and even more of Dakar’s vibrant music scene in a concert evening you won’t soon forget.
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Said about Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force:
"Mark Ernestus (...) has thrown himself into deep waters and found gold. He went to Senegal and seems to have rediscovered ndagga, also known as mbalax. Not forgetting in its most roosty form, cut all the way into the bone, where sparkling explosions on sabar-drums are mixed up with djembe and the “speaking” tama-drum. This record is an epiphany.” Torben Holleufer in GAFFA (About the album ‘800% Ndagga’)
“Ernestus’s Senegalese projects — first as Jeri-Jeri and now with the slightly more streamlined Ndagga Rhythm Force — feel less like a techno master taking a passing fancy in African music and more of an attempt to grapple with this centuries-old music on its own terms” – Andy Beta i Pitchfork (About the album ‘Yermande’)