Tamikrest (ML) + Ba Balance / Stairway

Oplev Tamikrests intense blanding af psykedelisk rock, hypnotisk trance og melodier fra den sahariske musiktradition. Det aktuelle album Assikel kredser om modstand, fællesskab, længsel og håb.

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Entré: 200 kr. // Studerende 120 kr.
Døre: 19:00
Show: 20:00
Venue: Stairway,
Lindehøjen 12, 2720 Vanløse
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Tamikrest har i to årtier været en markant stemme i den internationale sahararock. Bandets musik tager afsæt i Kel Tamasheq-folkets musikalske traditioner og blander den med rå rock, hypnotiske rytmer og psykedeliske guitarer.
På koncerten kan du opleve musik fra Tamikrests sjette album, Assikel, der betyder ”rejse” eller ”rejse gennem livet” på tamasheq. Albummet er indspillet live på analogt bånd og har en rå og nærværende lyd, som fremhæver bandets samspil og intense udtryk.
Sangene bevæger sig mellem energisk Ishumar-rock og mere eftertænksomme musikalske passager. Teksterne kredser om eksil, fordrivelse, hjemve og modstand, men også om kærligheden til musik og fællesskab.
Tamikrest blev dannet i 2006 og har siden turneret i Europa, Afrika, Nord- og Sydamerika, Japan, Sydkorea og Australien. Bandet er i dag en central repræsentant for Kel Tamasheq-musikken og et stærkt navn på den internationale rockscene.

Support: Ba Balance
Ba Balance er en prisnomineret duo bestående af den danske guitarist Preben Carlsen og den gambiske percussionist Sal Dibba. De blander beskidt ørkenrock med rytmer fra Central- og Vestafrika og krydrer deres groovy udtryk med inspiration fra psykedelisk rock og blues.
“Rocking electric guitar and percussion duets, like an African White Stripes,” skrev det toneangivende engelske worldmusic-magasin Songlines Magazine – et rammende billede for duoens intense samspil mellem guitar og percussion.
Musikken er instrumental og tager lytteren med på en rejse med “catchy” melodier i swingende grooves og vilde soloer i et udfordrende samspil. Fortid og fremtid mødes i Ba Balances personlige fortolkning af nutidig afroblues, hvor moderne stereo guitarlyde smelter sammen med ældgamle afrikanske instrumenter og rytmer.

Repertoiret er komponeret af Carlsen og afspejler hans nysgerrighed på det afrikanske kontinent og de mange musikalske rejser dertil. Samtidig rummer musikken tydelige spor af hans vestlige opvækst med elementer fra rock, jazz og blues – alt sammen udfoldet i et udfordrende og tæt samspil med den mangeårige kollega og percussion-virtuos Sal Dibba.
Carlsen og Dibba har hver især spillet med en lang række internationale kapaciteter, herunder Toumani Diabaté, A.B. Crentsil, Koo Nimo, Etienne Mbappé, Harouna Samake, Tony Allen og Pee Wee Ellis. I Danmark har de gennem mere end ti år blandt andet spillet sammen med kora-virtuosen Dawda Jobarteh og den dansk/maliske bassist og sanger Moussa Diallo.

I 2019 dannede de Ba Balance for at udforske nye musikalske veje med et bevidst fokus på det enkle format: guitar og percussion. Debutalbummet Around The Crocodile Pond udkom på One World Records i maj 2020 og modtog stor international opmærksomhed fra både radiostationer og anmeldere. Albummet nåede Top 20 på World Music Charts Europe, og Ba Balance blev nomineret til Danish Music Awards Roots 2020 og Danish Music Awards Blues 2021.

HUSET på Stairway
Mens HUSET renoveres, finder en række koncerter, debatter og kulturarrangementer sted på andre lokationer i København. Denne koncert er en del af Musikcaféens program og afholdes på Stairway i Vanløse.
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Experience Tamikrest’s intense blend of psychedelic rock, hypnotic trance, and melodies from the Saharan musical tradition. Their latest album, Assikel, explores themes of resistance, community, longing, and hope.
For two decades, Tamikrest has been a prominent voice in the international Saharan rock scene. The band’s music draws on the musical traditions of the Kel Tamasheq people and blends them with raw rock, hypnotic rhythms, and psychedelic guitars.
At the concert, you can experience music from Tamikrest’s sixth album, Assikel, which means “journey” or “journey through life” in Tamasheq. The album was recorded live on analog tape and features a raw, intimate sound that highlights the band’s chemistry and intense expression.

The songs range from energetic Ishumar rock to more contemplative musical passages. The lyrics revolve around exile, displacement, homesickness, and resistance, but also around a love of music and community.
Tamikrest was formed in 2006 and has since toured in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Today, the band is a leading representative of Kel Tamasheq music and a prominent name on the international rock scene.

Support: Ba Balance
Ba Balance is an award-nominated duo consisting of Danish guitarist Preben Carlsen and Gambian percussionist Salieu Dibba. They blend gritty desert rock with rhythms from Central and West Africa, seasoning their groove-driven sound with influences from psychedelic rock and blues.
“Rocking electric guitar and percussion duets, like an African White Stripes,” wrote a reviewer for the influential UK world-music magazine Songlines Magazine — a fitting description of the duo’s intense interplay between guitar and percussion.
The music is instrumental and takes the listener on a journey of catchy melodies, swinging grooves and wild solos, shaped through a challenging and close-knit interaction. Past and future meet in Ba Balance’s personal take on contemporary afro-blues, where modern stereo guitar sounds merge with ancient African instruments and rhythms.

The repertoire is composed by Carlsen and reflects his curiosity about the African continent and his many musical journeys there. At the same time, the music carries clear traces of his Western upbringing, with elements drawn from rock, jazz and blues — all unfolded in close and demanding interplay with longtime collaborator and percussion virtuoso Sal Dibba.
Both Carlsen and Dibba have performed with a wide range of international artists, including Toumani Diabaté, A.B. Crentsil, Tony Allen and Pee Wee Ellis. In Denmark, they have for more than a decade played alongside kora virtuoso Dawda Jobarteh and Danish-Malian bassist and singer Moussa Diallo.

Ba Balance was formed in 2019 to explore new musical paths with a deliberate focus on the stripped-down format of guitar and percussion. Their debut album Around the Crocodile Pond was released on One World Records in May 2020 and received significant international attention from radio stations and music critics. The album reached the Top 20 on the World Music Charts Europe, and Ba Balance were nominated for Danish Music Awards Roots 2020 and Danish Music Awards Blues 2021.

HUSET at Stairway
While HUSET is undergoing renovation, a series of concerts, debates, and cultural events are taking place at other venues in Copenhagen. This concert is part of Musikcaféen’s program and will be held at Stairway in Vanløse.