TEMPO Concert Hall ~ Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM

For the first time in New York, FlamenKora steps onto the stage carrying the breath of three distant homelands—Senegal, Brazil/Spain, and finally New York—woven into one luminous musical current. This is music shaped by migration, memory, and the ancient pathways between continents.

Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko (Senegal) – Kora, Vocals Roberto Monteiro (Brazil/Spain) – Flamenco Guitar Volker Goetze (USA/Germany) – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

By sensitively and skillfully interweaving improvised trumpet and flamenco guitar with traditional mandinka kora and vocals from Senegal, FlamenKora creates timeless and enchanting multicultural music; a welcome balm in these troubled times.

Volker Goetze’s evocative trumpet lines dance gracefully with the soulful vocals and kora of his newest duo partner, the esteemed master of traditional Mande music – Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko. Up-and-coming flamenco guitar maestro Roberto Monteiro is the newest band member, adding authentic Spanish flair with driving rhythms and subtle, imaginative colors.

As the group’s founder and producer, Goetze brings a special wisdom to FlamenKora, acquired not only through decades of devotion to West African Mande music, but also through a deep mastery of jazz composition and arrangement and a recent deep dive into the melodic and rhythmic traditions of flamenco and maqam.

Advance tickets: $25 community / $35 standard / $50 supporter (plus fees) Day-of / Door price: $35, subject to availability All tickets are general admission.

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Tempo Kingston is a project of Kingston Music Initiative (KMI). Kingston Music Initiative is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, recognized by the IRS. Our EIN is 99-0864420. Contributions to Kingston Music Initiative are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

FlamenKora — A Night of Ancestral Crossings and New‑World Fire

FlamenKora — A Night of Ancestral Crossings and New‑World Fire