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The Documentary: The Sound Odyssey: Nubya Garcia in Ethiopia

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13/05/2020 GMT

Nubya Garcia in Ethiopia

The Sound Odyssey

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The Sound Odyssey, Nubya Garcia in Ethiopia

Rising British jazz star Nubya Garcia travels to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa

Gemma Cairney takes rising British jazz star Nubya Garcia to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for an Ethio jazz collaboration with local guitarist Girum Mezmur.

Nubya Garcia travels to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Ethio-jazz is enjoying a comeback, for a collaboration with local musicians .

Saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia, is one of the leading forces behind the resurgence of jazz-influenced sounds in the UK, and a rising young star of the London jazz scene. Born and raised in north London, she began her music education at Camden Music, before joining Tomorrow’s Warriors in her late teens, and completing her training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music. She went on to perform in small gigs and impromptu jazz sessions around London, her audience growing organically, and eventually began headlining her own shows around the world.

Nubya will travel to Ethiopia, where Ethio-jazz is enjoying a comeback amongst the younger generation at venues across the city in Addis Ababa.

She will be collaborating with local jazz musicians, including guitarist Girum Mezmur, who has played a central role in the resurgence of live music and Ethiopian jazz in Addis, as well as incorporating Edom Bahru, a local poet who performs at Fendika Arts and Culture Centre .

The Documentary: The Sound Odyssey

UK Rapper Loyle Carner joins flautist Keith Waithe in Guyana for a musical collaboration.

The Sound Odyssey presented by Gemma Cairney, creates joyful and rich cross-cultural projects by bringing together artists from two different countries and combining their talents to make a new, unique piece of music. The musicians are tasked with the challenge of recording a track together in just a couple of days.

For this episode UK Rapper Loyle Carner travels to Georgetown Guyana to explore his Guyanese roots for a musical collaboration with flautist and composer Keith Waithe, a leading figurehead and champion of Guyanese music and culture. 

Loyle aka Benjamin Coyle-Larner Loyle earned a Mercury Prize nomination for his debut album Yesterday’s Gone in 2017. His second album Not Waving, But Drowning was released in 2019. His other passion is food and he launched the Chilli Con Carner cookery school, teaching children aged 14-16 how to cook.

He was raised in South London by his Scottish mother and stepfather he has release. His biological father is of Guyanese descent, but he has never visited the country.

Loyle will be immersed in the culture, food and music of Georgetown, working with Keith and other traditional Guyanese musicians to learn about the roots of Guyanese music and explore his black identity, and create a brand new track together

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