Arthaven Gallery
presents
Niwel Tsumbu Duo

Thursday 19th Oct @ 8pm

Niwel is from the Democratic Republic of Congo (ex Zaire) and has been living in Ireland since 2004. Growing up in Kinshasa he was a shy boy and devoted himself to school, until one day when he was sixteen, his brother Coco Ngoma brought a guitar home...school work went out the window and the guitar took over.

Niwel's love and passion for different kinds of music is evident in his explorations of Jazz fusion, influenced by the rhythmic beats of Congolese rumba and soukous, but Tsumbu is not one to be confined to any one genre, dipping comfortably in and out of jazz, classical guitar, blues, rock and reggae styles.

Since moving to Ireland, Niwel quickly made friends with the Irish music scene. He began playing with many local bands and formed the groups Sumu, Jazzmu and Motema.He has played on many stages- from diversity, cultural awareness and charity gigs- to both the Cork and Bray Jazz Festivals, the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire 2005, and the Spiegeltent for the last two years in Cork. Niwel has supported the likes of Kila, The Wailers, Horace Andy from Massive Attack, and Cameroon virtuoso bass player Richard Bono as part of the Bulmers World Music Festival in Cork. He is set to play the Ruby Session in August.

The Niwel Tsumbu Duo sees him working with Cork percussionist Eamonn Cagney, forming an extremely tight-knit unit and charismatic duo, with Cagney’s strong sensitivity to the subtleties of Tsumbu’s rhythmic patterns allowing for the creation of exciting rhythmic surprises and tensions in the music.

money well spent @ €12 incl. glass of nice wine

For further information, contact
Sheena @
Art Haven Gallery, Lower Road,Crosshaven,Co. Cork

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