Admired Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and special guest Fatoumata Diawara from Mali, will be the leading acts at the Safaricom Jazz Lounge to be held on 5th November at Uhuru Gardens. Fonseca, who made his debut at the Havana International Jazz Festival at the tender age of 15 in 1990, is an ingenious composer who draws on a wide range of musical traditions and genres. “The presentation of Roberto Fonseca and Fatoumata Diawara for this edition of Safaricom Jazz is in keeping with our tradition of taking music lovers through a journey of culture, styles and personalities through music. The international stars and their band are expected in the country in the next three weeks and will take some time to visit Korogocho, where the Ghetto Classics music programme is based. The programme has so far benefitted from over KES 19 million raised since the inaugural Safaricom International Jazz Festival was held in 2014, funds that have gone towards the purchase of music instruments and expansion of the programme beyond Korogocho.

Source: The Star October 19, 2016 09:45 UTC