Dudù Kouate x NOMAD at The Feather Star, Wirksworth

Internationally acclaimed Senegalese percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Dudù Kouate (Abel Selaocoe, Moor Mother, Art Ensemble of Chicago) joins forces with award-winning Manchester ensemble, NOMAD (Iona Kaye, Elena Orsi, Ailsa Burns, and Hoda Jahanpour). After first collaborating in France last September, the five musicians present their first UK performance, showcasing original music fresh from the recording studio. Their sound merges Celtic folk, jazz, and African influences - drawing from Dudù’s vast collection of over 200 instruments - with classical strings and voice. The result is a vibrant and dynamic celebration of culture, collaboration, and improvisation.

Alongside paintings by Karolina Ptaszkowska.

‘In works I generate automated internal subject matter for the paintings and drawings, forming a mutual relationship, and feeding off each other by means of content and material limitation.

Oozines, diffusion, crusty, almost sculptural surfaces, poures, and soft staines lead to the construction of form; but also become a mode of inquiry…