Jùjú Music at York

Performance
  • Date and time: Wednesday 16 October 2024, 7.30pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Rymer Auditorium, Campus West, University of York (Map)
  • Admission: Tickets: £8; concessions £6; students £3, booking required

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Event details

Kola Ganikalelead  singer and director
Jordie Shier  technological collaborator
Solomon Ifeoluwa Kolakale  guitar collaborator
Deborah Omokhigien voice collaborator
Jack McNeill  guitar collaborator

King Sunny Ade   Jà Fún Mi (‘Fight for Me’)
King Sunny Ade   Mo Ti Mò (‘I Have Known’)
Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson   Love Adúrè (‘Endless Love’)
Ebenezer Obey   Eré Olóyin momo (‘Honey-Sweet Entertainment’)
Misc.   Afro Touch

A Night of African Music and Technology

A postcolonial genre of West Africa at risk of disappearing from the Nigerian music scene, jùjú has been an important part of Yorùbá’s cultural identity in the Nigerian diaspora. Kolawole Ganikale, Scholar in Residence at the University of York, showcases his PhD research on designing innovative technologies to preserve cultural heritage and decolonise music pedagogy in the Global South. We welcome you to experience an interactive live performance that seamlessly modernises the vibrant rhythms and melodies of jùjú with cutting-edge technologies. Do not miss what promises to be a groundbreaking evening at York where the past meets the future with talented performers from Canada, Nigeria and the UK.

Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible

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