Gambian griot and kora player Jabel Kanuteh and Italian percussionist Marco Zanotti have been playing together as a duo since 2019, releasing their debut album in 2020 titled Freedom of movement.

Starting from the mandengue tradition, of which the Kanuteh family is ambassador, the duo moves towards a universal contemporary music that has assimilated Fela Kuti as well as some of the contemporary currents coming from Africa and its diaspora.

In their live performance Jabel and Marco create a unique feeling together with the audience, wheter it is an intimate concert or a dancing happening. Recent tours were in Spain, Portugal, East Africa, Ethiopia, Switzerland and of course Italy, where both of them currently live.

The last album is titled Are you strong? like the name of a popular card game in West Africa and, more specifically, of the most important card in the deck: the ace. But above all, it is a question that we ask ourselves (and everybody) in facing our time, to be consistent with the values in which we believe. Are we firm enough in our morals? Is our ethic strong enough to withstand the challenges of everyday life and fight for a better future? 

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