After five sold out events with Ned Doheny, The Blackbyrds’ Keith Killgo, Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware, Alina Bzhezhinska on Dorothy Ashby and Jamz Supernova on Sampha, Classic Album Sundays returns to the KEF Music Gallery on Wednesday, the 19th February at 5:30 pm. CAS founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy will be joined by French-African musician Wally Badarou to explore his 1984 solo album Echoes.
Badarou’s 1984 solo LP features Balearic and club classic ‘Chief Inspector’ and ‘Mambo’, memorably sampled by Massive Attack on their classic single ‘Daydreaming’. They will also discuss Badarou’s illustrious career as a de facto member of Level 42, his collaborations and productions with Marianne Faithfull, Fela Kuti and Salif Keita, and his run as a member of Island Records’ Compass Point All-Stars for which he performed on records by Grace Jones, Talking Heads, Mick Jagger, Gwen Guthrie, Robert Palmer and Sly & Robbie amongst many others. He also scored music for films including Kiss of the Spider Woman and more recently the award-winning documentary Dahomey.
Echoes will be played in its entirety on vinyl on an audiophile sound system featuring KEF loudspeakers so that listeners can hear new details and nuances in the recording. And guests will also be given the opportunity to ask Badarou their own questions during a Q&A. Join us to explore Badarou’s illustrious career and experience Echoes in a way you never have before.
Please Note: There are new timings for February’s event as it will start earlier. Doors open at 5 pm and the event starts at 5:30 pm and runs through to 7:30pm. Tickets are free but they are limited! Secure your reservation here.
Please note: This listening session will be filmed. For those that do not wish to be filmed we will provide a separate seating area. Thank you for your cooperation.
