Inaudito: Hic sunt leones

Made Kuti, voice

Società Filarmonica di Solomeo

Two peoples, geographically so distant, two cultures so profoundly different, yet both intimately connected to the roots of their most ancient traditions: a deep union that intertwines the refined and folk melodies of Western wind orchestras with the “joyful and colorful” rhythms of the afrobeat genre.

The Filarmonica di Solomeo meets for the first time one of the most compelling figures in contemporary music: Madè Kuti, a Nigerian musician among the most eclectic on today’s global scene, and a direct descendant of one of the most iconic families in Nigeria and Africa’s musical, social, and political history of the 1970s.

What brings together the Wind Orchestra of the Filarmonica di Solomeo and Madè Kuti, is the encounter of two musical souls choosing to “merge” in an innovative and richly inspiring project. For this collaboration, original pieces and new arrangements have been specially composed, blending the popular sounds of jazz and funk into an explosive mix of sound and groove, where wind instruments take center stage.