Manchester Camerata, Kabantu

Settle back in HOME’s Theatre 1 for night of soulful, swinging fusion as Manchester Camerata team up with Kabantu, Manchester’s finest folk band.

“Kabantu aim to “celebrate the space where different cultures meet”. The Manchester-based acoustic quintet includes classically trained players who met at the Royal Northern College of Music and a virtuoso busker they heard playing in the city. They have developed a fusion style in which global influences are mixed with jazz improvisation and reminders of their classical backgrounds. They are fine technical musicians, but know how to swing, and to sing with immaculate five-part harmonies.”
Robin Denselow (The Guardian, 2018)

Be prepared for a musical journey from India to Scotland, exploring the worlds of fiddle, folk, classical and dance.

“An ambitious global range..all sing as well as they play, switching from scat to powerful harmony” – Robin Denselow, World and Folk Critic, The Guardian

“Audacious, in-yer-face eclecticism.. a global experimentalism that is both breathtaking and very refreshing” – Songlines Magazine