Habib Koite

The hypnotic rippling sounds of world-renowned Malian guitar maestro and singer Habib Koite take over the NCH on Wed 18 Feb as part of the Waltons World Masters series. Hailing from a long line of griots or traditional troubadours, Koite takes his pentatonic-tuned open-string guitar style from the African kamale n'goni, which you can experience at close quarters during his masterclass @4pm. Later he takes to the stage with his band Bamada, something of a super-group of West African musicians, who between them conjure up an exotic blend of traditional Malian rhythms with tinges of blues, jazz and flamenco - sunny, subtle and sublime.