Campus-Concert: Nigeria
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| Admission: 20 EUR, reduced 10 EUR |
| Ticket: Please book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| Suitable for: 12 years and older |
| Which languages: German, No language skills required |
| Venue: Hall 1, Ground Floor |
The Beethovenfest is coming to Berlin, bringing together young musicians from Nigeria and Germany. They will perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Olufẹlá Şowándé, Cassie Kinoshi, and Mauricio Kagel in a variety of arrangements – alongside both traditional and contemporary songs from Nigeria and Germany.
The Humboldt Forum engages with the history and present of the West African state through its collections, such as the Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria in 2022, and its programming. The Campus Project has been a central part of the Beethovenfest in Bonn since its inception. Each year, it seeks to foster encounters and exchange between young musicians from Germany and a guest country, whether near or far. The aim is to broaden horizons, challenge techniques, listening habits, and approaches, and thus promote the artistic development of young musicians on both sides.
At the heart of each edition lies a major work by Beethoven, which is placed in dialogue with compositions connected to the guest country, illuminated, fractured, or expanded in unexpected ways. The Symphony Orchestra of the National Music Academy of Ukraine marked the beginning of the international orchestral campus in 2001, as the project was then called. Since then, countless musicians from countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Iraq, South Africa, India, and Mexico have taken part.
Schedule
6:00 PM, Foyer: Concert introduction with Cassie Kinoshi, Adé Bantu, Farouk Olawale Shokanbi, and Meret Louisa Vogel / Moderated by Anastassia Boutsko
7:00 PM, Hall 1: Welcome and concert
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Egmont Overture (excerpts), arr. by Josef Bach & Tobias Wagner
BANTU
Ten Times Backwards / Cash and Carry / We No Go Gree, arr. by Isaiah Oladele
Yoruba Traditional
Ọmọ tó mọ́ íyà rẹ̀ lójú, arr. by Josef Bach
German Traditional
Die Gedanken sind frei, arr. by Isaiah Oladele
Olufęlá Şowándé (1905–1987)
Nostalgia & Akinla from African Suite
Fela Kuti (1938–1997)
Colonial Mentality
Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)
from 10 Marches to Miss the Victory:
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Vivace
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Moderato
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Allegro
*Cassie Kinoshi (1993)
odò (river) (World Premiere)
BANTU
Yeye Theory & Disrupt The Programme, arr. by Isaiah Oladele
Members of the National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Meret Louisa Vogel: Rehearsal & Flute
Leopold Reinhold Kern: Oboe
Luis McCall: Clarinet
Jakob Felix Schweigert: Bassoon
Luisa Lei Noëlle Ye: Viola
Florian Schellenberg: Viola
Young Musicians from Nigeria
Farouk Olawale Shokanbi: Violin
Mary Ifeoluwa Olaniran: Violin
Oladimeji Caleb Babalola: Violin
Michael Oluwakayode Omoniyi: Viola
Mary Joan Ugomma Osuji: Cello
Chizaramekpere Epiphania Ndubuisi: Cello
Members of the band BANTU
Adé Bantu: Concept & Vocals
Isaiah Oladele: Musical Direction & Trombone
Kazeem Abiodun Amusa: Talking Drum
Mayowa Matthew Oshuntokun: Bass Guitar
Opeyemi Joseph Oyewande: Trumpet
Olukorede Solomon Omirinlewo: Electric Guitar
Babatunde Jimoh Alabi: Drum Set
Ifunanya Jane Udemba: Backing Vocals
Damilola Eunice Williams: Backing Vocals
Cassie Kinoshi: Composition & Saxophone
Jasper Lecon: Rehearsal odò
Fatou Muloshi: Moderation
Anastassia Boutsko, Deutsche Welle: Welcome and Introduction
Short biographies
Adé Bantu (*1971 in London as Adegoke Odukoya) is a German-Nigerian musician, producer, and activist. He became widely known in 2001 with the anti-racist project Brothers Keepers and the single Adriano (Letzte Warnung). With his band Bantu, he merges African musical traditions with hip hop and soul.
BANTU (Brotherhood Alliance Navigating Towards Unity) is a 13-piece collective based in Lagos, founded in 1996 in Cologne by Ade Bantu, Abiodun, Patrice, and Amaechi Okerenkwo. Their music fuses Afrobeat, Afrofunk, highlife, and Yoruba traditions, combining political lyrics with collaborations across continents. They are also curators of Afropolitan Vibes, one of Lagos’s most influential live music series.
Cassie Kinoshi (*1993) is a British jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. She first gained recognition with the septet Nérija; since 2016 she has led the ten-piece SEED Ensemble, whose debut album Driftglass was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2019. Alongside her work with Kokoroko and collaborations with artists such as Nubya Garcia and Sons of Kemet, she composes for film, theatre, and classical ensembles, and is regarded as one of the defining voices of the new British jazz scene.
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