Mother Tongue - ROUND LEAP DAY

Musical trio

The Senegalese singer Mola Sylla is undoubtedly no stranger to De Rode Bioscoop on Haarlemmerplein. His voice and arsenal of African instruments amaze, enchant and move. With Mother Tongue, Mola finds jazz drummer Frank Rosaly from Chicago on one side and Oscar Jan Hoogland, who grew up around the corner on the Palmgracht, on the other. Hoogland is known to many Amsterdam residents for his improvisational playing on the piano but brings an extraordinary keyboard instrument with him for these three concerts: his electric clavichord. A 17th-century keyboard instrument with 220V voltage. Three authentic improvisers, each speaking their own musical language. Three continents that resonate together: uncompromising and beautiful.

Musicians

• Mola Sylla - voice, mbira, xalam, kongoma, bolon bata
• Oscar Jan Hoogland - electric clavichord
• Frank Rosaly - drums