River Niger Orchestra backstage at Festa de la Musica in Senigallia Italy

 

The Bata Drums of Yorubaland
Master Drummer M. Adedeji demonstrates the Bata Drum while music director Oludele Olaseinde explains to the audience at the Cornerstone Festival in Liverpool

 

 

 

 

 At River Niger Arts we specialise in the delivery of music, visual arts, storytelling and  drama through performances and workshops of World cultures.

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The Sounds of Slavery intends to research and develop a performance - related programme around the musical legacy of slavery - taking specific
(but not exclusive) interest in the City of Liverpool

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Members of the River Niger Orchestra  at the "Sounds of Slavery" performance at Liverpool Hope University. In the foreground is the Baritone, Tayo Aluko

 

The Iya`alu ensemble of Talking Drums with the Goje (African Violin) in the foreground as used by The River Niger Orchestra for the recording of The River Niger Symphony