Afrikansk jazzaften: Deodato Siquir

Born into a music blood stream, third generation under the African sky, Maputo — Mozambique. Presenting a world-class music, words in Tonga, his mother tongue mixed with Portuguese and occasional English words. Lyrics focusing on universal themes: Peace, Health and Prosperity.
By the age of 15 he was performing with professional orchestras in Mozambique.
Siquir relocated to Scandinavia ( Sweden & Denmark ) in 2001 and established a large network of collaborators over the years .
He quickly became one of the afro jazz and world music scene’s most in-demand sidemen in Scandinavia.
As a bandleader he released:
Balanço – 2007
Mutema – 2011
The records , made a splash in the international world music/jazz arena climbed charts to take a place in World Music Europe’s Top Ten.

» Deodato Siquir’s infectious smile and livewire live performances are likely to spread beyond the circle of admirers he has established in Scandinavia since 2001.” Daniel Brown – Mondomix

On stage, you will meet Siquir at the deep end of his soul delivering a beautiful concert, where you don’t want to miss a second.
Siquir grooves in a magic interaction with his energetic vocals, drums, percussion supported by his fantastic band members on electric bass Isildo Novela  (Mozambique ) & Steinar Aadnekvam ( Norway )

Line up:
Deodato Siquir – Lead Vocal, Drums, Percussion.
Isildo Novela – Electric Bass.
Steinar Aadnekvam – Semi-Acoustic Guitar.