Ekele: African Classical Piano Music
Rebeca Omordia (piano)
Skilfully compiled and beautifully performed by Rebeca Omordia, Ekele places a welcome spotlight on contemporary piano works by African composers, introducing new audiences to a neglected but...
Ekele: African Classical Piano Music
Rebeca Omordia (piano)
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Skilfully compiled and beautifully performed by Rebeca Omordia, Ekele places a welcome spotlight on contemporary piano works by African composers, introducing new audiences to a neglected but...
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Rebeca Omordia’s recital is designed to bring to a wider audience the music of a number of contemporary black African composers, both living and recent, whose music, for a variety of reasons - often quite unconnected with the artistic merit of the music itself - has remained unknown to what might be termed Western ears. This collection is made up of world premiere recordings of music by composers from Nigeria.
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Awards and reviews
August 2018
Skilfully compiled and beautifully performed by Rebeca Omordia, Ekele places a welcome spotlight on contemporary piano works by African composers, introducing new audiences to a neglected but vibrant strand of classical music. At the heart of the disc is a selection of Fred Onovwerosuoke’s 24 Studies in African Rhythms…Omordia brings all the warmth and drive of Onovwerosuoke’s score to life, matching his complex textures with marvellously crisp articulation.
August 2018
The disc is a labour of love for Rebecca Omordia, whose father is Nigerian; the results of her research are appealing and pioneering in equal measure.
25th March 2018
Music by the UK-educated Nigerian Bankole dominates this beautifully delivered recital. If, occasionally, a heavy piety mars his ambitious Piano Sonata No 2, smaller-scale secular pieces reliably hit the mark.
