Tutu Puoane & West Coast Big Band

Name: Tutu Puoane & West Coast Big Band — We Have A Dream
Start: 2027-04-24T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Amare Studio

We Have A Dream

Sat 24 Apr / 20:00

Global
Jazz

Sat 24 Apr ’27

20:00

Sat 24 Apr ’27

20:00

Amare Studio

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‘We Have A Dream’ is a tribute to the artists who, through their music, fight against inequality and injustice, whilst also offering hope and comfort in times of oppression.

Tutu Puoane, a singer from South Africa, has selected songs from the rich history of protest songs (Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Sting) as well as from the repertoire of the iconic Meriam Makeba (1932–2008), the South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, nicknamed ‘Mama Africa’.

The protest songs from the 1960s and 1970s are still relevant today. The songs deal with human rights, inequality and oppression; Meriam Makeba’s songs, in particular, are about hope. The Brussels Jazz Orchestra has recorded two CDs in collaboration with Tutu Puoane: “Mama Africa” and “We Have A Dream”, with the pieces arranged for big band. The West Coast Big Band, conducted by Nils van Haften, will perform these wonderful arrangements once again and accompany Tutu Puoane in her tribute to hope and the fight against injustice.

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Credits

Vocals: Tutu Puoane
Band leader: Nils van Haften

Trumpets: Nanouck Brassers, Kees Kamphuis, Ronald Kappert, Erik Hilferink
Trombones: Joop Meijlink, Gert Bloemen, Gerben van Rijt, Marcel Schot
Saxophones: Louis Sloot, Michel de Haas, Hans Goemans, Johan Ehrlich, Martin van der Woude

Guitar: Casper van Kempen
Piano: Max Kuitems
Bass: Hugo Dirkson
Drums: Dylan Vos