Salif Keita + Adriano Adewale: Barbican Weds April 7th 2010

Adriano Adewale with fellow band member Marcelo Andrade, open for ledgendary Malian superstar Salif Keita at the Barbican Wednesday April 7th 2010.

Festival Brasileiro 21-23 May 2010 University of Essex

For three days in May the University of Essex will be host to a rich mixture of all things Brazilian as it presents FESTIVAL BRASILEIRO. The festival is the culmination of Adriano's year as Artist in Residence at the University of Essex and as Artistic Director, Adriano hope's that audiences will not only enjoy the performances and events he has lined up but will also learn something new about Brazilian culture.

Adriano will be in the studio in April recording his second album Raizes with his band the Adriano Adewale Group.
Derek Walcott: In conversation April 30th 2010

University of Essex Artist in Residence Adriano Adewale will perform his delicate and beautiful piece Sound Journey before special guest, Nobel Prize winning poet Derek Walcott.

Sound Journey is a virtuoso work of music, theatre and dance, evoking the enormity of traditional landscapes and communities from Africa to South America and is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking performance, guaranteed to awaken the senses.

A discussion will follow the performance and Adriano will talk about the personal experiences that inspired him to make this fascinating performance piece.