Africa - I Remember - ACE310.4

Albreda colonial trading post on St James Island. Jegede VO talks about this as the last place slaves were held before being shipped to the Americas. His Cycle of Reckoning heard over. The London Sinfonietta playing Capture, from the Cycle… Jegede on St James Island; talks about the slaves leaving beads behind in the hope that this would mean they would return home. The Return from the Cycle…, with Jegede playing kora and Juwon Ogungbe playing drum. Jegede talking about the Cycle and how when one "returns" somewhere, the place isn’t the same any more. Jegede and composer Paul Gladstone-Reid. Gladstone-Reid’s VO talking about the Cycle adding a contemplative dimension to contemporary black music. Momodou Jobarteh talking about how Jegede is demonstrating the similarities of African and European music, and hopes that his work will show that the kora is a classical instrument. London Sinfonietta plays Reflections from The Cycle of Reckoning. Jegede VO says that this is the conclusion of the whole piece and marks a new beginning. Music continues over Gambian river scenes. Jegede VO says that his first trip to the Gambia was what enabled him to find and understand his inner voice, and he hopes that his music pays back what he received. London. Credits