Ale Möller - Africana

Fascinating, colourful and vibrant is only few of the adjectives that could describe Ale Möller's performance in Vara Konserthus, the night of Novenber 10, 2009 .

Along with the band members, Ale Möller (mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, flute accordion, composer, arranger), Mamadou Sene (singer, acrobat), Rafael Sida Huizar (Percussions) and Mats Öberg (keyboard, harmonica, vocals), played Ale Möller's guests from Senegal: Solo Cissokho (African harp), Mama Sadio (singer) and Ousman Ba (flute).
Solo Cissokho is a "griot" i.e. musician storyteller, from Senegal, who lives in Norway.
Ale Möller met Ousman Ba and Mama Sadio, during the Jazz Festival of Saint-Louis, Senegal in May earlier this year. Ousman Ba uses his voice while playing the flute, to produce an amazing mixture of tones.

The introduction was made by Ale Möller, but he never tried to play it leader of the band or to show off in any way. Both Solo Cissokho and Mamadou Sene took their chance to interact with the audience that was warm and ready to applause.

Mama Sadio's looked initially a bit shy, but by the end of the performance she even dared say "tack så mycket".

Jazz found its real roots during this extraordinary performance that lasted almost three hours.
By the end of the show, people were invited to join the dancing on the stage, while after the end of the show the entire band remained on stage conversing and shaking hands with the audience.
Mama Sadio looked really insecure and didn't know what to do when a pen and a paper was handed to her in order to sign an autograph!

The power of this band's music, as well as the simplicity of its members, sent the best of vibrations to everyone present, and it surely inscribed an unforgotten experience to all prepared to accept it...

Ale Möller is currently Artist in Residence at both Vara Concert Hall and Gävle Concert Hall, writing music for and creating new collaborations with the permanent ensembles of both concert halls.