Vocal Baobab - UK Tour 2001
What they are saying about Vocal Baobab's UK debut

"awesome"
Festival organiser, Bristol

"the best group I have seen in ages - passionate and joyous"
Deasy Banford, Tribe of Doris Festival

" an infectious energy and joy barely contained by the stage. One of the most talked about groups at Orange WOW 2001... a real highlight for us"
Carol Alevroyianni, Artistic Director Orange WOW Festival

"Vocal Baobab has a refreshing and innovative way of performing a deeply
spiritual sound."

Eva Tarr-Kirkhope, Director Latin American Film Festival

"wonderful and committed performances. Their music is great and they make a real show of it, which has to be seen"
Rosa Bosch, Associate Producer (film) Buena Vista Social Club and Calle 54

"the spirit of the street… conjures up sheer excitement in the audience from the vitality and essential presence of the 7-piece group"
John Warr, DJ Ashanti

"we have never had such a turn-out and positive response to a workshop"
Zoe, community worker for Ajani Women and Girls' Centre Leicester

"excellent and all the feedback I have heard has been very positive"
Peter Welsh, Carnaval Collective, Brighton

"wonderful artists"

"I never knew Cuban music could also be like this - fantastic!"

"a wonderful opportunity to see and hear real Afro-Cuban in this country"

" … would go down a bomb at WOMAD"

"When can we see them again?"

"Can we buy a recording?"




Last updated Saturday, October 19, 2002