Naamu is going on tour in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in May 2024!!
16-05-2024 - De Doelen, Rotterdam (NL)
17-05-2024 - Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL)
18-05-2024 - Music Meeting Festival, Nijmegen (NL)
23-05-2024 - HoffArt Theater, Darmstadt (DE)
24-05-2024 - De Roma, Antwerpen (BE)
Visit www.teuncreemers.com for more info
Naamu is the new band of bass guitarist Teun Creemers.
In Naamu, Creemers masterfully blends his love of West African music with jazz and groove music, creating a unique blend he calls "Malinke Groove Jazz". With his extensive experience as a bassist on tours of various West African musicians like Harouna Samake and Sekou Kouyate, Creemers saw the need to delve into West African music and all its possibilities without neglecting his experiences in the Dutch jazz scene.
For this "Voix du Mali" tour, the band is joined by Kankou Kouyaté, Aminata Dante and Yacouba Sagara; three Malian singers who all made appearances on the Naamu album released in 2023. They sing powerful stories with themes of friendship, celebration and war, which blend perfectly with the band's raw, thunderous playing.
This unique musical collaboration between some of the best musicians from the Netherlands and Mali comprises a nine-piece line-up of drums, percussion, kamale n'goni, saxophone, guitar, bass guitar and vocals. Together, they create a sound that is both pure and powerful, reflecting the energy and soul of the album.
The Naamu album has been warmly received worldwide and has received exclusively favourable reviews in renowned magazines, newspapers and blogs such as Songlines (UK), Trouw (NL) and Musicmaker (NL). In addition, Naamu has been nominated for a prestigious Edison award in the Global category in 2023.
Tour line-up:
Kankou Kouyaté, vocals
Aminata Dante, vocals
Yacouba Sagara, vocals
Lauriane Ghils, vocals, kamale n'goni, percussion
Yannick van ter Beek, percussion
Jesse Schilderink, tenor saxophone
Jelle Roozenburg, guitar
Tuur Moens, drums
Teun Creemers, bass guitar, compositions and live arrangements
Special thanks to: Fonds Podiumkunsten, Stichting Otis Talent, One World Records, Zennez Records, Galloway Studio and Beyond Blue Connection.
Video made by Jasper Nijs and recorded at the Galloway Studio
