Ekele: African Classical Piano Music

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Skilfully compiled and beautifully performed by Rebeca Omordia, Ekele places a welcome spotlight on contemporary piano works by African composers, introducing new audiences to a neglected but... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Mar 2018
Catalogue No: HTGCD188
Label: Heritage
Length: 63 minutes

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Bankole: Variations for Little Ayo

Work length1:37

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Rebeca Omordia

Bankole: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C major 'The Passion'

Work length19:54

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Rebeca Omordia

I. And they sought about for to kill Him

Track length7:34

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II. And He was crucified

Track length7:51

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III. Mary's Song or Mary's Rondo

Track length4:29

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Bankole: Ya Orule

Work length2:46

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Rebeca Omordia

Onovwerosuoke: 24 Studies in African Rhythms

Work length15:19

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Rebeca Omordia

I. Study No. 1 'Okoye'

Track length1:47

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II. Study No. 3 'Udje'

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III. Study No. 15 'Mother Earth'

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IV. Study No. 8 'Ayevwiomo Dance 1'

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V. Study No. 11 'Ayevwiomo Dance 3'

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VI. Study No. 18 'Pende'

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VII. Study No. 23 'Sanza'

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VIII. Study No. 24 'Raging River Dance 2'

Track length2:25

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Bankole: Nigerian Suite

Work length5:07

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Rebeca Omordia

I. Forest Rains

Track length0:27

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II. Oyaka Kongs

Track length1:03

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III. Orin Fun Osumare

Track length1:38

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IV. October Wind

Track length1:12

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V. Warrior March

Track length0:47

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Bankole: African Suite

Work length10:44

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Rebeca Omordia

I. Eiye kire o?

Track length1:52

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II. Ioahun Re

Track length2:36

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III. Afoju Ekute Meta

Track length0:30

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IV. Mase Jina Sagiri

Track length3:57

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V. Igunnugun

Track length1:49

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Onyeji: Ekele

Work length1:00

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Rebeca Omordia

Onyeji: Echoes of Traditional Life

Work length1:57

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Rebeca Omordia

Onyeji: Chineke Diri Ekele

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Rebeca Omordia

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Rebeca Omordia’s recital is designed to bring to a wider audience the music of a number of contemporary black African composers, both living and recent, whose music, for a variety of reasons - often quite unconnected with the artistic merit of the music itself - has remained unknown to what might be termed Western ears. This collection is made up of world premiere recordings of music by composers from Nigeria.

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August 2018

Skilfully compiled and beautifully performed by Rebeca Omordia, Ekele places a welcome spotlight on contemporary piano works by African composers, introducing new audiences to a neglected but vibrant strand of classical music. At the heart of the disc is a selection of Fred Onovwerosuoke’s 24 Studies in African Rhythms…Omordia brings all the warmth and drive of Onovwerosuoke’s score to life, matching his complex textures with marvellously crisp articulation.

August 2018

The disc is a labour of love for Rebecca Omordia, whose father is Nigerian; the results of her research are appealing and pioneering in equal measure.

25th March 2018

Music by the UK-educated Nigerian Bankole dominates this beautifully delivered recital. If, occasionally, a heavy piety mars his ambitious Piano Sonata No 2, smaller-scale secular pieces reliably hit the mark.

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