Afro Celt Sound System - Flight (2018)

With album sales now topping one and a half million and two Grammy nominations to date, Celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 2016 with an acclaimed album, 'The Source', which fRoots Magazine described as 'a colossus of an album'. Afro Celt Sound System return with their 8th studio album 'Flight'.

The album explores themes of migration - both human and avian – with a dazzling cast list of stellar musicians from around the Globe including Emmanuela Yogolelo music director of the Amani choir from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has a refugee background as well as working extensively within the wider refugee community of Manchester and Stone Flowers the band supported by Music Action International, the charity who help transform lives affected by war, torture & armed conflict through music and song.

Formed by Grammy-nominated musician and record producer Simon Emmerson, Afro Celt Sound System are a European and African based collective who have forged a reputation for their energetic, exhilarating shows. Winners of the Songlines 2017 Best Group award,they innovatively combine folk traditions of different cultures to breath-taking effect.

Simon Emmerson is joined by long-term members' vocalist, kora and balafon player N'faly Kouyaté and Dhol drummer Johnny Kalsi but both album and tour will feature contributions from more than 17 musicians and at selected gigs the Amani choir. This host of outstanding musicians include Armagh-born vocalist and flautist Ríoghnach Connolly; off-grid Highland Crofter, Griogair (vocals and highland pipes); the Amani choir musical director and singer Emmanuela Yogoelo; bodhrán player and percussionist Robbie Harris and Malian master drummer and percussionist Kalifa Knoé. The pipe, fiddle and flute tunes are all original and performed and written by Scottish Fiddler Ewen Henderson, Co. Mayo Piper Emer Mayock and flautist Ríoghnach Connolly. As well as the Amani choir, the band are also joined by very special guests, Stone Flowers, The Kick Horns and the Johannesburg based African Gospel Singers.

TRACKLIST

1. Afro Celt Sound System - Marbhrann Do Shir Eachann Mac'illEathainn / Lament for MacLean
2. Afro Celt Sound System,The Amani Choir - Sanctus
3. Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead
4. Afro Celt Sound System - Fissiri Wali Polka
5. Afro Celt Sound System - The Migration Medley: Flight
6. Afro Celt Sound System - The Migration Medley: Migration (Mo Bhrón Ar An Bhfarraige / My Grief on the Ocean)
7. Afro Celt Sound System - The Migration Medley: Homecoming
8. Afro Celt Sound System - The Migration Medley: Night Crossings, Pt. 1
9. Afro Celt Sound System - Step Up
10. Afro Celt Sound System - Rippling
11. Afro Celt Sound System - Manako / It's Too Late
12. Afro Celt Sound System - The Path
13. Afro Celt Sound System,Stone Flowers - Night Crossings Pt. 2