Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé
Join Manchester Collective, percussionist extraordinaire Sidiki Dembélé and his band for folksong and storytelling from Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal.
Born out of his family’s griot tradition of West African oral history and music, Dembélé’s work ‘Teriya’ (‘friendship’ in Bambara) celebrates where our roots meet and intertwine.
Adding her own colours to this vibrant palette is Nwando Ebizie. The composer and multidisciplinary artist creates a brand-new work filtered through her very own Afrofuturist vision. Drawing from the power of ancestral heritages and rites, her piece looks back at our destiny and envisions our inheritance, welcoming the future by calling on the spirits of the past.
Along the way, lead violinist Rakhi Singh threads together and breathes new life into classical and contemporary works. You can be sure that rhythm is your friend here.
Manchester Collective is a Southbank Centre Resident Artist for Classical Music: Autumn/Winter 2026/27.
Performers
Manchester Collective
Sidiki Dembélé Ensemble
Repertoire
Programme includes: -
Sidiki Dembélé: Teriya
Nwando Ebizie: New work (London premiere)
Rakhi Singh: Arrangements of and selections from John Playford, Henry Purcell, Hans Abrahamsen, Kevin Volans, Emily Hall and Edmund Finnis
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Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
04 Oct 2026, 6pm
Run time
1 hour and 45 minutes (approx)
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Discounts apply to selected events, September 2026 – January 2027 inclusive. Offer can’t be combined with the Spring/Summer 2026 multi-buy.
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