Døre kl 16 / koncert kl 17
Bemærk: Koncerten foregår på udendørsscenen på Onkel Dannys Plads

Det internationale kollektiv Ayom er musikalske søfarere, der krydser atlanterhavet med sjæl og uimodståelig swing. Oplev dem under åben himmel til Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022 på Onkel Dannys Plads.

“An intoxicating dose of entrancing ritual magic comes courtesy of this crew who playfully navigate myriad Afro-Lusophone tropes on this, their delightful debut.” Sådan skrev Songlines om Ayom – den mageløse sekstet med sanger og percussionist Jabu Morales i front og medlemmer fra både Italien, Brasilien, Angola og Grækenland. Navnet Ayom refererer til “Lord of Music”, som i afro-brasiliansk mytologi lærte mennesker at spille musik og synge. Det mytologiske aspekt fornemmes tydeligt i gruppens musik, som i en blanding mellem århundreder gamle traditioner med portugisisksprogede kulturer skaber en spirituel rejse på tværs af den afrikanske diaspora.  

Inspireret af folkemusik fra Brasilien, Angola og Cape Verde er Ayoms anmelderroste debutalbum fra 2019 en medrivende samling af sange, som på magisk vis forener New Orleans jazz med brasilianske vibes, zabumba-tromme og youruba-chanting. Det hele bindes smukt sammen af Becuccis accordion. Ayoms musik skal uden tvivl nydes i solen og heldigvis er det muligt, når de indtager udendørsscenen på Onkel Dannys Plads under årets Copenhagen Jazz Festival. 

Koncerten er en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022, der finder sted fra 24. juni til 10. juli på 120 venues i hele hovedstaden. Se programmet på www.jazz.dk

Engelsk

Ayom are musical seafarers who traverse the Black Atlantic with vibrancy and irresistible swing. During Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022, ALICE has the joy of presenting them for an open air show at Onkel Dannys Plads.

Note: This show takes place at Onkel Dannys Plads

“An intoxicating dose of entrancing ritual magic comes courtesy of this crew who playfully navigate myriad Afro-Lusophone tropes on this, their delightful debut.”

– Songlines

The six members of Ayom hail from Italy, Brazil, Angola and Greece, with singer and percussionist Jabu Morales centre stage. Their name, Ayom, refers to the "Lord of Music" who in Afro-Brazilian mythology taught humans to play music and sing.The group seamlessly blends century old traditions with the rhythmical language of lusophone cultures, providing a hot-stepping and spiritual voyage across the African diaspora. ​

Receiving massive praise from music media worldwide, Ayom's debut album from 2019 is a swinging collection of tracks pointing at, and borrowing from, the folk music of Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde. Some tracks are New Orleans jazz under a Brazilian spell, as when Morales sings in her mother tongue of Cachaça (Brazilian rum) and Macarrão (Italian spaghetti) as a metaphor for the passion between two band members. Other tracks are slow and lamenting, relying on the zabumba drum and repetitive Youruba chanting. The whole thing is tied together by Becucci's accordion, both yearning and cheerful, and the result is delightful. This is music that begs to be enjoyed in the sun, and so we can’t wait to present these musical seafarers for an open air show at Onkel Dannys Plads during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022.

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2022 takes place from June 24 – July 10 at 120 venues. See the full line-up at www.jazz.dk