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Katokye (Uganda) / 8.9.
Event by: Punctum - Krásovka, Rachot
Location: Punctum, Krásova 803/27, Praha 3
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A capella musical chronicle with a spiritual depth
John Katokye: vocals, Rujeru Samuel: vocals
For the first time, Katokye presented themselves in Europe at the legendary festival Le Guess Who. This year, he is returning to Europe again, and thanks to this, a unique vocal form from Uganda, a region of cattle herders, will be presented in Prague.
In Uganda, the word "singer" has a slightly different meaning than here. Katokye combines epic stories, improvisation and spirituality into one whole. His singing is not accompanied by instruments, but by one or more human voices. He is said to have run away from home as a child, traveled around western Uganda, collected local stories and melodies, and today he is one of the most popular singers in his homeland. He released his first album as a veteran artist before his sixtieth birthday. His work represents a unique musical form. The solo voice pre-sings the sentence, the accompanying voice responds to it, while gently elaborating on it and thereby confirming its validity. Katokye follows it up with another line. The whole draws you in hypnotically thanks to the fine balance between repetitiveness and inventive variations. The musical terrain turns into a winding path that has culminating points and rest stops. Although this is a unique style, it uses similar methods to the chanting of Christian, Jewish or Islamic Sufi trance songs. This is not a fusion, but a historical foundation of later genres.
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An A Cappella Musical Chronicle with a Spiritual Depth
John Katokye: vocals, Rujeru Samuel: vocals
Katokye first introduced himself to European audiences at the legendary Le Guess Who? festival. This year, he returns to Europe once again, bringing to Prague a unique vocal tradition from Uganda's cattle-herding regions.
In Uganda, the word "songwriter" carries a rather different meaning than it does in the West. Katokye combines epic storytelling, improvisation, and spirituality into a singular whole. His singing is not accompanied by instruments, but by one or more human voices. According to legend, he ran away from home as a child, traveled across western Uganda collecting local stories and melodies, and today ranks among the most celebrated singers in his homeland. He released his debut album only shortly before turning sixty, already a veteran artist. His work represents a truly distinctive musical form: a lead voice sings a phrase, a second voice responds, subtly expanding and affirming it, before Katokye continues with another melodic line. The result draws listeners into a hypnotic flow through its delicate balance of repetition and inventive variation. The musical landscape unfolds like a winding path with moments of climax and places of rest. Although this style is unique, it employs methods reminiscent of Christian chant, Jewish liturgical singing, and the trance-inducing songs of Islamic Sufis. This is not fusion music, but rather a historical root from which later genres emerged.
INFO: https://rachot.cz/
Presale / Presale via GoOut from / from CZK 400
The project is implemented with the financial support of MKČR and MHMP
John Katokye: vocals, Rujeru Samuel: vocals
For the first time, Katokye presented themselves in Europe at the legendary festival Le Guess Who. This year, he is returning to Europe again, and thanks to this, a unique vocal form from Uganda, a region of cattle herders, will be presented in Prague.
In Uganda, the word "singer" has a slightly different meaning than here. Katokye combines epic stories, improvisation and spirituality into one whole. His singing is not accompanied by instruments, but by one or more human voices. He is said to have run away from home as a child, traveled around western Uganda, collected local stories and melodies, and today he is one of the most popular singers in his homeland. He released his first album as a veteran artist before his sixtieth birthday. His work represents a unique musical form. The solo voice pre-sings the sentence, the accompanying voice responds to it, while gently elaborating on it and thereby confirming its validity. Katokye follows it up with another line. The whole draws you in hypnotically thanks to the fine balance between repetitiveness and inventive variations. The musical terrain turns into a winding path that has culminating points and rest stops. Although this is a unique style, it uses similar methods to the chanting of Christian, Jewish or Islamic Sufi trance songs. This is not a fusion, but a historical foundation of later genres.
--EN--
An A Cappella Musical Chronicle with a Spiritual Depth
John Katokye: vocals, Rujeru Samuel: vocals
Katokye first introduced himself to European audiences at the legendary Le Guess Who? festival. This year, he returns to Europe once again, bringing to Prague a unique vocal tradition from Uganda's cattle-herding regions.
In Uganda, the word "songwriter" carries a rather different meaning than it does in the West. Katokye combines epic storytelling, improvisation, and spirituality into a singular whole. His singing is not accompanied by instruments, but by one or more human voices. According to legend, he ran away from home as a child, traveled across western Uganda collecting local stories and melodies, and today ranks among the most celebrated singers in his homeland. He released his debut album only shortly before turning sixty, already a veteran artist. His work represents a truly distinctive musical form: a lead voice sings a phrase, a second voice responds, subtly expanding and affirming it, before Katokye continues with another melodic line. The result draws listeners into a hypnotic flow through its delicate balance of repetition and inventive variation. The musical landscape unfolds like a winding path with moments of climax and places of rest. Although this style is unique, it employs methods reminiscent of Christian chant, Jewish liturgical singing, and the trance-inducing songs of Islamic Sufis. This is not fusion music, but rather a historical root from which later genres emerged.
INFO: https://rachot.cz/
Presale / Presale via GoOut from / from CZK 400
The project is implemented with the financial support of MKČR and MHMP