Dawda Jobarteh, Stefan Pasborg and Michael Blicher will take over Republique on July 3rd during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026.
The brand new, electrifying interplay between three extraordinary musicians, Dawda Jobarteh, Stefan Pasborg and Michael Blicher – a musical powerhouse of rhythms, melodies and boundless creativity, will be the start of an evening that will go down in history.
For over 10 years, kora virtuoso Dawda Jobarteh and drum powerhouse Stefan Pasborg have captivated audiences in Europe and Africa. From, among others, the ''Métissons Festival'' in Senegal to the ''Jahazi Jazz Festival'' in Zanzibar and on to, among others, the ''Oslo Jazz Festival'' and Estonia's ''JazzKaar'' with their explosive musical stories driven by rhythmic intensity.
Their two critically acclaimed albums, including the recently released “Live in Turku” (May 2024), demonstrate a fantastic mix of cultural influences and a shared passion for bold and cap...
Dawda Jobarteh, Stefan Pasborg and Michael Blicher will take over Republique on July 3rd during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026.
The brand new, electrifying interplay between three extraordinary musicians, Dawda Jobarteh, Stefan Pasborg and Michael Blicher – a musical powerhouse of rhythms, melodies and boundless creativity, will be the start of an evening that will go down in history.
For over 10 years, kora virtuoso Dawda Jobarteh and drum powerhouse Stefan Pasborg have captivated audiences in Europe and Africa. From, among others, the ''Métissons Festival'' in Senegal to the ''Jahazi Jazz Festival'' in Zanzibar and on to, among others, the ''Oslo Jazz Festival'' and Estonia's ''JazzKaar'' with their explosive musical stories driven by rhythmic intensity.
Their two critically acclaimed albums, including the recently released “Live in Turku” (May 2024), demonstrate a fantastic mix of cultural influences and a shared passion for bold and captivating compositions that blend jazz and improvisation with strong ties to Africa.
Now, four-time Danish Music Award-winning saxophonist Michael Blicher joins the duo. Known from projects such as Sunbörn, Blicher Hemmer Gadd and Ægteskab, Blicher brings a unique combination of soulful melodies and fiery grooves to the trio.
“Jobarteh and Pasborg travel like brothers in a jubilant union of extremes and explosive, instant composition... This is conversation, challenge and kinship in music at its best” - David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA
"Now these two contemporary masters of a new millennium, Dawda Jobarteh and Stefan Pasborg, lets North and South meet in a rare sort of alchemy, which was born and blended in Denmark and played out Live at a Finnish festival. It is bold and fresh and bound to take you on a trip." - Torben Holleufer, Gaffa, DK...
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