Samba Touré

Name: Samba Touré
Start: 2026-09-17T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-17T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Hotel Cecil

took place · 17 Sep 2026

Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen

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Malian guitarist Samba Touré performs live at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen.

About the venue: Hotel Cecil

Hotel Cecil is a concert venue on Niels Hemmingsens Gade in central Copenhagen, close to Gråbrødretorv and Helligåndskirken. The building dates from 1936 and previously housed Copenhagen Jazzhouse before the current operators - the team behind Bremen Teater - opened Hotel Cecil in February 2018. The Art Deco-styled hall holds up to 350 guests and hosts concerts by Danish and international artists, comedy shows and live podcasts. The nightclub Cecil AM runs in the same space, with DJ nights and midnight concerts.

Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10, 1153 København K Get directions

About: Samba Touré

The guitarist from the Timbuktu region spent time as rhythm guitarist for Ali Farka Touré before building his own musical world - a blend of Songhoy blues, traditional West African rhythms and psychedelic rock colours. His latest album, Baarakelaw (2025), pays tribute to Mali's street workers and was produced by Mark Mulholland for Glitterbeat Records.

Voted Best Artist of the Year by Songlines Magazine (2022)

Placement on European World Music Charts with Crocodile Blues (2011)

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What's new

2025-01
Samba Touré released his new album Baarakelaw (The Workers) on January 24, 2025 on Glitterbeat Records - a follow-up to the acclaimed Binga from 2021.
2025-04
Songlines Magazine gave Baarakelaw four out of five stars and highlighted the album as a social commentary work that honors Mali's poorly paid street workers.
2025-02
Samba Touré performed at Festival International Nuits d'Afrique in Montreal on February 28, 2025 and presented Baarakelaw live for the first time in North America.

Tracks

BaarakelawTitle track from the 2025 album - pays tribute to Mali's street workers

AnbafoClassic from the debut album Fondo (2003), still closes all his concerts

AlbalaTitle track from the international breakthrough album (2013) on Glitterbeat Records

BingaTitle track from the critically acclaimed 2021 album that earned him Songlines' Artist of the Year 2022

Crocodile BluesFrom the album that won Tamani d'Or and reached Top 3 on European World Music Charts (2011)

Recent shows

Sep 27, 2026 Kings Place Hall One, London (GB)
Sep 23, 2026 The Cornish Bank, Falmouth (GB)
Sep 30, 2025 Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)

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