Number One Bus

Description

Senegalese singer Nuru Kane left Dakar in the late 1990s. He migrated first to London, then to Paris. In those cities, his multi- instrumentalism as a guitarist, bass player and singer put him in high demand. However, it was a trip to Morocco that exposed him to the music of the Gnawa, and it became a turning point in his musical career. Kane left Morocco with a Guimbri and returned to Paris where he formed a band. Overall, his music reflects the meeting between North and West African musical styles. Number One Bus looks back over his years in London. Its urban theme comes from observing people over three years taking the same bus from his neighborhood in Bermondsey in South London. While remaining faithful to Gnawa music, key to his artistic identity, this album adds a pronounced blues touch to his work.