About
What to expect
Ghanaian musician SK Kakraba is a virtuoso on the gyil, an instrument with fourteen wooden slats above calabashes and small openings covered with spider-web silk, which gives a buzzing sound.
The music is ecstatic and plays an important role at funerals, where it guides the soul of the deceased to the afterlife.
Kakraba grew up in a musical family and now lives in Los Angeles, where he recorded several albums.
- Ecstatic gyil music with complex rhythms
- A second gyil, drums, guitar, bass and flute
- Sam Gendel plays on album Mman Gyana
- Music traditionally played at funerals
Questions
When does SK Kakraba start and end?
SK Kakraba runs Saturday, 6 March 2027, 20:30 until 22:00.
Where is SK Kakraba?
SK Kakraba takes place at Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.
What is a gyil?
A instrument with fourteen wooden slats hanging above calabashes.
Small openings in the calabashes are covered with spider-web silk
This gives a buzzing sound
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Getting there
Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussel, BE
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