Lagos orchestra blends two musical traditions

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 Tunde Jegede is a British Nigerian composer and and founder of the Nok Orchestra in Lagos.  His work mixes African and Western classical music styles. And as he describes it, his blend of sounds stems from his training as both a Kora player and a cellist.

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