Billy Cobham is arguably the world’s greatest living drummer, legendary in his own lifetime from a long and distinguished musical career that began with playing with Miles Davis at the age of nineteen. From his collaborations with a host of top musicians including George Benson, Jack Bruce, Peter Gabriel, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham’s dazzling skills have led him to be regarded as one of the best drummers ever, combining great power and rhythmic dexterity with sensitivity and subtlety. Pioneering Cuban seven-piece band Asere have impressed many with a creative repertoire that’s both deeply respectful of their Cuban heritage but also has an exciting contemporary edge of its own incorporating inventive song writing and a soulful groove. In 2002, Billy expressed a desire to work with Latin musicians so Womad set up an encounter for him with Asere. They quickly found common ground, and delivered a performance at the Womad Festival in Reading that blew the roof off the Siam tent! Having established a relationship fired by mutual respect, spontaneity and enjoyment, Billy and Asere expressed their desire to work together again one day, and following performances at Womad in Singapore and Sri Lanka, they are playing a very few select dates in the UK . The AOC network in Wales has co-worked on this project to produce the tour.

The combination of Billy’s inspired drumming and Asere’s impressive musicianship and Cuban style makes for an awesome spectacle, a hugely enjoyable experience for both musicians and audience alike, and one to cherish for a lifetime!

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