Catrin Finch

It was just over a year ago that the Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita last appeared on this very stage. On that occasion he performed alongside the celebrated Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and Gustavo Ovalles, the equally feted polyrhythmic percussionist from Venezuela. It was one of the cultural highlights

From bluesy laments to strains of Bach, the Welsh harpist and Senegalese kora player brought songs on their rousing new album to life in a joyful set

Despite their distant homelands and their different appearances, they speak the same language, and awaken similar feelings.

It was the first London appearance of the celebrated young classical harpist Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita the finest British-based exponent of the African harp the kora.