Konibe at Warehouse tonight

MUSIC lovers should not miss Ugandan musician Konibe (above) at the Warehouse Theatre in Windhoek tonight at 21h00.

The show was originally billed to take place at Blu Note, but the venue was changed at the last minute. Tickets cost N$50 at the doors.Konibe plays a variety of musical instruments, including the kora from Mali and the Gambia.”I play different traditional instruments – nine or 10,” he told The Namibian earlier this week.”I have a collection of Namibian traditional music from five years ago when I living in the countryside with local musicians.But I have been collecting African traditional music for eight years.”Konibe and the other seven members of his group are on a tour of 16 countries sponsored by Culture France.”We play African Wild music – a fusion of different African rhythms and languages as well as a lot of influences from different countries with roots in African music and culture,” he said.After Namibia the band will head for Swaziland and then seven more countries before the tour is over.When not on tour Konibe is based in Uganda where, he says, life for a musician is interesting.”It depends on what kind of music you play.There are different audiences and different appreciations.But my music is fun, and I am always making new music and playing for different people.”Tickets cost N$50 at the doors.Konibe plays a variety of musical instruments, including the kora from Mali and the Gambia.”I play different traditional instruments – nine or 10,” he told The Namibian earlier this week.”I have a collection of Namibian traditional music from five years ago when I living in the countryside with local musicians.But I have been collecting African traditional music for eight years.”Konibe and the other seven members of his group are on a tour of 16 countries sponsored by Culture France.”We play African Wild music – a fusion of different African rhythms and languages as well as a lot of influences from different countries with roots in African music and culture,” he said.After Namibia the band will head for Swaziland and then seven more countries before the tour is over.When not on tour Konibe is based in Uganda where, he says, life for a musician is interesting.”It depends on what kind of music you play.There are different audiences and different appreciations.But my music is fun, and I am always making new music and playing for different people.”