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Lionel Loueke Trio On JazzSet

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Lionel Loueke Trio On JazzSet

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Loueke is one of the most distinctive artists on the world-music scene. Loueke gets African-style rhythms going, tapping on his guitar and using his effects pedals at the Kennedy Center.

Lionel Loueke Trio On JazzSet

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Lionel Loueke Trio: Live In Boston

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Toast Of The Nation

Lionel Loueke Trio: Live In Boston

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Ten years ago, a vocalizing guitarist from Benin, a bassist born in Sweden and raised in Italy, and a drummer from Hungary met at Berklee College of Music. In the over 10 years since, they've developed an incredible rapport.

Lionel Loueke Trio in Concert on Toast of the Nation 2010-2011

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A Bonus Performance From Lionel Loueke's Tiny Desk Concert

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A Blog Supreme

A Bonus Performance From Lionel Loueke's Tiny Desk Concert

On Lionel Loueke's newest record, Mwaliko, he and drummer Marcus Gilmore get together to jam on Wayne Shorter's "Nefertiti." When he played for NPR Music, he called the tune again. Here is the audio from that performance.

"Nefertiti"

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Lionel Loueke: Jazz Meets African Rhythms On 'Mwaliko'

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Lionel Loueke: Jazz Meets African Rhythms On 'Mwaliko'

The jazz guitarist draws on an extremely wide range of styles. From bebop to Brazilian rhythms to lyrical ballads to sounds from his native Benin, Loueke's latest album, Mwaliko, showcases the artist's inventive take on jazz.

Lionel Loueke: Jazz Meets African Rhythms On 'Mwaliko'

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From Lionel Loueke, 'Karibu' Sounds

Fresh Air

The African guitarist and his international trio (drummer from Hungary and bassist from Italy via Sweden) have been performing together for eight years. Their latest album, Karibu, is an eloquent fusion of jazz and Afro influences.

From Lionel Loueke, 'Karibu' Sounds

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In Lionel Loueke, African Pop Meets Jazz

He's one of New York's top jazz guitarists, but Lionel Loueke grew up in the West African nation of Benin. Since he left, he has forged a unique sound which draws from the traditional music of his youth.

In Lionel Loueke, African Pop Meets Jazz

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