In 2018, Amina composed a suite for a South African children’s choir and her sextet, which was performed at the “Joy of Jazz” Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa with a student choir from Soweto. Her aspiration was to record this masterpiece with the choir, but due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, it was impossible. However, fate intervened when Amina and Bart found themselves on the same flight from Europe to NYC with the Matsiko World Orphan Choir from Liberia. After conversing with the choir director, they decided to perform and record music together that was originally intended for South Africa. The Matsiko World Orphan Choir is composed of 24 orphaned and at-risk children from Liberia, West Africa. They just finished an USA tour of 12 months performing in churches across the USA to gain 1,000 educational sponsors for their siblings, families, and friends.
AUDIO:
Three fragments of original choir compositions that Amina arranged for Sextet and Choir:
TOUR PLANNING:
USA: April 2024 till November 2024
EUROPE: Summer of 2025 and possible November 2024