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Suite for Africa, features Wayne Escoffery, Bart Platteau, Alex Pope Norris, Yasushi Nakamura \u0026amp; Rudy Royston, joined by West Africa's Matsiko World Orphan Choir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAzerbaijani-born, New York-based pianist and composer Amina Figarova was inspired to write her new 'Suite for Africa' by her experiences meeting students during her travels to South Africa. But it was a chance encounter in the air that brought the stirring piece fully to life, as a travel mishap placed Figarova and her band on the same flight as the Matsiko World Orphan Choir, an ensemble of orphaned and at risk children from war-ravaged Liberia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe masterpiece that ensued forms the core of Figarova's breathtaking new album, Suite for Africa. 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