Afro Bach, Rhythm, and Breaking Musical Walls — Joachim Horsley

In this episode of One Symphony, conductor Devin Patrick Hughes sits down with pianist/composer Joachim Horsley to explore Afro-Cuban rhythm, genre “walls,” and what orchestras can learn from dance-driven music. Horsley shares how he got “fired” from classical piano lessons, why rhythm is the “warrior that carries the message,” and how Afro Bachreimagines Bach through Caribbean and Latin frameworks—without losing the soul of the original.

Episode excerpts include:

• “Bach’s Cuban Concerto for Piano and Tres”

• “Beethoven in Havana”

• “African Partita (Afro Bach Overture)”

• “Bach Cumbia”

• “Afrobeats Prelude and Amapiano Fugue”

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