Bassekou Kouyate became notorious in his Malian home country back in the 1980s as the first musician to play his ngoni, the West African lute, in the style of a Western guitar hero.

Since then he has become a world music superstar, with the 2007 album Segu Blue, recorded with his band Ngoni Ba, being held up as a classic by the likes of The Guardian, The Observer and Songlines Magazine.

Now the band has just recorded the follow-up I Speak Fula, which has already been nominated for a number of international music awards, and tipped as one of the most important African albums of all time.

For this Brighton show, which follows his appearance at Komedia in October last year, Bassekou is being joined by a very special guest.

* Starts 7pm, tickets £15. Call 01273 673311.