Chineke! Orchestra

This article is about the British orchestra. For the village in the Sakha Republic, see Chineke. For the Igbo deity, see Chukwu.

Chineke! Orchestra (/ˈtʃɪnɛkeɪ/[needs Igbo IPA]) is a British orchestra, the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of majority Black & ethnically diverse musicians. The word Chineke derives from the Igbo language meaning "God".[1] The orchestra was founded by musician Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE and their debut concert was in 2015 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

  1. ^ Duchen, Jessica (2015-09-01). "Chineke! Europe's first professional orchestra of black and minority ethnic musicians launches". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-09-15.