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News Jali Buba Kuyateh - Gambian Kora player - then there's the rest of April
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A week ago I was still in festival mode at Canberra (the Australian National Folk Festival) – what a party! I’ve put some photo’s on the web if you want to know what you missed http://www.flickr.com/photos/musogerard/sets/72157604303639740/ Coming in April.....… Brought to you by Acoustic Routes: Singaround, 13 April Jam Session, 20 March Brought to you by other keen musos: Jali Buba Kuyateh, Gambian singer, dancer and kora player, TODAY! 1 April Cuban celebration, 4 April Jon Sanders and Michael Black, 10 April Tony Backhouse A cappella singing workshops, 11 – 13 April Owen Hugh, 22 April Tessa Rain and Jesse Rivest, 24 April Phil Garland, 24 April Thursday nights at Eva Dixon’s Place, Miramar – all through April Singaround Sunday 13 April The Back Room, Wellington Arts Centre, 61-67 Abel Smith Street 8pm, admission: $5 Our regular 2nd Sunday session. Everyone has the opportunity to sing and /or play. It’s informal and relaxed – a great opportunity to try out the stuff you’ve been practicing but aren’t ready to (or don’t want to) play up on stage…………… Jam Session Sunday 20 March The Back Room, Wellington Arts Centre, 61-67 Abel Smith Street 8pm, admission: $5 Our 3rd Sunday get together with a focus on joining in and playing as a group. Great fun – everyone has the opportunity to lead Jali Buba Kuyateh, Gambian singer, dancer and kora player now living in Australia. Playing at Happy, corner Tory and Vivian Sts, Wellington. Date: Tuesday 1 April, 8pm Cost: $15 cash door charge. Doors open 7.30pm. Info www.flyingpiglets.co.nz Jali is a world class kora (West African harp) player and singer who captivates his audience from the moment he appears on stage. Jali has been playing kora since the age of five. With his soaring voice and the astounding dexterity of his fingers, he is at once rhythmical and melodic as he works his way through complex musical phrases with ease. Jali's rhythm has a distinctive groove which is infectious and his music will impress melodic, rhythmic and vocal enthusiasts alike. Jali can simultaneously improvise on kora and vocals, making each performance unique. Have your own mini-Womad with Jali Buba Kuyateh. www.jalibubakuyateh.com Cuban celebration St Johns Hall, cnr Willis and Dixon Sts, Wellington Friday 4 April, 7.00 to 9.00pm Entrance $ 5.00 The Wellington Cuba friendship Society are putting on an evening of music, song and dance from Cuba. Los Andes will be playing and the Cuban ambassador, Jose Luis Robaina Garcia will be welcomed. Food and drink as well. The event is being held in Solidarity with 5 Cuban political prisoners being held in gaol the USA More information from Pat 3849321 or Gillian 8031190 Jon Sanders and Michael Black Thu Apr 10th Wellington Irish Society rooms, Fifeshire Ave, Wellington Starts 8pm, admission $20 MICHAEL BLACK, from the famous Dublin singing Black family which includes Mary and Frances is to tour with Jon in April. Michael is based in San Francisco but will visit from April 3rd to 14th starting in Auckland and finishing in Dunedin. Tony Backhouse A cappella singing workshops Performing Arts Centre, Vivian St, Wellington 11 – 13 April A cappella, black gospel and related styles – for the beginner and the experienced singer. Register for this event now! Fri 11 April 7-9pm $15 Sat / Sun 10 – 3pm $80 / day Weekend pass, incl Friday $150 To register, send a cheque made out to Tony Backhouse, for the full amount to the address below. Please forward this message to your friends and other singers who may be interested. I’ll send out flyers, and you can also make copies and give them to interested friends. I look forward to singing with you in April Helen Gilbert 38 Aro St WELLINGTON Tel 64 4 801 6604 021 383577 Owen Hugh Tuesday 22 April House concert at MusicHaven, 56 Park Road, Belmont, Lower Hutt 8:00 pm, $15 - call Ruth and Gerard on 04 565 3432 for information We are pleased that Owen is making a return visit to Wellington from his exile in Auckland(!?!). Owen is a Scottish songwriter with a sense of humour and a neat guitar style. Owen's new album was a nominee for best folk Tui Award last year. Tessa Rain and Jesse Rivest Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ Happy, Wellington 9:00 pm, doors 8:00 pm, $10 @ door Wellington's own songbird Tessa Rain will share two concert evenings with West Canadian singer-songwriter Jesse Rivest in April. Performances from either Tessa or Jesse are long overdue, with Tessa's most recent show in early 2007, and Jesse having yet to dedicate a New Zealand concert to his music. Both artists are excited to reveal new (and share old) songs from their guitar-based repertoires. Tessa Rain will be performing songs from her collection entitled Dirt Poems. Written largely while walking the backblocks of the South Island, this project is as yet unrecorded. The music is meditative and introspective, and is at times a call-and-answer between breathy vocals and stripped-back, nylon-string guitar. There are also hints of dark urban lullabies, and the occasional nod to what Tessa describes as "Alt-Hicksville Moonshine Rock." Tessa was a member of both seasons of LOOP's successful Fly My Pretties, and her song Funny Shadow was published in Taika Waititi's recent feature film Eagle vs Shark (Miramax Films). Two years after releasing his latest LP Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six, and nine years after his first EP The Way Things Were, Jesse Rivest is enjoying his current residency in Wellington. After arriving in late 2006, Jesse ventured "over the ditch" for a four-city tour of Australia, and since then has been writing and showcasing new songs in Wellington. Although he has absorbed much of the city's culture, his song style and content draws mostly from his home of Canada, where folk/country/blues/rock greats implanted their sounds within him. Jesse delivers scenic songs with next-day melodies, pleasing guitar arrangements (including slide), and compelling rhythm and pace. Happy is located under Latinos Tapas Bar on the corner of Vivian and Tory streets in Wellington. PHIL GARLAND house concert at Cavan and Penelope Haines’ place: 303 Waitohu Valley Road Otaki Thursday 24th April - the night before ANZAC Day 7.30pm. $10 entry contact Cavan Haines 06-3648991 or
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for details. Phil Garland is one of New Zealand’s ‘true musical treasures’ and a ‘highly respected entertainer’ who has been performing publicly for fifty years. He has recorded many albums and picked up numerous awards locally and internationally during a long and illustrious career. Phil has released eighteen albums in all – winning Folk Album of the Year three times at the New Zealand Music Awards as well as being a short-listed finalist on another three occasions. During this time he also won radio and music awards in Australia and Japan, gaining further international respect as New Zealand's foremost and finest heritage balladeer and A National Living Treasure. He has performed extensively around the world promoting the Kiwi musical heritage with a blended presentation of songs, ballads, stories and yarns that introduce audiences to the musical heart of New Zealand and its people. Phil's entertaining performance prompted one American reviewer to say:- "his songs transport you to New Zealand so effectively, you may be inspired to take up residence there!" Cavan Haines POCD NZ Ltd PO Box 150-62, Otaki, Kapiti Coast 5543 Ph: 0800 155 550 Fax: 0800 155 552 Thursday nights at Eva Dixon’s Place, Miramar … some special treats here, please book early on 388 8058... April 3rd: An evening with Wayne Mason The writer of ‘Nature’ returns to perform songs from his new album ‘Sense Got Out’. “Mason’s lyrics trace so clearly the geography of the heartland as well as the heart” (The Listener) April 10th: Hudson Acoustic blues, with slide flatpick guitar from Lawrence Cooper and Andrew Bicknell on upright double bass. Down home! April 17th: Paddy Burgin & Justin Clark Playing songs from their newly released album ‘My Sweet Town’. Acoustic flavored stories woven from their travels around NZ and the world. April 24th: Owen Hugh Auckland based singer/songwriter, much missed in Wellington, plays and writes songs people love. Playing tunes off his new album ‘You and I’ & more… Palmerston North Folk Club Palmerston North Folk Club are looking for potential performers for their monthly club nights. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll pass your details to Bruce Thompson (or you can contact him direct: Palmerston North 06 357 7773 or (weeknights) Wellington 04 232 9974,
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021 176 9711) Hope to see you soon…… Cheers Gerard Gerard Hudson President - Acoustic Routes |