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The Original Gypsies, featuring key founding historic members of the celebrated ‘80s group, The Gipsy Kings, are reunited after more than 20 years. Their fiery rumbas and furious flamenco will ignite hearts and feet, as they perform their much-loved songs with a 12-piece band that features no less than 8 guitarists! Rolling flamenco, salsa and […]
Wynton Marsalis and David Robertson celebrate the brash, brassy, razzle-dazzle of New York City. A Parisian in America, Edgard Varèse was entranced by the tumultuous soundscape of New York. Calling for the biggest orchestra you’ll see all year, Amériques is a portrait of the city in all its thrilling chaos, complete with sirens and foghorns. […]
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Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is now one of the world’s leading artists, with thirteen stunning albums to her credit. Considered “the only African diva” by Time Magazine, she is a true performer whose striking voice, stage presence and willingness to experiment have earned the respect of her peers. Over the course of her career, Kidjo has successfully […]
The virtuoso collective Silkroad Ensemble, founded by superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma is inspired by the colours of the world – and the rich musical language borne from our cultural differences. Its Grammy Award-winning music is a vibrant, passionate and ecstatic celebration of global artistic traditions, performed by outstanding contemporary musicians representing dozens of nationalities and instrumental […]
In 2001 Larry was ranked as the world #1 Light Heavy Weight Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Born in Australia and also know professionally as Papa-San, his record includes 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses making him one of Australia’s most successful martial artists. Since his retirement from competition he established a chain […]
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is The Paralian by Andrew Wasylyk on the Athens Of The North label. Andrew Wasylyk is the alias of Scottish writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Mitchell. In 2018, Andrew was extended a residency invite from arts centre and historic house, Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Scotland to create new music for their […]
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Review by Bibi & The Big Blues One of the stars Nakhane counts among his muses is the very theatrical Grace Jones. He recalls her saying: ‘if you want people to believe you, you have to believe it first’. Another is the always daring Nina Simone. He observed that she always ‘followed every muse, whether […]
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With less than 50 days to go until WOMADelaide opens on the 8th of March in Botanic Park, the final additions to the 2019 program have been announced, including a Saturday night headline show performance by NZ heavyweights, Fat Freddy’s Drop. Fat Freddy’s Drop last appeared at WOMADelaide 2014 and have amassed fans worldwide ever since, […]
New York-based saxophonist Walter Blanding brings his music to Foundry616 on Thursday the 24th of January, joining drummer Andrew Dickeson for his only club performance. Blandings has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since 1998 and has performed, toured and/or recorded with his own groups and with such renowned artists as […]
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Three acknowledged icons of the guitar world are bringing their incredible artistry to Australian audiences. Wolfgang Muthspiel (Austria) and Slava and Leonard Grigoryan (Australia) are highly respected worldwide for their contributions to the guitar oeuvre, be it jazz, classical or world music. With a repertoire spanning centuries, continents and genres, amazing telepathy and ability to draw emotion from […]