Grammy Award-winning composer-producer-multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, makes his New Zealand debut, and returns to Australia this August-September on the back of acclaimed sell-out shows in April of last year.The 24-year old prodigy has been dubbed by many as one of the most innovative, creative musicians of his generation, rising to popularity through his viral homemade multi-track YouTube videos. Jacob Collier’s […]
The Sydney Soul Weekender is back this year in August! Bringing what you love – three days of beautiful soul music spun on original vinyl by Australia’s best Northern Soul and Modern Soul DJ’s. Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England in the late 1960s from the British mod scene as a particular style of black […]
EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM Escape the cold without leaving Sydney! A Haitian Latin Jazz Show with a French Creole Touch is coming to town and it’s going to be HOT! Songstress Athésia invites the public to an enchanting evening. Singing Haitian Creole songs, classic French songs and some of her own compositions from her latest album. […]
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Songs of Home tells the little-known story of music played and enjoyed in NSW during the first 70 years of the colony. This vibrant musical world is explored through recordings of early music, rare instruments, printed scores, and remarkable stories of people creating home through song. Step into grand houses, humble cottages, vast landscapes, pubs and […]
Internationally renowned performing ensemble Taikoz presents The Beauty Of 8, featuring Guest Artists dancer-drummer Chieko Kojima of the famed KODO taiko group and Shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee. Ex-Taikoz dynamo Anton Lock also returns to Australia to join Taikoz in a production that pulsates with energy and balances the Yin and Yang through the mystical […]
One of the world’s leading traditional Flamenco players, Paco Peña will be bringing his Esencias tour to Australia in 2019. Paco Peña is part of the phenomenon that has transformed the perceptions around the world of Flamenco. He expands his horizons as a guitarist, composer, dramatist and producer, beautifying Flamenco with flamboyance, whilst remaining true […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
OPEN ACADEMY SHORT COURSES INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN PALMER – TUTOR FOR “SOUND RECORDING IN THE HOME STUDIO” SHORT COURSE. What sort of people take the sound recording in the home studio class? Why do they take it? The type of people who take Sound Recording in the Home Studio class are usually musicians who are […]
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Returns to for the first time since her mesmerising 2018 Bluesfest performances in front of The New Power Generation “Tamar Davis is a true entertainer with a fully developed stage presence. She’s sassy and sexy but also able to laugh at herself, a trait solely missing from a genre filled with dour, overly serious women” ~ […]
A little magpie is blown from her nest. She lands on the edge of a suburban oval. All she can remember is something she heard, something big and beautiful… Mimi’s Symphony is a new orchestral story for Australian children. Join writer and narrator Justine Clarke and composer and conductor George Ellis as they take you […]
An afternoon of feel-good funk, soul, disco, live reggae and roots vibrations. At a Secret Disco Dance Floor (the venue will be be released to ticket holders) Featuring (Sydney 6 Piece) Funk Powerhouse THE BIG ILCH + THE STRIDES (live) | 8-Piece Afro-beat, Roots powerhouse with special guests and DJ support from Soul of Sydney DJ’s and friends. Plus Soul Train and Positive Party vibes by Soul […]
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When the Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the classic albums of that golden era —Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both albums had enormous impact on aspiring musicians and singers around the world; Vince Jones was one of them. A remarkable interpreter, […]
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