Mulatu Astatke is the Father of Ethio-Jazz and one of Africa’s most influential and enduring musical figures. A star in Africa since the 1970’s, Mulatu came to prominence in the West through ‘The Ethiopiques’ series of records and the soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s film ‘Broken Flowers’. Mulatu’s creative genius is to combine jazz and funk […]
Athésia, Haitian Creole singer in Australia
Her voice and her looks might be familiar to Eastside listeners. Born in Montreal from Haitian parents, Sydney based singer/songwriter and composer Athésia will be performing this Sunday 5th June 6pm at the Knox Street Bar. Songstress Athésia invites you to an enchanting evening. Singing songs from her latest album “Athésia & The Gentlemen” and remixed versions […]
Round Thelonious
Our Thursday Jammin’ presenter Anita Pollard has been working hard lately creating a one-woman stage show, ‘Round Thelonious. The play is about the “jazz baroness” Nica de Koenigswarter, who fell under a musical spell when she first heard Thelonious Monk’s ballad “‘Round Midnight’. We are happy to say Anita has been invited to workshop her […]
The Pipe Organ
On Wednesday 18 May 2016, Sylvia recorded an interview with organist, Peter Meyer, at the historic St Philip’s Church, Church Hill in Sydney. Listen to the conversation and the music Peter played: That was Part 1. Now hear Peter play a Chorale by Marcel Dupres on the historic church organ: Here is Part 2 of our […]
Arts Wednesday 18 May 2016
Andy Bromberger joins us at about 10:40 am for Part 4 of Revolution, Reaction and Romanticism, this week talking about Concert and Performance Practises. The topic of this week’s 11:00 am interview is the pipe organ and to tell us all about it is Philip Meyer, organist at the historic St Philip’s Church on Church Hill […]
Album of the Week – ‘Come Alive’ by Deep Street Soul
‘Come Alive’ by Deep Street Soul is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Here at Eastside we love nothing more than originality, passionate work and good sounds and this week our featured album has it all. To make it even more special it all comes from an Australian band, to say that Deep Streets Soul’s […]
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DAFFODILS
New Zealand playwright and creative director, Rochelle Bright joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about ‘Daffodils’ – the award-winning show touring Australia. This bittersweet love story is set to a live indie-rock soundtrack of New Zealand’s greatest hits. Daffodils uncovers the lives of two teenagers who first met in a field of daffodils and is […]
Laki Sideris and Johannes Reinhart for Head On Photo Festival
Juniper Hall continues to support the Head On Photo Festival and the Moran Arts Foundation with exhibitions Zona Norte and Heaven and Earth from artists Laki Sideris and Johannes Reinhart, both of whom were 2015 finalists for the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Laki Sideris is a photographer whose life revolves around his camera and his dark […]
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Straight No Chaser Coming To Australia!
If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsc – and they’re coming to Australia this July! As original member Randy […]
Review: Jackie Orszacsky Music Lecture & Concert 2016
Jackie Orszacsky Music Lecture & Concert – The Basement, 10/05/16 The line snakes down the alley beside Circular Quay’s favourite basement, excited chatter and warmth abundant despite the cooler winter change. But tonight isn’t your average gig for the bulk of its patrons. Tonight marks the inaugural celebration of a legacy. Jackie Orszacsky is known to […]
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Leaks and Whistleblowers
On Arts Wednesday 11 May 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Peter Manning, talking about leaks. Listen to the conversation here: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: And here is the third and final part: […]
Chasing Asylum: Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Opens in Sydney
The ninth annual Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, HRAFF to its friends, will open in Sydney on May 24th and run to May 28th with six carefully selected films showing at the Dendy Cinema in Newtown. Thursday Drive’s Mick Paddon talks with the HRAFF director, Malcolm Blaylock about how the national and international films […]
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