Aug 7th – Mandinka Sound
July 28, 2010
Mandinka Sound at The Judith Wright Centre
Saturday 7th August 5-9pm
Kultour is pleased to present Mandinka Sound, a national tour of music, dance and song that will take audiences on a journey tracing West African culture in contemporary Australia back to its roots in the ancient Mandinka empire of West Africa. The tour also includes high-energy drumming, song and dance workshops for all ages at selected venues.
Saturday 7 August – Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane
5-7pm Craft Markets,7-9pm Mandinka Sound performance.
Tuesday 10 August – Logan (performance and free workshops)
Wednesday 11 & Wednesday 18 August - free workshops at BEMAC.
Aug 7th – Josh Bennett
July 28, 2010
BEMAC and Brisbane Powerhouse presents the “Planet”.
Saturday 7th August 5-7pm on the Turbine Platform.
Fresh from a tour of India and sellout performances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (Fringe Award Nominee for Best Music), this internationally acclaimed music prodigy, master of strings, skins and hollow things, is launching his latest CD “Echoes of You” around the country. Presenting a musical journey on guitar, sitar, dilruba, tabla, didgeridoo, stompbox, plus throat singing, loops and Indian beat-boxing, Josh is a remarkable multi-talented artist.
A free event for all ages.
Visit Josh’s MySpace site to listen to his music.
Melting Pot
April 21, 2010
A WORLD OF FREE MUSIC
There’s a world of music bubbling away in Brisbane’s diverse communities. This melting pot of multi-culturalism will be celebrated during the monthly series of free entertainment and activities to be held at QPAC’s Cascade Court and Melbourne Street Green.
Traversing the globe from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas, Brisbane’s Melting pot will feature an array of ethnic delicacies from local communities including traditional fare, arts and craft, new world music and dance.
Gather your family and friends and join the global citizens of Brisbane’s new world city as we celebrate diversity, community and culture through the universal languages of food and music.
Where: Cascade Court and Melbourne Street Green, QPAC
When: 11.30am to 5pm
Immerse yourself in the sounds and aromas of mystical Asia with rhythmic Bhangara, bamboo flutes, exotic strings, driving percussion and the phenomenon of contemporary Bollywood.
Folkloric traditions, classical compositions and contemporary pop music come together to mark the European influence on a western culture steeped in delicious diversity.
Saturday 10+Sunday 11 April
Saturday 8+Sunday 9 May
Return to the roots of all music with an exciting world of song and dance beating a trail from tribal Africa to the idyllic rhythms of the South Pacific.
Saturday 5+Sunday 6 June
Saturday 10 + Sunday 11 July
Traverse the globe footloose and carefree with a gypsy gathering drawing from the Mediterranean, the Baltics, the Middle East and Central Asia to create an energetic celebration of a colourful life of travels.
Saturday 7 + Sunday 8 August
Saturday 18+ Sunday 19 September
Party with the sounds of the streets as we shake up the music that has inspired revolutions, celebrated freedom and opened our hearts and minds to the ryhthms of carnivale.
Saturday 16+Sunday 17 October
Saturday 13 + Sunday 14 November
Presented by QPAC with the support of BEMAC
Mandinka Sound Workshops
January 21, 2010
Mandinka Sound features two extraordinarily talented Melbourne based West African acts, Muhanamwé and One Africa.
Through music, dance and song, this unique show will take audiences on a journey that traces West African culture in contemporary Australia back to its roots in the ancient Mandinka empire of West Africa.
The show begins with a warm and intimate acoustic set from One Africa which brings together two of Melbourne’s most loved West African performers, King Marong and Lamine Sonko.
A subtle fusion of traditional West African culture and contemporary Australian influences, One Africa creates a hypnotically soulful repertoire of original songs. Providing the rhythm and groove, King Marong has been performing professionally since the age of 12 and since arriving in Australia in 1998, has built a reputation as a master of many African drumming styles and instruments.
Where : 120 Main Road , Kangaroo Point ( Parking available )
When : Saturday 14th August 2010 – Tuesday 17th August 2010
Time : TBC at a later date
Cost: FREE OF CHARGE
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