Celebrating Sanctuary Festival 2015
Coming soon to venues across Birmingham
Activities and events happening throughout Refugee Week (June 15-21)
With a FREE Family Event on Sunday 21 June at MAC
Plus events happening throughout the Summer
Watch this space for details of events and artists performing
“… one of the most original newcomers of the year” The Guardian
Saturday 25th April – 7.30pm
ORT Cafe
500-504 Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 9AH
£5 entry
Fusing the folk and urban traditions of her Zambian homeland and her Scottish roots with London’s eclectic music scene, Namvula blends African sounds and rhythms with Latin, jazz and folk into uplifting and emotive songs. Crossing boundaries with a refreshing honesty and evocative lyricism, Namvula’s music transports listeners into different worlds, whilst staying firmly rooted in African soil.
Namvula has collaborated and shared the stage with artists including legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, multi-award winning Zambian singer Maureen Lilanda, and sitarist Anoushka Shankar. She is working with some of the UK’s most respected African, jazz and folk musicians, including Mercury-nominated Led Bib bassist and producer Liran Donin and saxophonist Chris Williams, percussionist Mamadou Sarr (Baaba Maal, Carlou D), and guitarist Jack Ross (Cerys Matthews, John Surman). Her evocative and dynamic live show is enthusiastically received by audiences; the performances bring the energy and rhythms of African music, the lyricism of folk, and the charisma of a world-class band to intimate venues and festival stages alike, and have been described as “absolutely fantastic – lively and life-affirming”, and “vibrant – a cultural pleasure”, delivered with “infectious enthusiasm”.
Namvula’s debut album ‘Shiwezwa’, produced by bassist Liran Donin and mixed by Sonny (Fatoumata Diawara), was tipped to be “one of the major roots releases in the coming months” by fRoots magazine.
To hear Namvula please click here:
Sunday 26th April – 3pm
Ikon Gallery
1 Oozells Street, Brindley Place,Birmingham B1 2HS
Free Entry (donations greatly received)
Following on from an exhibition by Angolan Artist Nastio Mosquito Ikon Gallery will be hosting an afternoon of music with Afro Mio founded by Angolan singer songwriter Ben Pathy.
Ben Pathy is a singer, author and composer from Angola, specialising in traditional African music, Rumba, Soukous, Kizomba and Salsa. He started his professional career in 1979 as a choir director. He has recorded two solo albums (Felicidade Igual, 1996 and Destino Incerto, 1999) and has performed internationally. Ben is one of the founder members of Afro Mio, which means “My Africa”.
Afro Mio is a harmonious blend of rich vocals borne on a wave of rhythmic conga and melodious African guitar. Over the last 3 years Afro Mio have performed extensively across the Midlands at venues such as MAC, Symphony Hall, Four Squares Festival in Birmingham City Centre, Journeys Festival in Leicester and many more. Ben has also been involved with a number of collaborations with other artists, including percussionist Joelle Baker and Kora player Dan Wilkins, who joins them at this event.
Charming, engaging and beautiful, this is music to enrich the soul.
To hear Afro Mio please click here:
COMING THIS SPRING…………
Watch this space for an exciting series of events over the coming months.
Our Spring Programme at ORT Cafe kicks off on Saturday 21st February
Muha
ORT Cafe
The Old Print Works
500-504 Moseley Road
Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9AH
21st February - 7.30pm - Tickets £5
MUHA – Eastern European Contemporary Folk
Combining the melodic beauty of Eastern European folklore, North Indian Kathak rhythms, Cuban beats and original lyrics Muha mesmerise with a musical feast rooted in the Slavonic tradition but cultured from the world. Formed in 2004 MUHA offers an enthralling fusion of Slavonic-rooted music enhanced with rhythms and global folklore narratives.
To hear MUHA please click here
More events coming up:
Friday 27 March 2015 Celebrating Sanctuary @ Flatpack Festival (The Bond) 8.30pm
Saturday 28 March 2015 Muntu Valdo & Didier Kisala from The Redeemed (Cafe ORT) 7.30pm
Saturday 25 April Namvula (ORT Cafe) 7.30pm
Sunday 26 April Afro Mio (Ikon Gallery) 3.00pm
Festival pictures courtsey of bbc.co.uk/birmingham
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