Future Events
INESS MEZEL
Friday 16 September at Purcell Room
7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910 | www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Iness Mezel is a perfect modern fusion artist. French-Italian mother, Algerian-Kabyle father she was raised in both France and Algeria and from this wonderful cultural mix emerged a sharp musical mind coupled with a passionate vocal style. Her new Justin Adams produced record “Beyond The Trance” (Wrasse Records) is a fearlessly modern blend of North African Berber, soul, funk and R&B. Mark Hudson of the Telegraph referred to it as “a master class in visceral post-folk”. Tonight she brings her French an North African fusion blues to London for her only UK show in 2011.
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE BARBES
Sunday 18 September at Queen Elizabeth Hall
8.00pm | £22.50/£20.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910 | www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Paris-based Arabic super group Orchestre National de Barbes are one of France´s great musical exports. A truly rocking band featuring 13 brilliant individuals who combine rai, rock, gnawa and great grooves to create music that breaks boundaries and where tradition and innovation are family members. Orchestre National De Barbès are unmissable live and where their mix of Middle Eastern and African grooves with Parisian panache and bravado reign supreme. Tonight they play from their new CD “Rendez-vous Barbes” (Le Chant du Monde) which showcases a band at the peak of its creative power.
Moroccan Children's Trust presents:
The Solidarity Swim for Street Children
Saturday 3rd of September 2011 6PM in the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park, London
Moroccan Children's Trust is inviting all swimmers to join our exciting Solidarity Swim for Street Children. Go the extra mile on 3rd September 2011 at 6pm in the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park, and help us raise funds for the street children centre in Taroudannt, Morocco.
If you wish to take part in our sponsored swim, please register by sending an email to info@moroccanchildrenstrust.org.
Alternatively, you can help us fund our much needed support work by visiting the 'Donate' page on our website at www.moroccanchildrenstrust.org
FELA!
20 July - 28 August at Sadler's Wells
Following its sell out success at the National Theatre and a triple Tony Award-winning run on Broadway, FELA! arrives at Sadler's Wells in London this summer, bursting with colour, infectious live music and exuberant dance.
FELA! tells the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, whose blend of jazz, funk and African rhythms ignited a generation.
Moroccan Children's Trust presents:
The Solidarity Swim for Street Children
Saturday 3rd of September 2011 6PM in the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park, London
If you wish to take part in our sponsored swim, please register by sending an email to info@moroccanchildrenstrust.org. Alternatively, you can help us fund our much needed support work by visiting the 'Donate' page on our website at www.moroccanchildrenstrust.org
We hope to see you on September 3rd at the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park. Even if you don't swim, you can cheer others on.
FELA!
20 July - 28 August at Sadler's Wells
Combining dance, theatre and music, FELA! reveals Kuti's controversial life as an artist and political activist in rousing fashion. With a live band playing many of his best known songs, it has audiences on their feet and dancing in the aisles wherever it has been seen.
"Fantastic. A fitting tribute to a man who made heads spin the world over." -METRO
"The dancing is ecstatic, the music lifts the spirits, and the stage is alive with movement" - THE GUARDIAN
World Music Promotion is a dynamic promotion company that brings the world to your doorstep. We feature diverse types of music from all corners of the world to appeal to the World's colourful mix of cultures. It is our goal to reach out to a cosmopolitan population who have a passion for music. WMP gives you a chance to sample music and culture and indulge yourself in a sound both traditional and new.
Founded in 1999 by Jean-Paul Lemiere, World Music Promotion started off bringing Planet Rai, featuring well renowned DJ's Hamed Zagoule and Max Reinhardt to the stage of the Leopard Lounge; along with 100% Brazilian featuring Beto Daltro and his band. Then saw the beginning of Rai, Algerian and Moroccan bands grooving to the beat with Cheb Nacim and Momo.
We have also organised many other concerts over the years with artists such as Faudel, Natasha Atlas, Hamidou, Devora Davis, Congo Vibes, Mauricio, DJ Ravin (Buddah Bar X launch party), worked many time in collaboration with talented performers such as Moon Violin, DJ Naz from Buddha Bar.
2011 is going to be a superb year for anyone interested in World Music, starting with "Orchestre National de Barbes" on the 25th May at the Indigo2 based at The O2 in London, and there are many more to come, stay tune!
WMP also has a new fan base. By joining, you will be updated on new events, festivals around the world and can take advantage of our ever-changing promotions as well as getting discounts at selected venues!
While visiting WMP, you can listen to our partner's radio stations, read World News, check out regularly the artist's profiles, and much more to come...
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