UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday Nov 28, 8:00pm
CD-Release Concert
RAKISH ANGLES
With Special Guests
Doug Cox & Celso Machado
Heritage Playhouse Theatre, Gibsons (Sunshine Coast)
Tickets $15 advance / $20 at the door
Available at Gaia's Fair Trade Gifts,
MELOmania, and Windsong Gallery
Info: 604-741-2935
Blending stringband tradition and contemporary composition, the Rakish Angles weave an intricate tapestry of instrumental "Oldtime/Latin/Gypsy-Grass" music. The quartet is composed of Serena Eades (fiddle), Dan (guitar), Simon Hocking (mandolin), and Boyd Norman (bass). Special guests for the groups 1st CD-Release concert include Brazilian guitar master Celso Machado, slide-guitarist Doug Cox, and keyboard player/singer Anna Lumiere.
For more on the group, visit
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Sunday, December 6, 8:30pm
CHIWONISO
& Special Guests ZIMBAMOTO
Red Room (Richards & Hastings)
Tickets $20 advance / $25 at the door.
On Sale Online HERE (see button to the right), or at Highlife (Commercial Drive), Sophia Books (Hastings @ Richards), and Rufus Guitars (Alma @ 10th Ave.)
Zimbabwe's Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the mesmerizing interlocking melodies of the mbira and the deep grooves of an all-star lineup featuring some of Zimbabwe and South Africa's top musicians, Chiwoniso's voice resounds with defiant strength and profound tenderness. With a sound that recalls the fire of Angelique Kidjo, the inspiration of Oliver Mtukudzi, the rebellion of Thomas Mapfumo and the soul of India.Aire, Chiwoniso is one of the most exciting talents in African music today.
Opening for Chiwoniso, is Vancouver's own Zimbabwean music maestro, Kurai Mubaiwa, and his band Zimbamoto.
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UPCOMING EVENTS 2010
- Feb 7: Masters of Persian Music
- April 6: Les Yeux Noirs
- April 24: Mighty Popo
- April 30: Anoushka Shankar
And more to come!!