A vibrant, genre-crossing set bringing together global sounds, virtuosic rhythm and high energy performance. Featuring Badenya Ensemble, Korason, Bollywood Brass Band and special guests.
BOOK TICKETS4:45pm Badenya Ensemble
Badenya Ensemble is an intimate collective of traditional West African musicians who come together to deliver performances. The trio draw from their common deep understanding and knowledge of the Mandingue canon, bringing new life and energy to ancient rhythms, melodies, and songs.
5:25pm Bollywood Brass Band
Bollywood Brass Band is the UK’s pioneering Indian-style brassband, playing the great tunes and compulsively danceable rhythms of Bollywood.Twice nominated for Songlines World Music Awards, the band has performed all over the world–in venues, at festivals, and for Indian weddings in the UK, Norway, India, Thailand and South Africa. The Bollywood Brass Band is versatile, playing both amplified stage sets and in a street formation, and they are equally at home headlining a festival or delivering exciting workshops in schools.In recent years they have worked with exceptional talents such as singer Rafaqat Ali Khan and Carnatic Violinist Jyotsna Srikanthon several releases and performances, in conjunction with institutions such as Arts Council England and PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music.With brass, saxophone, dhol drums and a colossal sousaphone, the Bollywood Brass Band is one of the most colourful, joyful and exhilarating acts around
6:20pm Korason
Korason are two musicians – Josh Doughty on kora and Tim Short on guitar. Both from Wales they have been playing together for 18 years since meeting in Mali. United by their love and respect for the Manding music of West Africa. Guitar and Kora were made for each other and with Tim and Josh this is an evolution of a music. Be it festivals, churches or international events their versions of Manding classics and their own compositions delight and beguile wherever they play and the chemistry between them is infectious. Proper feel good music to which the late great Kora master Toumani Diabaté gave his blessing. This is an experience as much as a performance.
