Thursday 17 November 2011
Official Opening
Welcome to Country featuring King Kadu, Lou Bennett, Mornington Island Dancers, Idja Dance Theatre, Naedrum (South Korea)
Originally from Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait, King Kadu's (Ricardo Idagi) music is inspired by his ancestors and the recent history of the Torres Strait, incorporating authentic Merian music and traditional instruments. His performance is a journey of song and dance documenting Meryam international kinship ties which create a snapshot of contemporary Australian Murray Islander life.
A consummate performer, Lou Bennett is a multi-talented Yorta Yorta woman who has played to audiences around the world as a former member of the internationally acclaimed trio Tiddas. Lou has also sung, composed and arranged for the Black Arm Band alongside artists such as Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Paul Kelly, Emma Donovan, Dan Sultan and Shellie Morris as well as taking to the stage with Powderfinger, Sinead O’Connor, Me’Shell Ndgeocello and Rickie-Lee Jones to name a few. Lou is also actively involved in theatre and community education.
Dance and song is the cornerstone of the Mornington Island’s cultural identity. The Mornington Island Dancers' performance provides a view to the oldest living culture in the world.
Idja Dance Theatre perform Lu’arn, contemporary dance, ritual and puppetry inspired by a traditional Boon Wurrung (Melbourne language group) story, as told by Senior Elder, Aunty Carolyn Briggs. It sings the journey of Lu’arn, an important figure in Boon Wurrung culture as the first initiate and instructor of Men’s Lore, as he travels over country from the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River) to Wamoon (Wilson’s Promontory).
Naedrum means making sounds and was established with the purpose of modernising the traditional Korean culture by bringing customary performance art to a global audience. Naedrum showcase their music through performances like Samulnori, Namsadangnori and the Korean mask performance combined with dynamic percussion rhythms.
Date: Thursday 17th November, 2011
Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Location: The Arts Centre, Playhouse 100 St Kilda Rd
Price: FREE subject to venue capacity
Info: 03 9329 1533 www.theartscentre.com.au
Eagle and The Worm, Tevita (New Caledonia), Emily Ulman
Hailing from Melbourne, but spreading their gospel far and wide, Eagle and the Worm has gained a national identity and an ever growing legion of fans. Their unique songwriting, encapsulating the iconic sounds of 60's and 70's, has made EATW a treasured addition to the national radiowaves, with their infectious party-pop tunes featuring consistently on playlists throughout the year.
Hailing from New Caledonia Tevita masterfully blends a heady mix of reggae with traditional folk songs to convey feelings of love, nature and life. He has been singing and playing guitar since his early childhood – surrounded by a musical family and close-knit community who use music as a vehicle to explore the world.
Emily Ulman has established herself as one of Melbourne’s finest singer-songwriters. She is applauded for her lyrical honesty and the sheer beauty of her clear, distinctive vocal delivery. One can't help but notice the immediacy and strength of Emilys songwriting with her ability to move any audience.
Date: Thursday 17th November, 2011
Time: 7.30pm - 11.00pm
Location: The Toff, 2FL Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $15 + BF
Bookings: 1300 438 849 www.thetoffintown.com
Opening Party
Blue King Brown, Melbourne Ska Orchestra with MC Nicky Bomba and special guest Stranger Cole (Jamaica), Stone Love (Jamaica), Lindigo (Réunion Island), Grrilla Step, Yung Warriors + Chant Down Sound (PBS), Sista Itations featuring Saritah
AWME and PBS106.7 FM present the opening night of the Australasian World Music Expo 2011.
Blue King Brown is one of Australia’s leading live urban roots outfits. Fronted by the multi-talented, power vocalist, Natalie Pa’apa’a, Blue King Brown delivers a dancehall, roots, rock and Afro-groove mash-up built on an irrepressible percussive foundation.
The Melbourne Ska Orchestra with MC Nicky Bomba is a 30-piece big band that plays music from the golden Ska period of 1963 through to modern day classics. Joining them on stage will be the one-and-only rocksteady originator, Jamaica’s favourite ska vendor, Stranger Cole.
Hailing from Reunion Island, Lindigo combines the Maloya’s instrumental tradition with Madagascan polyphonies. Breaking all the rules, the outfit plays trance-like rhythms layered with intricate lyrical arrangements, rounded off with physical performance pieces.
Completely unlike anything you’ve ever seen or heard before, Grrilla Step is a unique collective that combines the innovative turntablism of DJ Dexter with the dynamic drumming and MPC beats of PNG producer Airi Ingram, traditional log drumming and dance, and the forceful dance style of Dandenong Krump crew Royal Fam.
The Yung Warriors duo are Australia's rising Indigenous and hip hop music ambassadors. Having supported the likes of Akon, 50 Cent, The Game and Outlawz, Yung Warriors have earned their hip hop stripes and are continuing to break new ground with their masterful lyrical flow and solid beats.
Stone Love is led and founded by Rory who is an icon in his own right and is responsible for masterminding Jamaica’s oldest and heaviest sound system.
On deck for DJ duties will be Melbourne’s own Chant Down Sound mixing the freshest Jamaican reggae and dancehall with vintage classics and custom dubplates. And one of Australia’s premiere reggae selectors Sista Itations, spinning some of the finest reggae tunes to be heard south of Jamaica, featuring the mesmerising Saritah on toasting duties.
Date: Thursday 17th November, 2011
Time: 7.30pm – late
Location: The HiFi, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $32 + BF
Bookings: 1300 843 4434, www.thehifi.com.au
Friday 18 November 2011
Mornington Island Dancers
Arts Queensland presents
Dance and song is the cornerstone of the Mornington Island’s cultural identity. The Mornington Island Dancers' performance provides a view to the oldest living culture in the world.
Date: Friday 18th November, 2011
Time: 1.00pm – 1.30pm
Location: The Arts Centre, APRA stage at Curve Bar, 100 St Kilda Rd
Price: FREE subject to capacity
Info: 03 9329 1533 www.theartscentre.com.au
Collard Greens & Gravy, Noriko Tadano (Japan/Australia)
Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with The Arts Centre and PBS 106.7FM as part of AWME
Acclaimed for their gritty, driving, down-home sound, Melbourne based Collard Greens & Gravy play a selection of original foot stomping country blues that would sound right at home in a Mississippi juke joint. Since forming in 1995, the trio has established itself as one of Australia’s leading blues bands.
Noriko Tadano plays both traditional Japanese folk songs (minyo) as well as original pieces on the Tsugaru Shamisen (Japanese Banjo). She has been playing Shamisen since she was 6 years old and has performed in Japan and at festivals and events throughout Australia. Noriko's ability to seamlessly cross over between traditional and contemporary Japanese music has seen her perform with renowned blues and jazz musicians as well as traditional instrumentalists both locally and abroad.
Date: Friday 18th November, 2011
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Location: The Arts Centre, APRA stage at Curve Bar, 100 St Kilda Rd
Price: FREE subject to capacity
Info: www.theartscentre.com.au
We Don't Dance for No Reason with Aaron Choulai and the Tatana Village Choir VADA (PNG), Iconic Songs featuring Archie Roach, Neil Murray and Shane Howard + Mark Atkins, LJ Hill
Melbourne Recital Centre and AWME present
Inspired by the stunning Papuan choral traditions, sensational jazz talent Aaron Choulai, along with his ensemble VADA and the 16-voice Tatana Village Choir (PNG) collaborate on an extraordinary inter-cultural musical journey that explores Aaron's early life in the village before completing his jazz training in Melbourne and New York.·Featuring some of Melbourne's hottest young jazz soloists alongside the fascinating integration of the Papuan choral musical tradition and modern jazz, We Don't Dance For No Reason is a true melding of cultural and musical influence.
In Iconic Songs, three Australian music legends sing their seminal songs and tell the stories that inspired them. Took the Children Away by Archie Roach is a moving indictment of the treatment of Indigenous children from Australia's Stolen Generations and a song that has struck a chord not only in the Aboriginal community and nationally but internationally. Solid Rock by Shane Howard was one of the first songs to broach the subject of Aboriginal rights in Australia and impacted powerfully on a whole new generation of writers and musicians that followed. My Island Home was written by Neil Murray, one of the founding members of Australia's legendary Warumpi Band which over three albums and twenty years of performing helped to make contemporary Aboriginal music heard in mainstream.
One of Australia’s finest didgeridoo players, Mark Atkins has received international acclaim for his collaborative projects with some of the world’s leading composers and musicians. A descendant of Western Australia’s Yamitji people, as well as of Irish/Australian heritage, Mark is known not only for his masterful playing, but also as a storyteller, composer, percussionist, visual artist and instrument maker.
For contemporary singer/songwriter L.J. Hill, music has always been a part of his life and his songs illustrate the rich experience of a full life. Using musical influences from such disparate musicians as Merle Haggard, Bruce Springsteen and Tom.T. Hall, L.J. Hill has crafted his unique vision and subtle melody lines into memorable songs which celebrate personal family values and tell stories of a world which most people don’t know exist. Family memory is important to L.J. Hill and his haunting melodies are exemplified by his expert use of slide guitar in many of his songs.
Date: Friday 18th November, 2011
Time: 6.00pm - 9.30pm
Location: Melbourne Recital Centre, Corner Southbank BLVD & Sturt St, Southbank
Price: A Reserve $65 (Con $60), B Reserve $45 (Con $40), Mark Atkins & LJ Hill $15
Bookings: 03 9699 3333, www.melbournerecitalcentre.com.au
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker (USA), The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Kylie Auldist, Bobby Alu + DJ's Manchild (PBS), Chris Gill (RRR), Vince Peach (PBS)
AWME presents a soul stew extravaganza with a dose of Afro-funk flavouring.
If the first attention grabbing horn lines of The Dynamites album Kaboom! evoke a dramatic curtain call from a late ‘60’s soul concert at the Apollo Theater, it’s no accident, after all, that’s exactly where Charles Walker, the band’s singer and front man, first cut his teeth as a performer. When the revolutionary ‘new bag’ now known as funk first made the scene, Walker was right there in the thick of it, opening for the likes of James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, and Wilson Pickett, and imbibing himself in a cultural movement’s genesis.
Inspired by the infectious afro-beat music of Nigeria and its neighbours, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra delivers a homespun version of contemporary African funk. This mammoth ensemble comprises seventeen musicians hand-picked from Melbourne’s music scene. With the afro-beat movement of the 60’s and 70’s making a worldwide resurgence, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra’s powerful MCs and driving rhythms are the modern-day “musical weapon” that Fela Kuti conceived of.
Melbourne’s own queen of soul, Kylie Auldist delivers emotionally charged powerful vocals with a versatility of style. In 2007 The Bamboos took Auldist to Europe and the UK where she met and signed with UK record company Tru Thoughts. Since then she has made a name for herself as one of Melbourne’s leading soul ambassadors.
You can almost smell the coconuts and pineapples in the air when Bobby Alu takes the stage with his groove heavy 6-piece band. With ukulele in hand, Bobby delivers a catchy, joyful concoction of songs blending sounds of island flavour, soul-reggae and a soothing splash of pop. Combining a blueprint of his roots - a Polynesian heritage and years of international touring - Bobby’s music satisfies both chilled and dance-happy followers.
Taking to the turntables will be three of Melbourne’s favourite soul-funk merchants, DJ's Manchild (PBS), Chris Gill (RRR), Vince Peach (PBS)
Date: Friday 18th November, 2011
Time: 8.00pm till late
Location: The HiFi, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $32 + BF
Bookings: 1300 843 4434, www.thehifi.com.au
Saturday 19 November 2011
Graveyard Train, Direct Influence, Saskwatch, Naedrum (South Korea), Benny Walker, Sunshine Sisters + DJs Troublemaker, Miss Goldie (PBS)
AWME, APRA, City of Melbourne and Face The Music present
In retrospect it's obvious that horror and country music go together like peas and carrots - it just took Graveyard Train to show us. Utilising old timey instruments (banjo, dobro & washboard) with the unorthodox percussion of hammer and chain, all underneath a six part baritone 'wall of men' vocal delivery, Graveyard Train have created a unique sound and an equally unique way te deliver it.
Direct Influence has been bringing a unique soulful, roots crossover sound to audiences across Australia for the last 4 years, and has developed a solid national following. With Dylan Smith and Marcus Ross at the helm, Direct Influence racked up a string of high profile shows throughout 2010, including a hefty 21-date Australian and NZ tour, performances at Japan Music Week in Tokyo, and a radio promo performance to a staggering 11 million listeners live from Ho Chi Minh City.
Saskwatch is a Melbourne based 9-piece soul explosion. Taking cues from legends like James and Aretha, as well as New York’s raging modern soul scene, Saskwatch bang out their inimitable live shows – hard, rough and tight – just like the good old days. “Saskwatch are an integral part of the package that makes the Melbourne music scene a brilliant place like no other” – Vulture Magazine
Naedrum means ‘making sounds’ and was born out of a movement towards modernising the traditional Korean culture by bringing customary performance art to a global audience. Naedrum showcase their music through performances like Samulnori, Namsadangnori and the Korean mask performance combined with dynamic percussive rhythms.
Forming his first band at the tender age of 12, Benny Walker cut his teeth on classic blues, surf and folk before finding his own voice in the raw honesty of acoustic roots music. His intuitive, heartfelt songwriting combines reggae and blues with acoustic folk - tracing the full range of the human experience, from love, loss and hope to the simple pleasures of sitting in the sunshine having a drink with your mates.
The direct light of the Sunshine Sisters was first seen at Federation Square in Melbourne for Saltwater Rhythms - an Australian Indigenous music event celebrating performances from coastal and saltwater country. The performance gave birth to an effervescent and harmonious trio that bring light and love through song. Since then the three tiddas have been performing as an iridescent power group, also teaming up with artists such as Torres Strait Islander performer King Kadu and Indigenous sister singer-songwriter Emma Donovan.
Troublemaker has been selecting reggae and dancehall music in Melbourne since 2005. Since then, she’s played DJ sets at the biggest local reggae-dancehall club nights as well as in the line-up of reggae festivals around Melbourne. Troublemaker has also played support sets for Jah Mason, the Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars and Blue King Brown. Troublemaker is passionate about reggae and dancehall music from a broad range of eras and styles.
Melbourne based Miss Goldie plays down and dirty funk along with scorching soul, ranging from deep, sweet, crossover to northern and R&B all on original 45’s from the 60’s and 70’s.
Date: Saturday 19th November, 2011
Time: 1.00pm – 7.00pm
Location: The Arts Centre, APRA stage at Curve Bar, 100 St Kilda Rd
Price: FREE subject to capacity
Info: 03 9329 1533 www.theartscentre.com.au
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) with Black Jesus Experience, Simangavole (Reunion Islands/France), Khalil Gudaz (Afghanistan/Australia) + Afficoman (Israel)
Mulatu Astatke is an innovative multi-talented musician, composer, arranger and the founder of ‘Ethio-jazz’. Masterfully interchanging between piano, organ, vibraphone and percussion, Astatke has recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity on an international scale – selling out shows the world over. Astatke will take to the stage at AWME with Melbourne’s own Ethio-jazz hip hop ensemble, Black Jesus Experience, a 9-piece ensemble that mashes together a dynamic blend of traditional Ethiopian song with jazz, funk and hip hop.
Hailing from the Reunion Islands, Simangavole is an all female band that produces a traditional and modern maloya. The group’s performance is described as “raw, fresh and uplifting” as they produce a unique blend of traditional rhythms with a modern sensibility that’s not to be missed.
Khalil Gudaz studied under Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, one of India's most talented classical musicians. During this time he mastered the intricacies of Indian classical music and went on to become an accomplished musician in his own right, winning numerous awards. Master Khalil Gudaz's music includes Indian classical ragas and melodies from Afghanistan, Sufi traditional music and singing of Sufi poems.
As a DJ and producer, Afficoman plays a variety of styles from deep soul, heavy funk, jammin reggae vibes, abstract jazz grooves to downbeat hop and electro bass. He is regularly found spinning records in his home town of Tel Aviv and has played support for the likes of Capleton, The Gladiators, Sean Paul, The Congos, Black Eyed Peas, U Brown and the Easy Star All Stars.
Date: Saturday 19th November, 2011
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Location: The Arts Centre, Playhouse 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Price: $35
Bookings: 1300 182 183* theartscentre.com.au* *Transaction fee applies
Skipping Girl Vinegar, Stiff Gins, Tinpan Orange
AWME presents a night of unflinching indie-pop, electric folk and heartfelt acoustic roots.
Melbourne based five-piece Skipping Girl Vinegar is an old world alt-acoustic band obsessed with melody, pop-hook and the search to stretch their song craft. Over the last four years, the group has become one of Australia’s most talked about bands. Comprising of brother/sister duo Mark and Sare Lang and their respective childhood friends Chris Helm, Amanthi Lynch & Kelly Lane, SKV’s debut album Sift The Noise received rapturous reviews from tastemakers nationwide. The band’s highly anticipated sophomore album is due to be released later this year.
Stiff Gins are one of Australia’s best known and most loved Indigenous acts. Combining their stunning harmonies and wicked humour they transport audiences to a world of joy, spirit and song. Since forming 12 years ago, the Stiff Gins have travelled the world, received prestigious awards, and created a loyal fan base with their heartfelt songs and emotive performances.
Since their early days as Australian folk darlings, brother-and-sister duo Tinpan Orange has evolved into a dizzyingly original musical force. Six-foot frontwoman Emily Lubitz twirls her flaming red hair out across a complex and original musical creation, in which virtuoso instrumental performances and pulsating rhythms merge to form a wholly unique sound. Imagine Edith Piaf in the body of Mrs Jessica Rabbit, wandering through a landscape of suburban fairy tales and electric static clouds. Guitarist Jesse Lubitz thumps up dust from the floor of the stage, the drums rumble, the organ whirrs, and up over the top of everything floats the prodigal Alex Burkoy’s achingly sad violin.
Date: Saturday 19th November, 2011
Time: 7.00pm - 11.00pm
Location: The Toff, 2FL Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $15 + BF
Bookings: 1300 438 849 www.thetoffintown.com
Katchafire (New Zealand), Six60 (New Zealand), Pacific Curls (New Zealand)
Creative New Zealand and AWME present a night of soulful sounds from cross the Tasman.
Reggae supergroup, Katchafire have been blowing away audiences across the globe with their deep reggae-soul rhythms and infectious heavyweight grooves. One of the hardest working reggae bands in New Zealand, Katchafire has toured Australia, the UK, Europe, the USA, and New Caledonia, and has played alongside international reggae acts such as Damien Marley, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mr Gang, Horace Andy, Moonraisers, Gentleman and Arrested Development. The band recently released their fourth studio album, On The Road Again, which has reached gold status and is fast approaching platinum in their homeland of New Zealand.
Since forming in 2006 Six60 has developed an impressive following of loyal fans that have embraced their fresh Kiwi fusion of roots, reggae, hip hop, dubstep and drum and bass. Their musical craftsmanship combined with live shows of intense energy, has rapidly earned the outfit a reputation for giving audiences an unforgettable live experience.
With world-ribbed sounds, precise arrangements and a catalogue of songs that link the Pacific’s myths to Scotland’s mysticism, the Pacific Curls make music that is both worldly and enthralling. Over the five years they’ve played together, the three members have accumulated an impressive instrumental collection featuring the ukulele, cajon, fiddle, Taonga Puoro (traditional Maori instrument), guitar, stomp box, kalimba, various percussive instruments and vocals with lyrics in Te Reo Maori, Rotuman and English. Pacific Curls is a true product of the universal language of music and the heartbeat of global sound.
Date: Saturday 19th November, 2011
Time: 8.00pm – late
Location: The HiFi, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $32 + BF
Bookings: 1300 843 4434, www.thehifi.com.au
Sunday 20 November 2011
Vika & Linda, Richard Mogu (PNG), Iwantja
AWME presents global sounds from the Central Desert to the Pacific seas.
For 25 years, the glorious voices of Vika and Linda have coalesced to produce one of the most distinctive, versatile and emotionally charged sounds on the Australian music landscape. Since their multi-platinum conquest of pop radio with the Black Sorrows in the late 1980s, the sisters have forged diverse pathways into soul, gospel, blues, country and the island music of their Tongan ancestry. By turns tender and powerful, their rich solo vocals and instinctive harmonies have spawned eight albums of their own, as well as illuminating studio and concert performances with Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer, John Farnham, Hunters & Collectors, Tim Finn, Kasey Chambers, John Butler and many more.
Richard Mogu hails from Amazon Bay, Milne Bay province on the south coast of Papua New Guinea. He has been a feature musician in PNG for many years, both as a solo artist and session musician - excelling in both traditional and contemporary styles. Mogu is a multi instrumentalist seamlessly combining his talents on bass guitar with bamboo flutes, garamut, and traditional drumming.
Hailing from Indulkana Community, APY Lands, recent Deadly Award winners Iwantja play a sterling mix of Central Desert reggae with a rock, country, blues influence and some instrumental meanderings in-between. The band has consistently been wowing audiences across the country for the last twelve months with their high-energy live performances. Now it’s Melbourne’s turn to experience a touch of desert harmony in an urban sea.
Date: Sunday 20th November, 2011
Time: 2.00pm - 6.00pm MATINEE SHOW
Location: The Toff, 2FL Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $15 + BF
Bookings: 1300 438 849 www.thetoffintown.com
Mercan Dede (Turkey), Alwan
The Arts Centre presents
Combining traditional Turkish sounds with modern melodies and electronica, Mercan Dede's Istanbul Quartet will also feature a spectacular Whirling Dervish dancer. Nominated by the BBC as the best world music artist four years running, Mercan Dede is a Turkish-born, Montreal-based musician/producer/DJ. He is renowned for perfecting the balance of digital, electronic sounds with hand-made, human ones.
Alwan is a sublime trio from Melbourne playing Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, Israeli and Sephardic music. Yuval Ashkar (oud, vocals, percussion) Phil Carroll (accordion, ney, duduk) and Matt Stonehouse (percussion) have all studied the music in the middle-east and combine beautiful vocals, haunting oriental instruments and fiery drum solo's.
Date: Sunday 20th November, 2011
Time: 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Location: Playhouse, the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Price: $25-59
Bookings: 1300 182 183*, www.theartscentre.com.au* *transaction fee applies
Barons of Tang, DJ Click (France), Mikelangelo and the Tin Star with St Clare, Jake & the Cowboys
AWME presents a night of gypsy tango, slamming surf / western and swaggering roots.
It was the winter of 2007 and what had started as a joke between a handful of down and out Melbourne musos, quickly spiralled out of control into the musical juggernaut known as, The Barons of Tang. Initially rehearsing in a well-known Melbourne squat, The Barons cut their teeth with performances for local underground theatre and circus troupes. With a taste for travel and chaos, the Barons of Tang embarked on two years of merciless touring, leaving a trail of battered and bruised dance floors in their wake. Lashing tango, rockabilly, metal and gypsy feels together with hard hitting guitar riffs, double kick blast beats and massive horn arrangements, The Barons of Tang serve up their self described ‘gypsy death-core’.
The razor-sharp production styles of one of France's most adventurous DJs mixing up a range of Mediterranean musical flavours. DJ Click is as passionate for electronic music as for traditional world styles – delivering techno and drum ‘n’ bass alongside tsigane, klesmer, flamenco and jazz. Click boasts an impressive list of production credits including the fiery electro-jazz collective UHT, numerous remixes for Warsaw Village Band, Mahala Raï Banda, Burhan Öçal, Boogie Balagan and Rachid Taha. “No limit, no visa, no border music”
After years of traversing the globe to great acclaim with The Black Sea Gentlemen and La Clique,·the charming coiffured crooner·Mikelangelo is roaming the earth with a new posse of swinging gun-slingers - The Tin Star. The tunes are all Mikelangelo originals - the style is resolutely surf 'n' western, with plenty of twanging instrumental tunes·and sordid tales of love, death and despair. Whether you ride high in the saddle or crash through the waves, The Tin Star will make you twist, swagger and crack a crooked gun-slinging smile.
Blessed with an infectious melodic sound and a passion for performing Jake and The Cowboys have been delivering a fresh brand of pop/folk/roots to various venues around the Perth music scene since forming in 2009. The group touches on pertinent issues that resonate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, which is complimented by their knack for the craft of songwriting.
Date: Sunday 20th November, 2011
Time: 7.30pm - 11.00pm
Location: The Toff, 2FL Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $15 + BF
Bookings: 1300 438 849 www.thetoffintown.com
Closing Party
The Congos (Jamaica) with Mista Savona, Iration Steppas (UK), Lotek (UK/Aust), Mad Professor (UK), Dubmarine + Stryka D (Heartical HiFi)
AWME and PBS106.7 FM present a night of the deepest roots and the heaviest bass to close the Australasian World Music Expo 2011.
Reggae’s living legends, The Congos, have been producing conscious, roots music for over three decades. The three-piece vocal group formed in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica during the “golden age of reggae” – a time when the skank rhythms unique to the Caribbean island were fast gaining popularity in the US and Europe. The group’s famed first album Heart of The Congos, produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry at Black Ark in 1977, is often lauded as one of the best roots-reggae albums ever created. The group went on to release an additional 13 albums and have endured as a formidable presence within the reggae scene, captivating audiences with the signature lilting harmonies of Cedric Myton and their deep roots sound. They’ll be backed by Melbourne’s own roots-reggae powerhouse ensemble the Mista Savona band.
Iration Steppas are at the vanguard of the worldwide dub movement. The UK based crew initially started out as a sound system in the 90’s focusing primarily on spinning dubplates before venturing into their own productions. They’re guaranteed to bring the heaviest bass and the deepest roots.
BOOM! is the sound that International Rudeboy Lotek makes when he takes to the stage and throws down his hip hop inflected ska reggae. Known as an outstanding producer in London for his work with hip hop superstar Roots Manuva and 2009 Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle’s album Speech Therapy, he has been mixing up a storm in his Melbourne based studio Counter Clockwise - remixing and tweaking local artists and releasing his new album International Rudeboy.
Mad Professor is a dub music producer and engineer known for his original productions and remix work, contributing to or producing nearly 200 albums. He has collaborated with reggae artists such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Sly and Robbie, Pato Banton, Jah Shaka, Horace Andy, as well as artists outside the realm of traditional reggae and dub, such as Sade, Massive Attack and The Orb.
Sound the alarm! Australia’s high-powered, high energy, dub, dancehall, reggae, drum n’ bass, sub-bass vessel Dubmarine have been rocking stages with their high-energy stage show, and bombastic music. Lead by the vocal gymnastics of Indigenous superstar and Gangulu man D-Kazman, Dubmarine have a mission, to produce bass-crunching, rhythm-pounding, hip-shaking modern music, fusing elements of music from all around the world.
Melbourne’s own Stryka D from Heartical HiFi specialises in serving up foundational sounds through to the latest and greatest in Rootical Dubwise.
Date: Sunday 20th November, 2011
Time: 7.30pm till late
Location: The HiFi, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Price: $32 + BF
Bookings: 1300 843 4434, www.thehifi.com.au
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