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London International Festival of Exploratory Music
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 in Songlines Blog by Alexandra Petropoulos.
The London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM) is just over a month away. The festival takes place from October 29 – November 7 and spans four London venues – Kings Place, Cafe OTO, Rich Mix and Lost Theatre. Featured artists will include Portugal’s Claudia Aurora, Norway’s Mari Boine, Tibet’s Soname Yangchen, Angola’s Aline Frazão, and the Amsterdam Klezmer Band, to name just a few.
For the full line-up and more details, visit www.lifem.org.uk.
Hear an exclusive track from Claudia Aurora (to perform at Kings Place on Nov 2) on our current issue’s podcast (#79 October 2011).
Songlines Encounters Festival 2011
Posted on March 16th, 2011 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The Songlines Encounters Festival runs at London’s Kings Place June 23-25 to mark the magazine’s 75th issue celebrations. In partnership with Ikon Arts Management, eight main concerts featuring exciting artists handpicked by Songlines include several London debuts.
Cretan lyra player Stelios Petrakis plays his UK debut in a new trio formation with guitarist Efrén López and Iranian percussionist Bijan Chemirani, while the UK debut for the most exciting new voice in Portuguese fado – Carminho – is accompanied by two screenings of the film Mariza and the Story of Fado.
There are also Finnish harmonicas from the brilliant Sväng (Top of the World in #51), intricate plucked tambura music from Hungary’s Söndörgő (Top of the World in #63) and the UK’s best Balkan and klezmer band, She’koyokh.
How about Circle of Sound, a one-off South Asian concert featuring sarod player Soumik Datta, clarinettist Arun Ghosh and drummer Taalis, or Latin jazz with pianist Alex Wilson (Top of the World in #72), playing in a special Songlines collaboration?
In the regular Folk slot on Friday there’s Ewan McLennan, who just won the Horizon Award for best newcomer at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, with guest singer Jackie Oates and during the afternoon on Saturday 25th there are workshops in Bulgarian singing, Balkan and klezmer music and a chance to meet Söndörgő in conversation.
Songlines Subscriber Offers
• Full Festival Pass £75 (10% saving – telephone orders only)
• 25% discount on single tickets (excluding premium and saver seats)
• For discount code see issue #75 subscribers’ carrier sheet or email subs@songlines.co.uk
• Offers subject to availability
• Deadline for booking June 23 2011
• Book online at www.kingsplace.co.uk or call 020 7520 1490
For more information, click here
London International Festival of Exploratory Music comes to Kings Place
Posted on October 31st, 2010 in World Music by Songlines.
London’s Kings Place pushes the aural boundaries from November 1-7 with the London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM) 2010.
One of the key events of the festival is the London premiere of California Kirana: The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath by US composer Terry Riley, saxophonist George Brooks and table player Talvin Singh, marking Riley’s 75th birthday.
But that’s not the only 75th anniversary being celebrated at this year’s festival. The festival also hosts the UK premiere of Estonian early music group Hortus Musicus, playing compositions by Estonia’s Arvo Pärt and Georgia’s Giya Kancheli – both celebrating their 75th birthdays.
Aside from such septuagenarian celebrations, there are also UK premieres of music by Belgian composer Wim Mertens and Estonian/Ukrainian folk group Svjata Vatra, as well as rare UK performances by Catalan experimentalist Pascal Comelade, English composer and double bassist Gavin Bryars and Brazilian pianist Benjamim Taubkin.
www.kingsplace.co.uk
London International Festival of Exploratory Music is launched at Kings Place
Posted on October 30th, 2009 in World Music by Songlines.
What to hear something different?
A new festival of exploratory music is unveiled at London’s Kings Place this November. London International Festival of Exploratory Music runs from November 4-7.
Exploratory sounds include concerts by Greenlandic Inuk Nive Nielsen and Canadian Inuit Tanya Tagaq. This is also the UK premiere of Irish sean nós singer Lorcán Mac Mathúna. Maybe you fancy the sexy Latin punk-pop of Madame Mim or the ethereal Japanese soundscapes of Midori Hirano. Whatever it is, from Chinese indie to Sephardic roots, there’s plenty to explore.
