World
African Dance Workshop
with Anna Mudeka
Saturday 17 May : 10.30am - 3.30pm
£20.00 : £17.00 concessions
Date rescheduled from 5 April
Dance at your own pace in this fun class exploring dances from different parts of Africa including the harvest dance from Zimbabwe, Cou Cou from Guinea, Zagrobi from the Ivory Coast and Xigubu from South Africa. Please contact the NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 for refunds or exchange for the new date. Original tickets are not valid. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Candido Fabre Y Su Banda
Wednesday 11 June : 8.30pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions
Candido Fabre is considered one of the most versatile and ingenious soneros in
Seckou Keita Quartet SKQ
Thursday 19 June : 8pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions
The Seckou Keita Quartet + is one of fastest growing independent bands that has enthralled audiences in many places around the world. Drawing together musicians from Senegal, Italy, Egypt and The Gambia, the band has become a real international treasure. Led by the experimental tunings and virtuoso kora of Seckou Keita himself. The result is a captivating contemporary sound with achingly beautiful melodies, virtuoso improvisation and luminous free spirit that transcends audiences. This event is the expanded version of the quartet, or '+', featuring a singer.
Los De Abajo
Monday 7 July : 8.30pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions
Los De Abajo are an exhilarating eight-piece collective, proclaiming revolution to their unique pulse of mestizo rock, reggae, ska, mambo and merengue rhythms. With a blistering live show reminiscent of Manu Chao or The Clash, this is one of modern South America’s most exciting groups.
Jah Wobble
Chinese Dub
Wednesday 9 July : 8.30pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door
A fantastic fusion of dub music and Chinese melodies and instrumentation, featuring bass, drums, guzheng, bamboo flute, gourd pipe and the vocals of singers Wang Jingqi and Gu YingJi. The performance was commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company for European Capital of Culture 2008.
Monobloco
Thursday 10 July : 8pm
£12.00 : £10.00 door
Rio de Janeiro’s hottest bloco returns to Norwich with their exciting mix of traditional Brazilian and contemporary grooves, playing samba, funk and popular music, Carioca style. Not to be missed.
Coco Xpress
+ DJ support
Saturday 12 July : 8.30pm (late bar)
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions
Playing Salsa, Merengue, Bugaloo, Bomba, Mambo, Lambada and more - representing all the popular Latino rhythms and countries, from Cuba to Colombia via Santo Domingo, - Coco Xpress guarantee an excellent night's entertainment, for top dancers and left-footed tropical party-goers alike. Plus DJ Nad from Norwich Salsa in the auditorium.
Altai Kai
Tuesday 29 July : 8pm (seated)
£10.00 : £8.00 concessions
Plus Throat-Singing Workshop:
Tuesday 29 July : 3pm - 4.30pm : £10.00
Limited places available!
A rare opportunity to experience throat-singing, music and dance from the sacred Altai Mountains of Siberia! ‘Kai’ is Altai’s own distinctive throat-singing style first used in epic performance. With vocal techniques developed over centuries, a range of traditional instruments (fiddle, lute, pipe, jew’s harp and drum) as well as dance, Altai Kai evokes the sounds of the mountains-steppes. Introduced by Carole Pegg.