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CALENDAR of WORLD MUSIC & EVENTS
March 11 - March 18, 2005
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This is the calendar of world music for the Triangle of NC for the week of March 11 - March 18, 2005. If you have not received
a calendar recently, it is probably because we did not send one out (sometimes this task of maintaining the World Music Email
List is quite time-consuming). Also, a note to organizations and bands: our apologies if we did not advertise your event.
Thanks so much to those of you who have offered words of encouragement for us to continue!
Also, in conjunction with one of the sponsoring organizations, we are giving away two tickets to one great show happening
in this calendar...so read the calendar carefully!
We almost always welcome feedback about our calendar or about shows you attend.
Thanks,
sKiNs of an oRcHeStRa,
the folks behind
THE WORLD MUSIC EMAIL LIST
DISCLAIMER: Although we try our best to provide complete information, it is never a bad idea to check with the venue or presenter
before any particular event to confirm the date, time, location, cost and/or ticket availability.
For information on how to submit information about events, see bottom of this email.
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CALENDAR of WORLD MUSIC & EVENTS
March 11 - March 18, 2005
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CONTENTS:
WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
WORLD ART, CULTURE & MOVIES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORLD MUSIC PREVIEW
TICKET GIVE-AWAY INFO
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WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
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Friday, March 11. 2005 -- 8:00 pm
ALASDAIR FRASER AND RHYTHMS OF SCOTLAND (Scottish Music)
--Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC. / 919-684-4444 or www.tickets.duke.edu
COST: $20 & $25 Reserved Seating, $5 Duke students; available through web site | www.tickets.duke.edu, or Duke Box office:
919-684-4444.
Presented by Scottish Cultural Organization of the Triangle (SCOT) and Dukes Living Traditions Series.
Internationally acclaimed fiddler Alasdair Fraser along with cellist Natalie Haas featuring their 2004 Scottish Traditional
Music Award Album of the Year (Fire and Grace) will join the award winning dancers from the Jo Kalat School of Scottish Highland
Dance who will stage choreographed works (including four premier productions) to traditional and contemporary music. Raleigh
Scottish Country Dancers will also perform. Live music provided by Jennifer Licko (Traditional Celtic soloist) as well as
the NC State Pipe and Drums Band. Mick McKenna, a writer for Scottish Public Television and National Public Radio, will narrate
the performance.World-renowned master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest
fiddle players Scotland has ever produced. He has been featured on over 100 television and radio broadcasts, two films,
and has appeared as guest with The Chieftains and fellow fiddler Itzhak Perlman. His dynamic fiddling, engaging stage presence
and deep understanding of Scotland's music have made him a major force behind the resurgence of traditional Scottish fiddling
in his homeland and in the U.S. Rhythms of Scotland is a dance and music extravaganza that tells the story of Scotland through
both traditional highland dances (Tulloch and Sword Dance, step dances) and modern interpretations of Scottish Dance. North
Carolina is home to more people of Scottish descent than any other state or country, including Scotland!
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Saturday, March 12, 2005 -- 2:00pm
NIGERIA: FOOD & CULTURE (Nigerian culture)
--Global Village Square, Exploris, 201 East Hargett St., Raleigh, NC 27601 / (919) 834-4040 / http://www.exploris.org
COST: Free with admission to the museum
Join Kole Heyward-Rotimi of The Rotimi Foundation for an exploration of Nigerian food, arts and culture! Hear Nigerian music
and learn about the harvest and preparation of the African yam. See and touch Nigerian textiles and learn about everyday
life in Nigeria! Presented by Exploris. Exploris is a private non-profit dedicated to engaging people in our changing and
interconnected world.
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Saturday, March 12, 2005 -- 7:00pm
A UNIQUE LUTE & FLUTE JUGALBANDI CONCERT (Indian music)
featuring Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran
and Flute Maestro Shashank
--Nelson Hall Auditorium, NCSU, Raleigh. Directions to the hall : http://www.icmds.org/directions/NelsonHall.HTM
COST: General admission $15; Seniors and full-time students, $10; FREE for ICMDS members
Presented by Indian Classical Music & Dance Society (ICMDS) / http://www.icmds.org . This concert is co-sponsored by the
Center for South Asia Studies and the Geet Bazaar radio program (WKNC 88.1 FM, Sundays 10am).
This is an instrumental concert of Indian classical music featuring the Chitravina (a fretless lute similar to a slide guitar)
and the bamboo flute. The performers are child prodigies and virtuosos on their instruments and in Indian music. Ravikiran,
on the Chitravina, has been called the 'best slide player in the world', and Shashank, on the flute, has been called a 'magician
flautist'.
MORE INFO: In their first ever joint tour to North America, Ravikiran and Shashank endeavour to create a harmonious blend
between two exquisite but very diverse instruments. The chitravina, one of the most challenging instruments made by man, can
be coaxed into bringing the highest levels of instrumental excellence with a voice like quality if one is up to meeting its
demands. Only a handful of artistes of have ever managed to achieve this in the history of mankind. The flute has been one
of the most popular instrumental choices both for artistes and listeners right from Lord Krishnas times. It is renowned for
its speed, continuity and tonal range and it has mesmerized people all over the world.
Ravikiran and Shashank, who have extended the boundaries of their respective instruments as soloists, have worked seriously
towards extending their own horizons in this collaboration and complementing each others ideas and ideals without jeopardizing
their individual strengths or approaches. The concerts will, in the best traditions of Carnatic music, blend both compositions
and improvisation. The music is enhanced several fold when blended with attractive percussion support from the likes of Vizianagaram
Satishkumar and Phalgun.
Chitravina N Ravikiran, hailed as Perhaps the world's greatest slide player, (Radio National, Australia), stormed into the
music scene as the worlds youngest musician, at the age of two (in 1969). His could identify and demonstrate 325 ragas, 175
talas and answer numerous other questions posed by maestros including Pt Ravi Shankar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, M S Subbulakshmi
and Alla Rakha. He presented his first vocal concert at the age of 5 and first chitravina recital when he was 11. In 1985,
at the age of 18, he presented a record non-stop recital for 24 hours. Ravikiran, a busy globe-trotter, has presented both
instrumental and vocal concerts throughout the world. Ravikirans unique style with its, Infinite capacity for micro-tonal
shadings reminiscent of the human voice and teasing precision (New York Times) have firmly placed him among the all time great
instrumentalists as an arresting virtuoso (Los Angeles Times). Ravikiran has also made a significant impact as a composer.
He discovered a new raga, Choodamani (named after his mother) when he was two and has discovered several more like Keshavapriya,
Snehapriya and Shivamanohari. He has composed over 500 pieces in 5 languages including music-dance creations such as Lakshmi
Prabhavam, Savithri, Cosmos and Vinayaka Vaibhavam. He is the only composer to have created compositions in each one of the
35 talas of the Carnatic music system. Ravikiran has also composed several pieces for Western classical and jazz orchestras
using a novel concept of his called Melharmony. He has collaborated with leading musicians and composers from all over the
world such as Taj Mahal, Glen Valez and Jovino Santos Neto and with orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic. For more info,
please visitwww.ravikiranmusic.com
Flute Maestro Shashank, born on 14th Oct, 1978, was initiated to music at a very early age. As advised by Flute Maestro T
R Mahalingam, he learnt only vocal music from veteran musicians including K V Narayanaswamy. At six Shashank picked his fathers
flute and stunned onlookers by playing, spontaneously. His maiden flute concert was at Adelaide, Australia in Sept 1990 when
he was eleven followed by his debut in India on Dec 20, 1990. Since then, has performed in the company of top ranking artistes
in India and abroad. He became the youngest musician to have been invited to play the prestigious "SADAS" concert on Jan.
1, 1991 at the Music Academy, Madras. Shashanks introduction of multi flute transposed fingering technique to merge flutes
of different frequencies / lengths to the tonic note (the adhara shadja) producing deep bass to the shrill sounds gave flute
an enviable position in Indian music and has been acclaimed world over by music lovers as his significant contribution. Shashank's
performances feature an extraordinary range of musical expression - from the deepest meditations to youthful fun and astonishing
virtuosity. Audiences respond enthusiastically to Shashank's flair and unpretentious style. Shashank's percussionists add
pizzazz to the performances with rhythmic texture that ranges from colourful, sparse punctuation to driving motives that swell
to exhilarating levels during solo passages. He has several albums discs to his credit. For more on him, please visit www.shashank.org
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++++++WIN TICKETS TO THE ABOVE INDIAN MUSIC SHOW* -- deadline Friday, March 11, 6:00pm - instructions at bottom of this email.
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Sunday, March 13, 2005 -- 3:00pm to -4:00pm
GAELWYND (Celtic music)
--Daniels Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of History, Downtown Raleigh
COST: Free
Presented by PineCone and the North Carolina Museum of History, as part of the Music of the Carolinas Series.
The Celtic spirit is strong in the Carolinas, where many modern inhabitants still bear the surnames of their Scottish, Irish
and English ancestors. That creative and passionate spirit shines forth in the music of Gaelwynd. Gaelwynd delivers an energetic
and distinctive blend of traditional Scottish and Irish music melded with world rhythms, driving fiddle, haunting whistles,
joyful percussion and intricate guitar work. During their warm and lively performances, the members of Gaelwynd play traditional
jigs and reels, along with waltzes, marches, and other old Celtic forms of music. The talented and experienced band members
are musicians who share a passion for the evocative and nostalgic character of traditional music from the British Isles. Gaelwynd
has its roots in a band called St. Steven's Green which was formed in the Fall of 1999. After several member changes and a
new name, Gaelwynd now includes Fred and Caite McKinney, Nora Garver, and Rhiannon Giddens. Hailing from Greensboro, North
Carolina, are Fred and Caite McKinney. Fred McKinney, a former member of the contra dance band Reel Shady, is a guitarist
of remarkable sensitivity whose voicings are outgrowths of his classical guitar training as well as a study of traditional
styles. Caite McKinney, a native of Arizona and married to Fred, draws from her Irish heritage and her extensive experience
as a classical clarinetist to enrich the band's lively sound with the sounds of her high and low whistles.
On fiddle is Nora Garver, who formerly played for Scottish Highland games and country dances in the Washington, D.C. area.
Now a resident of Winston-Salem, she blends Irish, Cape Breton, and Old Time influences with the drive and warmth of traditional
Scottish fiddle. Rhiannon Giddens is a veteran contra dancer, caller, and gifted vocalist who earned a music degree in opera
at the Oberlin Conservatory. She also plays banjo, fiddle, and percussion, and lives in Greensboro, NC.
For directions and more information, please call (919) 807-7900, or visit www.pinecone.org.
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Sunday, March 13, 2005 -- 5:00pm
EDUARDO MORAN and LVARO RAM풅Z (Mexican Guitarist And Singer)
--CHICLE, 101 E Weaver St.. Third Floor, Suite G-1, Carrboro, NC -- www.chi-cle.com / 919-933-0398.
COST: $5.00 donation requested.
Eduardo Morᮠand lvaro Ram�z, guitar and voice: Two young musicians from Mexico. New Trova sung and played by
Eduardo Morᮠand Mexican folk and popular music by lvaro Ram�z. 23 years old, from Guerrero, Mexico, Eduardo
Morᮠrevives Nueva Trova, the music from the 1960s and 70s that was made famous by Silvio Rodr�ez, Pablo Milan鳬
and others from Cuba. The New Trova Movement was formed in 1967 when La Casa De las Americas, the Primer Encuentro de la canci��rotesta,
with the attendance of Silvio Rodr�ez, Pablo Milan鳠and Sara Gonzᬥz, who already had written hymn-like
compositions, popular among the youth. New Trovas members recognized the varied influence of the Beatles, Bob Dylan and
Joan Baez, Daniel Viglietti, and Violeta Parra - with the inclusion of South American rhythms and instruments - and also Joan
Manuel Serrat. Songs are based in content, generally very elaborately poetic, covering from political to love themes.
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Thursday, March 17, 2005 -- 8:00pm
CATHIE RYAN (Irish Music)
--Stewart Theatre, NCSU Campus, Raleigh
COST: General admission $25; $20 for members; and $12 for students. Reserved seating is available. To purchase tickets, call
the NCSU Ticket Central box office at (919) 515-1100.
Presented by PineCone.
Fans who have been following Ryan since her early days with Cherish the Ladies know that she is a major artistic talent, equally
at home amid the deepest strains of the Irish tradition or the cutting edge of the contemporary songwriter movement. The daughter
of Irish immigrants, Ryan was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her father was a tenor and very much in demand at the Gaelic League,
where her family spent much of their time. As a child she often visited her grandparents in Ireland. They had a profound effect
on her singing and songwriting. Her paternal grandmother, Catherine Ryan, was a fine fiddler and singer and her maternal grandfather,
Patrick Rice, was a gifted storyteller who mesmerized Ryan with tales of Irish myth and history.
From the age of seven, Ryan was a popular fixture at Gaelic League sesiuns. She learned the rudiments of sean nos competing
in feis' in Detroit. After moving to New York, she began to study with legendary sean nos singer Joe Heaney. Other musical
influences came from growing up in an American city ripe with music to absorb. Her best friend's parents were from Appalachia
and from them she learned about mountain music. And all around her were the burgeoning sounds of Motown whose influence can
be heard in the groove of many of her quicker numbers, and in her complex, undulating bodhran playing.
In 1987, Ryan was invited to join the Irish traditional women's ensemble Cherish the Ladies. As lead vocalist she moved easily
from sean nos to English language Irish songs to her own compelling compositions. Her moving paean to Irish immigrants, "The
Back Door," was the title-song for Cherish's second album and has already become an Irish folk standard. Her seven year contribution
to the group helped place them in the vanguard of Irish music. In 1995, however, Ryan left the band to pursue a solo career
and has not looked back/ In 1997 Shanachie Records released Ryan's self-titled solo CD to critical acclaim. Her second CD,
The Music of What Happens, has met with even greater success. It was called "a showcase of impeccable musicianship" by the
Irish Voice and has been selected Best Celtic CD for 1998 by numerous critics and folk radio programs nationwide. In 2000
Cathie was named Irish Female Vocalist of the Decade by the Irish American News in Chicago and one of the Top 100 Irish Americans
by Irish America magazine.
When Cathie is not singing she is one of the hosts of pledge programming on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut's PBS, WNET,
Channel 13 - America's most watched public television station. She also co-leads tours of Ireland focusing on Celtic Mythology
with Dr Michael Paull and noted Jungian author, Sylvia Perera.
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Friday, March 18, 2005 -- 8:00pm
CHULRUA - The ArtsCenter's Annual St. Patrick's Concert (Irish music)
--ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro, NC. / 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org
COST: $16, $14 ArtsCenter Friends
Chulrua, which means red back in Irish (and was ancient hero Fionn MacCumhaill's favorite wolfhound) is an Irish trio, led
by button accordion legend Paddy O'Brien. He is a four-time Oireachtas champion, All-Ireland senior accordion champion and
an NEA grant recipient. Tipperary man Pat Egan sings and plays guitar and Patrick Ourceau, armed with a unique knowledge
of regional styles, rounds out the trio on fiddle. This is The ArtsCenter's third annual St. Patrick's Day concert and the
floor will be open for dancing!
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Friday, March 18, 2005 -- 7:00pm
Saturday, March 19, 2005 -- 7:00pm
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME (theatre / African)
by THE NATIONAL TROUPE OF NIGERIA
--Durham Arts Council PSI Theater, 703 Foster Street in Durham, NC
COST: $20 General Public, $15 Students
INFO (and reservations): 919.680.8080
Presented by The Rotimi Foundation.
The Gods Are Not To Blame is a re-working of Oedipus the King in Yoruba terms. The classic tale is given vivid life by its
transposition to Africa and some new dimensions. There have been many other such transpositions or adaptations of Greek and
European classics into African settings some of which have become major works in their own right. Rotimi's play follows almost
exactly the Sophoclean story line, but there the similarity ends, as the treatment is entirely from a Nigerian perspective,
revealing West African attitudes to predestination and religion. The Aristotlean tragic flaw finds a specifically Yoruba interpretation:
Rotimi says: 'The Yoruba believe that there is a father of all Gods known as Olodumare. They believe that after Olodumare
has created each human, the human being must genuflex and choose what he or she wants in life. Having done so the person is
sent down to earth where he/she fulfils his/her choice. In King Odewale's case, he did not choose to kill his father and marry
his mother, rather he chose to be heroic, a defender of his tribe. He, however, took his patriotism too far; defended his
tribe senselessly and awesome fate took over'. One might also reflect that this play was written when the Nigerian civil war,
the Biafran war, was at its height.
The play is not being performed in translation. It was written in English, the official language of Nigeria, in which a considerable
proportion of the Nigerian plays are written. But this is not English English. The phrasing does not trip easily off the modern
tongue: 'How does the body feel? Not as well as the heart wishes my lord'.
Rotimi is conscious that the traditional languages as it is spoken by our fathers in the rural setting is imagistic and has
its own poetry. One way of capturing this speech and style is through proverbs. It is not surprising then that Rotimi's plays
with traditional settings are suffused with proverbs graphically translated from the source language. (Towards the Evolution
of a new Nigerian Theatre, Effick Bassey Uwatt). Excerpt by Yvonne Brewster, Director Talawa England.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Saturday, March 19, 2005 -- 5:00pm to 6:00pm (NC time)
DRUMMING IN ONE WORLD BEAT -- one hour of simultaneous drumming around the world
On March 19 2005 people around the world will send out a message of peace and unity: Drumming in One World Beat! DRUMMING
IN ONE WORLD BEAT uniting the people of the global village - through music THE VISION: The vision is to unite people and drummers
in different cities around the world simultaneously in one hour of drumming in unity. The world has become a true global village
and - more than ever before - we are connected with each other. Through the new technologies and the global impact of events,
our lives are linked together - we are dependent on each other,what affects one affects us all, and each of us can make a
difference for the better. One World Beat uses the power of music to create a positive message of solidarity and we want to
invite you to join us. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: We are inviting drummers, drum circles, youth organizations, peace organizations,
drum and percussion schools, musicians, bands, individuals, and volunteers to join this global event. The project is coordinated
by the non-profit organization One World Beat and our aim is to unite as many people as possible. All the participating groups,
events and partners will be listed on the One World Beat website.
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DUKE IN BRAZIL: CONVERSATIONAL BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE & BRAZILIAN POPULAR CULTURE
(Ptg. 140S, CA 140AS, AAAS 140S)
May 20 to July 2, 2005
Getting to know Brazil through popular culture!! Samba, futebol, carnival, capoeira, candombl頭- the world
often defines Brazil through its rich and diverse popular culture. But how do Brazilians think of their culture? What's
the relationship between cultural tourism and social empowerment?
The Department of Romance Studies and the Office of Study Abroad of Duke University will offer a two- course, six-week
program in Brazil during summer 2005 under the direction of Department of Romance Studies Professor Leslie Damasceno. Designed
as a two-part course with readings and group discussion integrated into visits and on-site research in Brazilian popular culture
and language, the program will be located in Rio de Janeiro and be hosted by the Programa Avan硤o de Cultura Contempor⮥a
/ Advanced Program in Contemporary Culture, the organizing institute for integration of interdisciplinary studies at the post-graduate
level of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Complementary to the experience in Rio, a segment of the program will
take place in Salvador, Bahia.
Cidade maravilhosa: Marvelous city, it's called! Famous for its natural beauty, sculpted by beaches and mountains,
its diverse architecture that spans five centuries, and for Carnival, Rio de Janeiro is also a center of Brazilian cultural
activity that includes a lively on-going music and literary scene, theater, film, performance and the plastic arts, and numerous
cultural centers that dot the city's neighborhoods. Beach 'work' is on your own, but the program will sponsor activities that
introduce students to artists, social activists and intellectuals that can orient student projects.
Bahia de Todos os Santos: The city of Salvador in the state of Bahia is world famous as the center of Afro-Brazilian
culture. Four days in Salvador will be an integral part of Duke in Brazil coursework, with visits to historical sites and
cultural centers, like Ilꠁiyꬠinvolved in community organization.
For more information, contact: Prof. Leslie Damasceno, 660-3120 ljhd@duke.edu or Prof. Magda Silva, 660-8436 mbcsilva@duke.edu
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