On
March 24th, at 7:30pm, The Crypt Fairtrade
Cafe at St. Mary's Church, Islington/London
will host a night of great acoustic
music with Counterglow,
and new addition, "leftwithpictures".
This band, which has written, recorded,
and produced several albums since
1999--including their self-titled
debut--has several core members, and
others who may join up for a gig,
stay, or never return. A wide range
of instruments--tamborines and penny
whistles along with guitars, shakers,
and keyboards make this band an acoustic
treat worthy of the Beat!
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On
March 19th, starting at 7:30pm at
the Faringdon Junior School, three
bands will perform for OWB 2005. Cooper
Black--at times a three, four, five,
or six-piece band--plays an infectious
blend of pop, punk, country, folk,
and blues, with "buckets of passion
and soul". Using a combination
of guitar, mandolin, violin, bass,
keys, percussion, and vocals, they
create a sound which will move feet
and lift hearts. Belarus, a five-member
group favorably compared to Coldplay
and early Radiohead, have a wide-ranging
sound covering intimate emotional
ballads to hard-edged, stadium pop-rock.
Kiff is a five-piece contemporary
cover band, sure to rock the rafters
and bring folks to their feet to celebrate
the 2005 "Beat".
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the event details...
On
March 19th at 7pm at the Bongo Club
in Edinburgh, Scotland, the launch
party for Zuba's new album, "ALLEZ!"
will also feature additions Ase (electronic)
and the Edinburgh Samba School. Loud
and lively, energetic and dynamic,
the Edinburgh Samba School (TESS)
has become a regular and popular feature
of community festivals and special
events in Edinburgh and elsewhere
in Britain and Europe. It is a colourful
Samba percussion group specialising
in authentic rhythms from the flamboyant
Carnival culture of Brazil. Samba
is the heartbeat of this culture of
celebration, street parties, dance
and fun. TESS is a community project
with charitable status, founded in
1992 to promote Samba music and awareness
of Brazilian culture in Edinburgh.
Their popularity is reflected in the
number of high-profile events at which
TESS has performed, such as the Scottish
Cup Final, Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade,
Edinburgh Hogmany events, opening
of the Scottish Parliament, and headlining
at the National Day of Percussion.
Samba is quickly becoming one of the
most popular forms of music, now heard
frequently in chart music and on television.
They can be booked for street festivals,
private parties, community or corporate
events, club gigs...in fact, any event
needing a lively party spirit. A perfect
partner for One World Beat!
AsA
is a three-piece band based in Leith,
Edinburgh, who began their journey
back in November 2002. Encouraged
and inspired by one another, Alex
Tronic and Asa Seljestad form an electrifying
combination of haunting vocals and
unique soundscapes. Their live appearances
are augmented by the mysterious Baz
who helps with the technology. They
combine original ideas and individual
styles to produce a refreshing mix
of atmospheric grooves in the electronic
genre, with Asa writing the lyrics
and singing while Alex composes the
music. "We want to push the boundaries
and experiment with our different
vocal and music styles to try and
produce something that goes beyond
our expectations", says AsA,
and their debut CD, "On/Off",
does just that.
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the event details...
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