SMALL WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Sept 22 - Oct 3* UPDATE

[Jay Funk Dawg]

After six extraordinary shows in four nights, equally elated and exhausted (Highlights for me were MIDIVAL PUNDITZ & SEU JORGE), it's time to give you the heads up about the second week of the Small World Festival. The 'big show' of the fest happens tomorrow at Massey Hall and there are still some seats to be had if you want to experience the best of fado. So much going on that we're going to divide this into two sends, so expect a reminder as the week wraps up.

Jambands.ca members can get Advance Price Admission to Wednesday and Thursday's concerts, by mentioning your 'list member' status. For more, as always, go to the site! www.smallworldmusic.com

MARIZA (Portugal)

Tuesday Sept 27, 8:00

Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. - $39.50 - 59.50 at 416 872-4255

Presented in association with Massey Hall and ACAPO

'When Mariza sings, time stands still… we are all with her, caught in her trap.' - BBC Radio

The new 'queen of fado' returns. Her exquisite voice and luminous presence have combined for an unparalled rise to fame and breathless praise from enraptured audiences.

ASH DARGAN (Australia)

Wednesday Sept 28, 9:00 >Canadian debut<

Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. - $15 advance / $20 door

This didgeridoo master carries forward the living rhythms of Australian music, layered on pulsing beats. A multi-media presentation that takes the audience on a journey through the Dreamtime. With DJ medicineman (CIUT 89.5)

HOVEN DROVEN (Sweden)

Thursday Sept 29, 9:00

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. - $15 advance / $20 door

Dinner Reservations 416.588.0307

The 'coolest folkrock band in Sweden', Hoven Droven takes traditional melodies and rocks them hard! A well-earned reputation for blowing audiences away.

'Massive, a joyous riot of primitive melody rooted in a deep vein of folklore.' - Folk Roots Magazine

PANTiKi BATERIA (Canada)

Friday Sept 30, 10:00

Gypsy Co-op, 815 Queen St. W. - $10 at the door

'Hypnotic polyrhythms of Afro-Caribbean influences over grooves.' - Jazz Times

AUTORICKSHAW (Canada) w/ guest Kevin Breit

Friday Sept 30, & Saturday Oct 1, 8:00

Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. - $15 advance / $20 door

'Something authentic and, spiritually - nearly overwhelming.'

- NOW Magazine, 2005

NAWAL (Comoros Islands)

Saturday Oct 1, 8:00 >Canadian debut<

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. - $15 advance / $20 door

"Nawal radiates a great beautiful light and wonderful energy."

- KPFA radio (Berkeley)

SIDI GOMA (India)

Sunday Oct 2, 8:00 >Canadian debut<

Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. - $25 advance / $30 door

'Ecstatic power, building slowly to a fever pitch.' - New York Times, 2004

Edited September 26, 2005 by Guest
Updated information for this week

[shainhouse]

Lura is fucking awesome.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

I'm most excited about SEU JOREGE... he's the guitarist singer is LIFE AQUATIC who does all those portuguese versions of David Bowie Tunes

SEU JORGE (Brazil)

Thursday Sept 22, 9:00 >Canadian debut<

Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas W. - $20 advance / $25 door

[Tungsten Gruvsten]

Seu Jorge is great, but man Midival Punditz are an amazing pair of drum and bass artists and dj's...their original material is very cool, loaded with traditional singers, tabla playing, lotsa real world instrumentation interwoven with crazy beats and basslines...

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Last night was the kick off tothe SMALL WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Seu Jorge was fantastic last night!! wow!!

Brazillians came out of the wood works for this..

Tonight's MIDIVAL PUNDITZ

yipeee

[SmoothedShredder]

How cool is the Lula Lounge... oh, the Gypsy ain't too bad either

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Midival Punditz... or "the Punditz" kicked serious ass..

now on to the next week of shows: (see top for full update):

MARIZA (Portugal)

Tuesday Sept 27, 8:00 Massey Hall

ASH DARGAN (Australia)

Wednesday Sept 28, 9:00 Drake Hotel

HOVEN DROVEN (Sweden)

Thursday Sept 29, 9:00 Lula Lounge

PANTiKi BATERIA (Canada)

Friday Sept 30, 10:00 Gypsy Co-op

inconjunction with Jazz/Groove Series

AUTORICKSHAW (Canada) w/ guest Kevin Breit

Friday Sept 30, & Saturday Oct 1, 8:00

Al Green Theatre

NAWAL (Comoros Islands)

Saturday Oct 1, 8:00 Lula Lounge

SIDI GOMA (India)

Sunday Oct 2, 8:00 Al Green Theatre

[SmoothedShredder]

I might check this out...

ASH DARGAN (Australia)

Wednesday Sept 28, 9:00 >Canadian debut<

Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. - $15 advance / $20 door

This didgeridoo master carries forward the living rhythms of Australian music, layered on pulsing beats. A multi-media presentation that takes the audience on a journey through the Dreamtime. With DJ medicineman (CIUT 89.5)

[PimpDaddySweetPants]

World Music pimipin' Yeah biatches! PIMPIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD! (MUSIC that is.) :blush:

[Jay Funk Dawg]

A Tropical Soundclash featuring Canada's

P A N - T i K i S O U N D S Y S T E M

exploring the boundries between traditional & futuristic music,

stripping down to core-electronics and afro-latin percussion creating a

raw electro-acoustic beatdown.

feat>

Njacko Backo> Djembe / Kalimba

Rueben "Benny" Esguerra> Conga / Bongo

Taurean Clarke> Steel Pan

Thompson Thompson Egbo Egbo> Keys

Christian Newhook> EFX / Beats / Synth

Marc Shapiro> Bass Guitar

+ Special Guest Djs

MOONSTARR (PTR, Compost, Planet E)

Christian Newhook

medicineman

GYPSY CO-OP 817 queen st. w - $10 Door/10:00pm

AFRO-CARIBBEAN - CALYPSO - TECHNO - FUNK - CUMBIA - RUMBA - HOUSE -

SAMBA

Special Surprise Guest>>>

Kevin Moon aka Moonstarr(PTR, Compost, Planet E)

a seasoned dj and music producer for 10+ years, strives to push the

boundaries of electronic music by defying categories and genres. Citing

influences such as Underground Resistance (Detroit Techno), DJ Premier

(Hip Hop) and Baden Powell (Brazillian Bossa), Moonstarr's sound keeps

evolving and expanding while he rocks parties across the planet.