Mr. Something Something in Toronto 2006-09-28

[bradm]

This Thursday, Sept. 28, Toronto afro-funk band Mr. Something Something will be at Lula Lounge in Toronto as part of the Small World Music Festival. If it's anything like the Mr.SS shows I've seen in the past, this'll be an all-out dance-a-thon, with a stellar horn section, rock-solid rhythm section, and a captivating front man. If I were in Toronto on Thursday night, this is where I'd be.

Aloha,

Brad

Edited September 26, 2006 by Guest
Add "in Toronto" after venue name.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

MR. S&S are great... but I'm going to see ASH DARGAN!!

8PM also at LULA LOUNGE

ASH DARGAN, an Australian indigenous recording artist world renowned for his mastery on the Didgeridoo, has been pushing the boundaries of contemporary world music for the last ten years. His distinct blend of Australian indigenous and contemporary world music captures the essence of one of the oldest cultures on earth and with it transcends the boundaries of time. His music has been described as the soul of the Australian Dreamtime landscape with a timeless quality reflecting a deep connection and reverence for the spiritual wisdom of his ancestry.

A member of the Larrakia Nation, the traditional land owners of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, Ash is an ambassador of his culture through his music, storytelling and live performances. Ash was classically trained in music from the age of eight on trumpet and came back to his cultural roots at the age of twenty two. His grandmother and great uncle, both traditional elders of the Larrakia people were instrumental in his musical adoption of the Didgeridoo and its deeper cultural significance. Through them he came to know of the Didgeridoo's unlimited potential for the expression of rhythm and its ability to represent the power of the natural and spiritual worlds. The vocal harmonies used in traditional corroboree‘s (ceremonies) and the natural voice of Australia’s native song birds have also had a great influence on his musical compositions.

The launch of AshÂ’s latest CD STORIES OF WIND at the Small World Festival in 2005 had Ash unleashing his upbeat Didge/eco tribal beat driven grooves laced with live vocals and ethnic flutes to sold out and ever-growing world audience. In both 2005 and 2006, Ash composed orginal music for the Northern Territory Tourist Commission to supply the music for their new international advertising campaign. Ash Dargan 's summer and Fall 2006 tour schedule includes Australia, Europe, Canada and the States.

Edited September 26, 2006 by Guest