Concert on the deck- in the clouds – sunday 25th march, 3 for 3. 30pm – 5. 30pm - Johannesburg

Monday, 12 March 2012

Item details

City: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Offer type: Sell
Price: R 110

Contacts

Contact name Catherine
Phone 0114863361

Item description

We are unbelievably lucky to happen to fit in with the tour schedule of a group consisting of some of South Africa’s foremost musicians. "in the clouds" is an entrancing musical ensemble comprising of virtuoso musicians Steve Newman, Greg Georgiades & Ashish Joshi.

The performance will feature the power of numerous acoustic instruments such as soprano guitar, mbiritar, flamenco guitar; north african fretless lute (oud), nylon guitar, oudtar, tablas (classical indian drums), darbuka (arabic drum) & zarb (iranian drum) played by master percussionist ashish!.

With his world-famous band, Tananas, Steve Newman received a string of awards for & toured the world on Peter Gabriel's WOMAD platform. Steve has played numerous festivals in Europe, America, Asia & Australia, & most recently throughout the UK with the Drummers of Burundi.He is much loved back home, not only as being one of the most uniquely gifted guitarists ever to come out of South Africa – let alone the rest of the world – but also as an extraordinary human being.

Greg Georgiades, born & raised in Pretoria, is an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist, playing the North African fretlesslute (oud), the bouzouki & the guitar. He composes an intoxicating hybrid of North & South African melodies. Over the years Greg has collaborated, performed & recorded with many influential names in the South African music scene.

Ashish underwent four years of training in the classical form of Indian music & later formed the duo 'Strings '& Skins' with Greg, recording their 1st album in 1999 recorded their first album under that title. Strings 'an Skins soon became a well known duo & have had well received collaborations with other artists & bands, such as Prime Circle.

We will serve a variety of South & North African foods in honour of the musical mix you’ll be hearing! Given the profile of the artists, we expect this concert to sell out quickly, so please book soonest by emailing catherine@gingko.co.za to secure your spot!

When: Sunday 25th March 2012
Where: gingko deck, 61 Dundalk Avenues, cnr Roscommon, Parkview
Cost: R110.00pp
Bookings:011 4863361 /Catherine@gingko.co.za