World Music Double Bill at Camelot
Kim Sanders with Bobby Singh, and Horse and Wood feature in a double bill at 7.30 at Camelot on Sunday May 5.
Kim Sanders (ney, kaval, duduk, gaidas) has always avoided the shallow pastiche approach so prevalent in World Music. A pioneer of World Music since the late seventies, he remains at the cutting edge of the World Music scene. He has studied, performed and recorded in the Balkans, Turkey, China, Indonesia and West Africa. Collaborators have included Zimbabwean mbira-player Stella Chiweshe, the Istanbul State Modern Folk Music Ensemble, Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz, The Bisserov Sisters, Zulfu Livaneli, Indonesian World Music pioneer Sawung Jabo, Greek/Turkish rembetika/Turkish Klasik group Phanari tis Anatolis and Chinese fusion group Tianchuang. He has performed as a soloist on National Radio in Bulgaria, Indonesian national television with GengGong and in 2001 was the subject of a short television documentary on Turkish television (NTV).
Born and raised in England, Bobby spent a great deal of his childhood in Mumbai studying at Sangeet Mahabharati an institute of music started by the great tabla maestro Pandit Nikhil Ghosh. Recognized with a great talent at a young age, Bobby became a student of Pandit Nikhil Ghosh’s senior disciple Aneesh Pradhan, now one of the most sought after tabla players in the world. Through Aneesh’s guidance Bobby was nurtured into a mature internationally renowned tabla player, both in traditional Indian classical music and cross cultural genres.
Now a resident of Australia, he still spends most of his time between India and Australia. Bobby has received numerous awards and accolades and has performed with some of the finest musicians in Australia and overseas including Slava Grigoriyan, Greg Sheehan, Ben Walsh, David Hirschfelder, John Butler Trio, Sandy Evans, Pandit Ashok Roy, Aneesh Pradhan, Shuba Mudgal,Purbayan Chatterjee, Joseph Tawardros, Charlie McMahon, Sandipan Samajpati, Partho Sarathy, Tony Gorman and Adrian McNeil amongst many others.
“Bobby and I have been playing together for a long time now”, says Kim, “so we have developed a rapport that lets us go to lots of unexpected places. Sometimes we even surprise ourselves!”
“The music is sometimes mystical…but can also be full of tension and real virtuousity” – Eelco Schilder, Folkworld (Germany)
The second part of the programme features Horse and Wood. This is project combining the sounds of the Mongolian Horse Fiddle and Harmonic throat singing with the classic Arabian textures of the Oud. Featuring Bukhu (Bukhchuluun Ganburged) and John Robinson. This is a unique fusion of galloping Mongolian rhythms, sparkling harmonic singing, and the warm, evocative nuances of the oud, and other exotic strings. An ethereal delight!
The two duos will perform separately and together in a four-handed collective improvisation. A world first!
Doors open at 6.30 for 7.30 start
Camelot Lounge,
19 Marrickville Rd,
Marrickville (near Sydenham Station)
Tickets: $25 at the door, $22.70 online
Bookings: http://www.stickytickets.com.au/10932 or www.camelotlounge.com
Bar and food are available
Info: www.kimsandersworldmusic.com, http://www.bobbysingh.com.au/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Horse-and-Wood/451370038264238?ref=ts&fref=ts