Southbank Centre Folk & World Events

Asian Dub Foundation

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Asian Dub Foundation have always been one of the world's great live acts and the only band to have been invited by three Meltdown festival directors to perform -David Bowie, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Scott Walker.

Their most recent album 'History of Now' is a striking tour de force, driven by ADF's trademark adrenaline-fuelled intensity. The collaborators on this album come together here for this live show.

Asian Dub Foundation are joined by Nathan 'flutebox' Lee, Romany singer Kerieva, Chinese string players Chi 2, MC Skrien and the Ministry of Dhol.

With special guests Romay Featuring Ar8 Collexion.

AV concept by Jimmy Cauty (KLF) in his guise as the AV artist The One O'clock Club.

Start Date:

Thursday 12 April 2012 - 19:30

End Date:

Thursday 12 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£18 £15 £12 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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Charity Shop DJ

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Historical and nostalgic music pioneers Charity Shop DJ invite you to come and play with them at Southbank Centre on both weekends during Alchemy festival.

They create a welcoming place where you can choose from original vintage Indian records, explore their memorabilia of Indian film posters and create your own party in the foyers.

Please feel free to bring along your own hidden vinyl and add it to the collection.

Start Date:

Saturday 21 April 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Sunday 22 April 2012

Free

Charity Shop DJ

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Historical and nostalgic music pioneers Charity Shop DJ invite you to come and play with them at Southbank Centre on both weekends during Alchemy festival.

They create a welcoming place where you can choose from original vintage Indian records, explore their memorabilia of Indian film posters and create your own party in the foyers.

Please feel free to bring along your own hidden vinyl and add it to the collection.

Start Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Sunday 15 April 2012

Free

Yoga Jam

Art of Living Foundation invites you to join a yoga jam with live music, DJs, dance and mediation.

Bringing a creative fusion of contemporary beats and rhythms with ancient Sanskrit mantras, yoga and meditation, Yoga Jam is a fun and energizing club-style event that's creating positive waves across London.

It presents the perfect blend of sound and silence, movement and stillness. Yoga Jam is about- connecting your body and mind to the music - and then letting it all go!

Please bring your own yoga mat.

Start Date:

Saturday 21 April 2012 - 10:15

End Date:

Saturday 21 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Yoga Jam

Art of Living Foundation invites you to join a yoga jam with live music, DJs, dance and mediation.

It presents the perfect blend of sound and silence, movement and stillness. Yoga Jam is about- connecting your body and mind to the music - and then letting it all go!

Please bring your own yoga mat.

Start Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012 - 10:15

End Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Aagaami

The Future of Indian music and dance is here!

Aagaami, meaning 'future', features Britain's young maestros in the making. Witness the next generation of talent in action at this inspiring evening of Indian music and dance.

Presented by the Bhavan (UK) in association with Milapfest.

Start Date:

Saturday 17 March 2012 - 19:00

End Date:

Saturday 17 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

£12 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Confluence with SAMYO, the National South Asian Youth Orchestra

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Confluence brings together some of the country's most inspirational young musicians for a showcase of incredible talent across a range of musical genres.

Fusing a variety of Indian instruments together in specially composed music, Samyo, the National Indian Music Youth Orchestra, is known for its creative combinations of classical and contemporary styles, and for forging a new path in orchestral music playing.

Confluence brings together two unique collaborations with the supremely talented National Youth Jazz Collective and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.

The orchestras perform music combining North and South Indian music traditions with contemporary elements and western influences to create a unique sound.

Start Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012 - 19:30

End Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Fofoulah

Formed in London in 2010, Fofoulah are an offshoot project of Outhouse Ruhabi, the much acclaimed Outhouse project with Wolof drummers from The Gambia.
The melting pot of Fofoulah's ever-changing ideas has culminated in a joyful blend of African praise song and polyrhythm, cool grooves and jumpy melodies.
Whilst continuing to explore the influence of West African rhythms, Fofoulah's creative vision embraces each individual member's musical personalities, creating a fresh and individual musical mix.

Featuring Biram Seck (vocals/guitar), Phil Stevenson (guitar), Tom Challenger (sax), Johnny Brierley (bass), Kaw Secka (sabar) and Dave Smith (drums).

Start Date:

Friday 23 March 2012 - 17:30

End Date:

Friday 23 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

The BBC6 Music Birthday Tonic

The evening's celebrations for BBC 6Music's 10th birthday begin in The Front Room, with fresh sounds from upcoming artists - details to be announced.

Start Date:

Friday 16 March 2012 - 17:30

End Date:

Friday 16 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Sarah Gillespie

Performing with her quartet for Women of the World Festival, Gillespie creates a mix of emotive ballads, raucous gypsy swing, blues and vaudeville, not to mention some wild, Arabic-infused flourishes, too.

However, within all of this you can clearly hear the influences of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and the Velvet Underground.

Musically Sarah Gillespie's sound is a melting-pot of urban-folk and middle-eastern blues.

Described as 'streetwise and romantic, tender and tough' by The Daily Telegraph, her lyrically driven songs are conveyed with a powerfully sensuous voice and deft finger-picking guitar.

With her distinctive delivery, Gillespie is a passionate and formidable storyteller. She sings of wrestling with the toils of life, love and yearning in a style that blends everyday banter with raw poetry.

'Totally original music - Sarah Gillespie is brilliant, the bee's knees.' Robert Wyatt

Start Date:

Friday 9 March 2012 - 17:30

End Date:

Friday 9 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

DuoDorT: Quantulum

Formed in 2003 by pianists Kate Halsall and Semra Kurutaç, duoDorT specialise in contemporary music combining the piano duo, keyboard and electronics.

They have performed and commissioned music from a wide range of leading composers of today.

Their intriguing new project, Quantulum, features commissions from six young female composers - Kerry Andrew, Christine Abdelnour, Ailís Ní Ríain, Helena Gough, Yuko Ohara and Elo Masing. It is supported by Arts Council England and PRS for Music Foundation.

The name duoDorT is a fusion of the pair's combined British and Turkish roots. Duo, meaning a partnership of two players and dort (or dört in Turkish) translating as the number four - two pianists, four hands.

Their first EP 'Triple Point' has just been released on the Squeaky Kate label.

Start Date:

Friday 9 March 2012 - 13:00

End Date:

Friday 9 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Koby Israelite Trio

In this trio project, multi-genre master Koby Israelite teams up with tabla virtuoso Minta Rasiya and tuba player Oren Marshall to reinterpret songs from Koby's many albums and perform exclusive new material, written specifically for the project.

Koby Israelite's music combines his love of punk, rock, classical, jazz, drum and bass, world music, Avant-Garde, and Eastern European roots. He has produced a unique multi-genre music that has won him great success.

Koby has collaborated with some of the world's leading names in different genres, from Madonna to John Zorn, from Taraf de Haidouks to Fanfare Ciocarlia.

As well as accordion and drums, Koby plays wind instruments and also the iPhone!

The multi-layered music at this Friday Tonic is filled with humour and eccentricity, expressing its own unique vitality. With influences ranging from contemporary jazz to Balkan Gypsy music, the skills of each individual musician are showcased.

Start Date:

Friday 2 March 2012 - 17:30

End Date:

Friday 2 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Monooka's Caravan

Monooka, the award-winning Romanian singer-songwriter, puppeteer and actress, performs traditional songs from the Carpathian mountains in with three British musicians - fiddler Meg Hamilton, guitarist Matt Bacon and double bassist Paul Moylan.

With refreshing spontaneity and a distinctive voice, Monooka blends fiery Gypsy music with the eclectic Romanian songs of her roots.

She mixes story telling with marionettes, soulful songs and unique artistic freedom.

'She's a genuine talent!' Magda Stroe, Deputy Director, Romanian Cultural Institute, London

Start Date:

Friday 2 March 2012 - 13:00

End Date:

Friday 2 March 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

DJ Nihal Presents The Burban Mela

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A special mixed bill show curated by BBC Radio 1's Nihal and featuring the best in the emerging Burban - 'brown urban' - scene in the UK. This is urban music with a distinctly Asian vibe.

Featuring Shizzio, Junai Kaden, Mumzy Stranger, Raxstar, and other guests to be announced.

Start Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012 - 13:00

End Date:

Saturday 14 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£5

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Best Available

Facility Description:

The Front Room at QEH

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Pete Lockett Rajasthan Collaboration

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Alchemy presents a boundary breaking collaboration between internationally acclaimed percussionist Pete Lockett and 16 traditional musicians from the Shekawati and Marwar regions of Rajasthan.

Pete has worked with the likes of A.R. Rahman, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, U Shrinivas and TH Vikku Vinayakram to name a few.

From the moment he met the 16 musicians in the desert villages north of Jaipur, there was an instant musical connection. Following their joyful and exhilarating festival performances in India, the project comes to Europe for the first time.

A Jodhpur RIFF Production presented and co-produced by the South Bank Centre.
Generously supported by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Jaipur Heritage Trust (UK) and Jodhpur RIFF

Start Date:

Sunday 15 April 2012 - 19:30

End Date:

Sunday 15 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£17.50 £15 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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SOLUS3 with Jan Dunning

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Plus support from Untied Knot

Post-jazz, post-punk and chamber dub sextet SOLUS3, featuring harpist Julia Thornton and members of both Transglobal Underground & Krautrock improvisers Lunar Dunes, spotlight music from their sophmore album, Corner of the World, in an audio-visual collaboration with award-winning pinhole photographer Jan Dunning.

'Fans of Miles Davis and Vaughan Williams should pay attention.' (Independent on Sunday)

'A delicate blend of Folk and Fusion, with a hint of Psych and Avant Garde.' (Prog Archives)

'A dubby feel combined with the dynamics of classical chamber and loosely structured improvisation.' (Songlines)

Start Date:

Wednesday 4 April 2012 - 19:45

End Date:

Wednesday 4 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Performer(s):

Julia Thornton harp
Hamilton Lee percussion
Ian Blackaby bass
Krupa vocals, kaos pad
Jemma Freeman vocals, guitar
Francesco Filizzola trumpet, vocals
Jan Dunning visual artist, projection designer

Facility Description:

Purcell Room

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The Raghu Dixit Project with Members of Bellowhead

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With Gauri Sharma Tripathi

Following last year's sell-out concert, Indian folk-rock star Raghu Dixit and band return to Alchemy for the next exciting stage of their new collaboration with members of Britain's renowned folk big-band, Bellowhead and choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi.

Based on the Hayavadana myth, this concert sees the musicians joined by dancers as they recreate the story.

In the second half of the performance, The Raghu Dixit Project and Andy Mellon (trumpet), Brendan Kelly (saxophone) and Pete Flood (drums) from Bellowhead play tracks from Antaragni as well as new material.

A Southbank Centre and British Council Partnership generously supported by Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Bellowhead are Southbank Centre Artists in Residence.

Start Date:

Wednesday 18 April 2012 - 20:00

End Date:

Thursday 19 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£20 £15 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Lok Virsa: Without Borders

A celebration that brings together music, poetry and dance from different regions of Pakistan.

Lok Virsa simply means the 'heritage of the people'. India and Pakistan share a rich and robust cultural heritage, which even today unites the people of each country, despite modern borders and political differences.

Internationally acclaimed Sonia Sabri Company invites some of the most inspirational artists originally from Pakistan to collaborate on a unique, interactive presentation especially for Alchemy.

Lok Virsa features a rare chance to experience traditional folk song, music and dance from Pakistan, with a guest speaker to give an overview of the current arts scene.

Lok Virsa is hosted by Kathak artist Sonia Sabri.

Start Date:

Tuesday 17 April 2012 - 18:00

End Date:

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

Members' Gamelan Session

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Explore the beautiful music of Indonesia on our Javanese percussion orchestra, the gamelan.

This introductory workshop for Southbank Centre Members explores the magnificent sounds of the gamelan instruments, encouraging participants to try something new whilst making music in a group. This two-hour session focuses on learning and performing traditional Javanese repertoire in a relaxed and friendly environment.

No previous musical experience is necessary, just a willingness to take off your shoes, sit on the floor and have fun!

For more information about the gamelan at Southbank Centre, please see: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/gamelan

Please note: This workshop is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.

Start Date:

Tuesday 21 February 2012 - 18:30

End Date:

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£5

Best Available

Facility Description:

Gamelan Room

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Susheela Raman and Pakistan Quawaalis

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Tamil Londoner Susheela Raman, with her unique band of London and Rajasthan based musicians, takes on the mighty Mein Mir Qawals, the Sufi powerhouses of Lahore.

This is a development project produced by Southbank Centre with the British Council.

Start Date:

Monday 16 April 2012 - 20:00

End Date:

Monday 16 April 2012

Ticket Prices:

£15 £12 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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