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Purcell Room
Richard Durrant The Number 26 Bus to Paraguay
Wednesday 23 May 2012
A celebration of the life of Augustin Barrios including music by Django, Debussy, Los Paraguayos and others
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The Front Room at QEH
Sounds From A Room: Amadou & Mariam
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Having performed together for over 30 years, the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam play a one-off gig in A Room for London.
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Priceless London Wonderground
Saturday 26 May 2012 - Saturday 26 May 2012
A perfect summer show: join Rogues' Gallery for a beautifully ramshackle hour of storytelling, folk music and a whole heap of city lore.
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Purcell Room
A Journey, with Hari Sivanesan on veena and Pirashanna Thevaraja on mridangam
Sunday 27 May 2012
The veena is perhaps one of the most beautiful instruments of India, yet is very seldom heard in the UK.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 13 June 2012
The Equator 2012 series continues with renowned string and wind Chinese ensemble Silk and Bamboo (sizhu).
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Central Bar Foyer
Friday 15 June 2012
Peru has a strong oral tradition, meaning that much of its history is passed on through people telling each other stories, and Peru's capital Lima and its coastal region is a land brimming with captivating tales of love, conquest, death, food, beauty, slavery and nostalgia.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Festival of the World Summit: Art will change the world
Monday 25 June 2012
Whether you want to be amazed, motivated or convinced, join us at this immersive day of conversations, hands-on-learning, performances, market stalls, challenging questions and calls to action!<br/><br/>Featuring contributions from Jude Kelly, José Abreu, founder of the world famous El Sistema Venezuela, and a host of inspiring change-makers from around the world.
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Central Bar Foyer
Friday 29 June 2012
Los Muebles is a band formed by the poets responsible for the Chilean poetry magazine 'Casagrande'. They are working with Southbank Centre throughout Poetry Parnassus to create some of the most exciting poetry events of the year.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Writers as you've never seen them before, reading to the music of Senegal's Baaba Maal, performing live.
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The Clore Ballroom
Wednesday 4 July 2012
The first of two after-work Choral Clubs giving the opportunity to learn some classic Welsh songs, including Men of Harlech and Cwm Rhondda.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 4 July 2012
A not-to-be-missed performance by Grammy Award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal.
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The Clore Ballroom
Thursday 5 July 2012
The second of two after-work Choral Clubs giving the opportunity to learn some classic Welsh songs, including Men of Harlech and Cwm Rhondda.
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The Clore Ballroom
Friday 6 July 2012
In this Friday Lunch special, hear some of the finest emerging and established young Welsh vocal talent in this informal showcase.
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The Clore Ballroom
Friday 6 July 2012
A new take on Welsh Music including new music and arrangements of hymns and folksongs.
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Riverside Terrace
Saturday 7 July 2012
A festival climax like none other! Join Bryn Terfel and hundreds of other singers on the outdoor terraces of Royal Festival Hall to belt out rousing classics of Welsh song, including Men Of Harlech, Cwm Rhondda, All Through The Night and Land Of My Fathers.
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Level 5 Function Room
Composing Workshop 1: Composing and folk music
Saturday 14 July 2012
The first of four lively workshops aimed at aspiring and emerging composers and musicians, exploring in more depth some of the themes of the New Music 20x12 commissions.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Imagined Village and An Tobar: Folk double bill
Saturday 14 July 2012
TAT-1 from Aidan O'Rourke to help celebrate the 2012 Olympics.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 18 July 2012 - Thursday 19 July 2012
Star banjo player Bela Fleck and legendary African singer Oumou Sangaré perform together, along with their band featuring Will Calhoun on drums and percussion, 'Benogo' Diakite on kamele n'goni, Sekou Bah on bass and Dandio Sidibe on backing vocals.
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Royal Festival Hall
Friday 20 July 2012
In this adaptation of the original work, Paco Peña collaborates with South African composer Neo Muyanga to cross new musical and emotional borders, combining unsuspected qualities from different areas of the world and from distinct manifestations of the human cultural journey
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The Clore Ballroom
Friday 20 July 2012
At heart of July's Africa Utopia festival, catch this very special Friday Tonic free gig.
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