The Boite World Music Cafe is hosting a fundraiser event to support The Boite's program 'Music Sans Frontieres' on 3CR. Join Serbian folk singers Prelo, Bolivian pan pipe marching band Zampoñistas, Singer/ songwriter Bruce Watson, Phoenix Choir, women’s choir Breathing Space, Zimbabwean spoken word artist Sista Zai Zanda and storyteller and songwriters, a colourful night of music, poetry and storytelling. Tickets:www.trybooking.com/doub or phone 9417 1983 or at the door... 1 Mark St, Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia 3068
Time: 8pm (doors open 7:30pm)
Price: $22/$16/$10
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PERFORMANCE TIMES
8:05 Sista Zai Zanda
8:20 Phoenix Choir
8:35 G&T and friends
9:15 Breathing Space
9:30 Bruce Watson
9:45 Prelo
10:00 Zampoñistas
ZAMPONISTAS
Australia’s premier Bolivian Pan Pipe Marching Band - the Zampoñistas bring their colourful ponchos, haunting panpipes, drums and singing roving shows anywhere fun is appreciated.
This Melbourne based band is made up of musicians with a passion for the haunting and exciting panpipe music of the remote altiplano (high plain) of the Andes.
The Zampoñistas play mostly traditional tunes of the Inca people, and they play it in the pre-Spanish Inca way. This involves a unique and fascinating splitting up of the musical scale so that half the notes are played by one set of players (called Ira) and the other half of the scale are played by the other musicians (called Arca).
The Incas pioneered stereo sound! The Zamponistasrepertoire has expanded to include original pieces and tunes from other cultures. ¡Viva los Zampoñistas!
PRELO
Vocal ensemble Prelo is dedicated to preserving and treasuring traditional Serbian folk music.
We would like to invite you to join us on our musical journey which starts with beautiful songs of Kosovo and Metohia, the south of Serbia. You may recognize some of these songs, once lovingly performed by our renowned artists such as
Ksenija Cicvaric, Stanisa Stosic, Mara Djordjevic, Jordan Nikolic and many others. Although their faces and voices may be fading from the memory, we are here to remind you about them and to carry on the tradition.
In sharing our journey, we hope to bring back happy memories and inspire you by the powerful and colourful sounds of the rich Serbian musical heritage.
G&T
Award-winning short story writer, Gillian Essex and award-winning songwriter, Tony Hatters. Together they create whimsical songs that tell stories.
BRUCE WATSON
Bruce is a major Australian songwriter and performer in the folk tradition. Based in Melbourne, he performs around Australia at festivals, clubs and a range of other venues.
Bruce is a hilarious humorist and a writer and performer with the power to move audiences to tears. His performances are joyful and thoroughly engaging, with witty lyrics and energetic presentation. He is a masterful craftsman of songs, be they evocative and heart wrenching, or side-splittingly funny.
SISTA ZAI ZANDA
Fellow, 3CR radio presenter of Born in Zimbabwe, Sista Zai Zanda is a poet, writer, actor, DJ and singer. Sista Zai goes by the motto from collaboration grows imagination.
BREATHING SPACE
Breathing Space grew out of a 1996 singing project at North Fitzroy Primary School, and has gradually evolved into a tightly knit group of female singers. United by their love of singing and their passion for songs from many beautiful musical cultures, the group now boasts a repertoire of more than 150 songs in a diverse range of languages and styles.
