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Pedson Kasume - FREE Workshop

Ugandan singing and dance workshop at Broadstairs Extravaganza
Saturday 3rd July
12:00 -14:00
At Broadstairs Bandstand, Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs, CT10 1QL

In conjunction with Multicultural Thanet and Building Bridges, Pedson will be delivering a singing and dance workshop, teaching you about Ugandan tradition and culture whilst giving you the chance to play the drums, Ugandan style!
Suitable for all ages.

Pedson will also be running workshops at WOMAD and Greenbelt Festivals this summer.

Pedson Kasume Performance

Saturday 3rd July

Multi-instrumentalist and dancer Pedson Kasume will be playing traditional Ugandan music at The Community Pharmacy Gallery in Margate.

Pedson plays a diverse range of instruments, including the Ugandan harp, violin, lyre, xylophone, drums and thumb piano. A rare opportunity to experience a taste of Ugandan culture in East Kent!

Time: 20:00 - 23:00
Tickets: £5 on the door or call 01227 459 243
Venue: The Community Pharmacy Gallery,
16 Market Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1ES

Emmanuel Okine

at Lounge on the Farm Festival
Sunday 11th July
Ghanaian acrobat, dancer, fire-eater, juggler and percussionist Emmanuel the Magnificent will be performing circus skills and drumming workshops for children and adults at Lounge on the Farm Festival.

Plus: Come and visit our Music for Change stall at the festival where you can find out more information on Music for Change's work, our events and try out some instruments! See you there!

11:00 - 12:30 Workshop/ performance on the 'School of Rock' stage
14:00 - 15:00 Workshop/ performance on the 'School of Rock' stage
16:00 - 17:30 Circus skills workshop in Little Lounge area

Tickets from website: www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk/
Venue: Lounge on the Farm Festival, Merton Farm,
Merton Lane South, off Nackington Lane,
Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA

Kent Sinfonia at The Gulbenkian, Canterbury

12th July
Kent Sinfonia's 28-piece orchestra performs a concert,

The Birds and the Beasts, in conjunction with

Music for Change's Big and Small project,

for children ages 4-7 years in the Gulbenkian Theatre.
Please check our website again for further information.

Broadstairs Folk Week

Sunday 8th August
All Music for Change workshops and performances will be taking place

at The Pavilion.

14.30 - 15.30 Zirak Hamad leads a Middle Eastern Dance workshop

16.00 - 17.15 Kenny Mangena leads Gum Boot Dance and Singing workshops

19.30 - 21.30 Performances from Zirak Hamad and U'Zambezi

Go to

www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/

for more information and prices.

Brendan Power,
Tim Edey and Lucy Randall

FREE! at the Dolphin pub
15th Aug 16:30 - 18:30

UK-based New Zealander Brendan Power is widely acknowledged as one of the most creative, skilled and versatile harmonica players around today. He plays a blend of musical styles from blues to jazz to folk and his influences come from all over the world, from Bulgaria to Ireland to New Zealand! Multi-instrumentalist, Tim Edey is an expert melodeon, accordion, banjo player and guitarist. Ace percussionist Lucy Randall completes the trio on bodhran. Lucy is justifiably regarded as the best bodhran player in the UK and Ireland.

Come and see them play in the beautiful beer garden of wonderful pub The Dolphin (The best pub in Canterbury by a mile!)...for FREE!

¨Dynamite Kiwi harp player.¨ TIME OUT magazine

The Dolphin pub - 17 St. Radigunds Street,
Canterbury, Kent CT1 2AA

Chilli Fried: The Afro-Latin Beat
BouGaRaBou & DJ Jamie Renton

20th August

Music for Change is proud to present...Chilli Fried; a new World Music night combining live music and DJs,

taking music back to its rhythmic roots and finding new and exiting ways to bring together sounds and cultures.

Chilli Fried is the brainchild of musician, artist and poet Neil Sparkes and DJ, promoter and fRoots journalist Jamie Renton.

Live on stage: BouGaRaBou (UK/Ghana). Exploring his love affair with African music, rhythms and drum traditions, Neil Sparkes formed BouGaRaBou to create a unique platform for his collaborations with African and Jazz artists including Ben Baddoo (Ghana), Alan Barnes (UK) and Laye Sow (Senegal). Incorporating music from Ghana, Central and West Africa with Jazz, Electronica and a healthy dose of Latin rhythm, BouGaRaBou are an unmissable live experience!

On the decks: Jamie Renton with Afro, Latin, global and funky flavours from the classic to the cutting edge.

¨BouGaRaBou play rootsy percussive music with a natural organic flavour- their masterful playing lays down an acoustic atmospheric groove with a heady mix of vocals, kora, balafon and drums.¨ - Big World
¨Chilli Fried is how London should be but never is. A great night with great music!¨ Charlie Gillett

Time: 20:00 - 01:00
Tickets: £8 in advance from Hotel Continental, Whitstable:
Either call 01227 280280 or drop in to buy a ticket. £10 on door
At The East Quay Venue, The East Quay,
The Harbour, Whitstable. CT5 1AB

Herne Bay Festival, Central Bandstand, Central Parade

See: www.hernebayfestival.co.uk/main.cfm

for more information.