☆ Friday 15th January Open The Gate @ SOAS! ☆
Showtime: 7pm – 11pm
FREE ENTRY – JCR (Junior Common Room)
LIVE on stage:
☆ GNAWA BLUES ALL STARS ☆
(Trance-Fusion / Morocco)
+ DJ:
Fenomeno Show
http://openthegate.org.uk/bookings/fenomenoshow/
As part of their African Series at SOAS, Open The Gate is pleased to present Gnawa Blues All Stars for an evening of Live traditional Moroccan Gnawa Music (sacred trance music from Morocco) and Gnawa Fusion pushing new boundaries with music from West Africa, Caribbean, Asia and South America.
The band is led by moroccan artist Simo Lagnawi playing traditional Sintir, a Moroccan three stringed skin-covered bass plucked lute, used by the Gnawa people.
Gnawa Blues All Stars always welcome different guest musicians fusing Gnawa with music from countries such as Gambia, Burkina faso, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, India, Japan, Venezuela, and the Caribbean.
Since their UK debut in 2008, Gnawa Blues All Stars has performed on most important stages in the UK and Europe, including Glastonbury Festival, V&A, BBC 3 Late Junction Stage, BBC 6Music (Cerys Matthews Show), BBC World Service, British Museum, Leighton House, Larmer tree, Secret Garden Party, Roundhouse, Ritzy, Rich Mix, Hootananny, Wilderness festival, Boom Town Festival, The Third line Dubai, 5.0 Refuse Kuwait, Film Middle East Now Italy, Tabernacle, Troxy, Momo London to name a few.
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