SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA - Multicultural Arts Victoria

the Arts Centre in association with Multicultural Arts Victoria presents
SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA
A high energy, super-charged celebration of Mali music
Wed 20 January
8pm
the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
FREE entertainment
from 6pm
Tickets
$42 - $75
Dance area and premium
tickets also available
BOOK NOW!
theartscentre.com.au*,
1300 182 183*
or the Arts Centre box office
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‘A jubilant polyrhythmic party of percussion, electric guitars, and Diabaté’s
21-stringed instrument showering notes like a musical waterfall.’ - The Village Voice
TOUMANI DIABATÉ
Channelling equal parts Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix
and ancient griot tradition (hereditary musician),
Toumani Diabaté is credited with bringing the
sounds of the kora - a traditional West African
21-string harp - to audiences around the world.
Celebrated as one of Africa’s most gifted musicians,
Grammy award-winning Diabaté has collaborated
across the musical spectrum with artists including
jazz trombonist and composer Roswell Rudd, blues
legend Taj Mahal, singer-songwriter/producer
Damon Albarn and Icelandic pop icon Björk.
SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA
Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra is an
institution in Mali. Composed of musicians who fuse
tradition and innovation, they play a mix of West
African instruments including the kora, djembe,
balafon and bolombatto alongside guitars and drums.
JALI BUBA KUYATEH
Master kora player Jali Buba is part of the famous
griot family Kuyateh of Medina Wandifa. He has
been playing kora since the age of ten and is
well known for applying his mastery to a range of
traditional and contemporary styles such as reggae,
salsa, jazz and blues. He is now living in Australia
and will be joined by a band of local performers to
support Toumani Diabate`s Symmetric Orchestra.
PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINMENT
Explore our pre-show celebration of strings and
African culture by sampling authentic Senegalese
food and Bissap hibiscus flower tea from Le Baobab.
6.00-6.30 – the Arts Centre lawn
Doundoumba with Wassawumba
Drum and dance
6.30-7.00 – Hamer Hall stalls foyer
Burgundy Brown with Valanga Khoza
AND ANDREA WATSON
Harp, double bass, West African percussion, vocals,
marimba and guitar
7.00-7.45 – Hamer Hall stalls foyer
Kora Collaborations
Take a fresh look at Kora sounds with members of
Afro Mandinko, One Africa, Black Roots and Catnip
in a new collaboration.
MAINSTAGE
8pm – Jali Buba Kuyateh
Interval – Hamer Hall stalls foyer
Noriko Tadano & Gerry Hale
Shamisen, banjo and mandolin
9.15pm – Toumani DiabatÉ’s
Symmetric Orchestra
Wed 20 January, 8pm
the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
Tickets $42 – $75
Dance area and premium tickets also available
BOOK NOW!
theartscentre.com.au*, 1300 182 183*
or the Arts Centre box office
*transaction fee applies