TURNER SIMS Southampton
GLOBAL / FOLK
SPRING SEASON 2016 GREATMUSICLIVE
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VIEUX FARKA TOURE
TIM JARVIS
TANNAHILL WEAVERS
Friday 5 February 8pm
Thursday 11 February 8pm
Friday 19 February 8pm
Vieux Farka Touré is known for his legendary status as probably the finest Desert Blues guitarist on the planet. The son of the late Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Touré, his previous collaborators include Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield and others on his album The Secret, and his recent work with pianist Idan Raichel on The Toure-Raichel Collective. Tonight prepare to be wowed by the ‘Hendrix of the Sahara’ and his band, a live show that has been likened to a contemporary Desert Blues equivalent of power trio Cream.
Tim Jarvis AM is an environmental scientist, author, adventurer and public speaker. In this visually stunning lecture, Tim recounts the 2013 Shackleton Epic expedition where he successfully and authentically led a team to retrace the legendary polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1916 southern voyage of survival. Using the same rudimentary equipment, period clothing, and technology as Shackleton, the team sailed a replica James Caird life boat from Elephant Island to South Georgia, before climbing over its mountainous interior. This is the first time that anybody has been able to authentically recreate the Endurance expedition, regarded by many as the greatest survival journey of all time.
One of Scotland’s premier traditional bands, the Tannahill Weavers perform a diverse repertoire that spans the centuries. With fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies, their music demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people, summoning rock-and-roll intensity or haunting introspection. With their 17th recording, Live and In Session, they are firmly established as one of the leading groups on the concert stage. From reflective ballads to footstomping reels and jigs, the variety and range of the material they perform is matched only by their enthusiasm. The evening opens with music from local folk musicians courtesy of the Fo’c’sle Folk Club.
Every now and then, if you’re very lucky, you get to witness a live performance that blows everything else away. The Independent
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SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL: ENDURANCE RETRACED
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MUGENKYO BALLAKE DRUMMERS SISSOKO AND VINCENT SEGAL THE WAY OF THE DRUM
KATHRYN TICKELL AND THE SIDE
Tuesday 1 March 8pm
Tuesday 19 April 8pm
Saturday 23 April 8pm
When Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal released their first collaborative album, Chamber Music, they caught the music world by surprise. Everything about this duo was unexpected: Sissoko is one of Mali’s greatest exponents of the kora; joining forces in an unlikely pairing with a French cellist renowned for his work in trip-hop. Like Toumani Diabaté, Sissoko is a griot, whose music is steeped in ancient West African traditions. He’s also a staunch innovator, as demonstrated through this collaboration with Segal. Together, they perform music from their new album, Musique de Nuit, in what promises to be a thrilling duet.
Experience the thundering, exhilarating rhythms of Taiko in a dynamic and captivating show, and gain a unique insight into the world of this powerful art form. After years of performing at some of the country’s most prestigious venues, members of Mugenkyo now return to the roots of Taiko drumming with a lively and entertaining concert, performing an array of traditional Taiko whilst revealing the history, culture and background in a dramatic but intimate show. This is a fusion of primal rhythm, energy, choreographed movement and infectious humour to captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
The world’s foremost exponent of the Northumbrian pipes, Kathryn Tickell returns to Turner Sims with her band The Side. Channelling their diverse musical experiences into a powerful new sound The Side stay true to the spirit and essence of Kathryn’s own Northumbrian folk tradition whilst unleashing the talent and creativity of each individual musician. Evocative slow airs move seamlessly into life-affirming jigs and reels as Kathryn’s dizzying rapid-fire piping contrasts with the richness of the cello and Ruth’s sparkling harp - and don’t forget the clog dancing!
Your whole body begins to reverberate as the soft patter of raindrops grows into a deep rumble. Just when you think it could not get any more powerful, it doubles in intensity. This show is not one to be missed. Edinburgh Evening News
An elegant, beautifully played fusion. The Observer
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The lines between cascading kora and stately cello are wonderfully blurred, as the pair take turns to supply rhythm and melody, ranging across Malian mbalax, Brazilian flavours on Samba Tomora and deep tradition. Entrancing stuff. The Guardian
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SAVINA YANNATOU
EMILY PORTMAN ROBY LAKATOS AND THE ENSEMBLE CORACLE BAND
Tuesday 10 May 8pm
Saturday 14 May 8pm
Friday 3 June 8pm
Renowned Greek vocalist and ECM recording artist Savina Yannatou brings her project Songs of Thessaloniki to the UK. Once known colloquially as the Jerusalem of the Balkans, Thessaloniki has been home to a host of cultures, religions and ethnic communities. Plunging deep into her hometown’s rich and complex history, Savina shines as a unique interpreter and spokeswoman for the city’s ghosts. Based on traditional material, and using acoustic instruments, many of which have their origins in the East, Savina and her group Primavera en Salonico create a dazzling and evocative sound.
Emily Portman is a singer, writer and concertina player hailed as one of the new British folk scene’s most beguiling presences (Uncut). Her ability to conjure darkly surreal netherworlds where folklore and myth collide with urban landscapes has earned her high praise from critics, with her third album Coracle receiving a wave of glowing reviews since it’s release in June 2015. Tonight Emily performs with The Coracle Band, a stellar cast of musicians including Folk Musician of the Year 2015, Bellowhead’s Sam Sweeney and MG Boulter of the Lucky Strikes.
Roby Lakatos is not only a scorching virtuoso, but a musician of extraordinary stylistic versatility. Equally comfortable performing classical music as he is playing jazz and his own Hungarian folk idiom, Lakatos is the rare musician who defies definition. He is referred to as a gypsy violinist or ‘devil’s fiddler’, a classical virtuoso, a jazz improviser, a composer and arranger, and a 19th-century throwback, and he is actually all of these things at once.
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Turner Sims is provided by University of Southampton and gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Council England.
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