Band on the Wall in association with Manchester Museums & Galleries present:
We Face Forward - Music from West Africa Today
Band on the Wall is proud to be presenting the music programme for We Face Forward - Manchester's dazzling celebratory season of exhibitions and concerts this summer by West Africa's finest artists and musicians. Taking place in venues, galleries, museums and spaces across Manchester. Click on the links below for tickets and more info:
AFROCUBISM
Sunday 3rd June, The Bridgewater Hall
From the creators of Buena Vista Social Club we present the Cuban/Malian supergroup, featuring Eliades Ochoa and Toumani Diabaté, that has taken the world by storm.
KANDA BONGO MAN
Friday 15th June, Band on the Wall
Kanda Bongo Man is one of Africa’s most joyful, mesmerising and hip-shaking pop stars. Join us on the Band on the Wall dancefloor for serious kwassa kwassa moves!
OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY PARTY
ft. SECKOU KEITA BAND
Saturday 23rd June, The Printworks
The official We Face Forward free party taking place after the Olympic Torch Relay event and featuring a very special concert by Seckou Keita, the Senegalese master of the Kora — Africa’s magical 21-stringed harp.
JALIBA KUYATEH & THE KUMAREH BAND
Friday 29th June, Band on the Wall
Gambia’s greatest living exponent of the Kora — one of Africa’s most beautiful and complex instruments — live at Band on the Wall with his wonderful Kumareh Band.
MAMANE BARKA & ETRAN FINATAWA:
THE ENDLESS JOURNEY
Tuesday 3rd July,
Royal Northern College of Music
This stunning multi-media event features images and film with music created by musicians from two of Niger’s most acclaimed bands — Mamane Barka and Etran Finatawa: The Endless Journey.
FEMI KUTI & POSITIVE FORCE
Wednesday 4th July, HMV Ritz
A very special concert by the true heir to the Afrobeat crown — Femi Kuti and his band performing their intoxicating mix of jubilant, funky music and completely addictive dance rhythms.
DIABEL CISSOKHO
Friday 3rd August, Band on the Wall
One of Senegal’s most loved musicians who, along with his incredible band, blends traditional rhythms with bluesy West African melodies and upbeat dance grooves.
DELE SOSIMI AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
Saturday 25th August, Band on the Wall
One-time member of both Fela and Femi Kuti’s bands, and musical director of the National Theatre’s critically-acclaimed musical Fela!, Dele Sosimi brings his own Afrobeat orchestra for a thrilling and pulsating performance at Band on the Wall.
Presented by Band on the Wall in association with 'We Face Forward' a season of contemporary art and music from West Africa, celebrated across Manchester as part of the London 2012 Festival. For information on all events please visit www.wefaceforward.org
The Wall of Sounds Conference is a free all-day event aimed at new artists wanting to find out about new ways to make it in the music industry plus live performances in the evening from the Ticketwall New Music Competition Finalists.
Sign up by CLICKING HERE NOW. Conference and concert passes are completely free!
Wall of Sounds Conference 2012
New Ways To Make It In The Music Industry
Times: Noon - 5.30pm, Concert from 7.30pm
Free Entry To All Events
Band on the Wall and Brighter Sound, in association with Un-Convention is proud to present this free conference featuring a series of lectures, Q&A's, presentations and masterclasses by a selection of industry experts in alternative music industry business models. This event will be a chance to learn about how to make a living from music on your own terms, by sharing knowledge and expertise and exploring a range of practices and vocations. The event will culminate in performances by the finalists from the Ticketwall New Music Competition, which will be filmed and recorded for the launch of Band on the Wall TV later in the year, and will be a great chance to network and meet professionals already working in the music industry.
Sign up by CLICKING HERE NOW. Conference and concert passes are completely free!
SPEAKERS
Gavin Sharp, CEO of Band on the Wall
A Grand Don't Come For Free
An introduction to basic gig economics for musicians and promoters.
Richard Jones, Key Music Management Ltd
Fanfare will do
The New Way....Direct to Fan Marketing and Methodology
Andrew Booth, Turner Parkinson LLP
I Need A Lawyer!...Says Who?
Darren Poyzer, Music Promoter & Musician
Collaborative Songwriting
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY
BURLESKIMO
HOT BEAT REPEAT
PRESUMING ED
KING CAPISCE
Sign up by CLICKING HERE NOW. Conference and concert passes are completely free!
Mike Chadwick, Band on the Wall's Director of Programming, has been nominated for a prestigious Parliamentary Jazz Award.
As well as programming the music at Band on the Wall, Mike is also a DJ on Jazz FM where his weekly shows have earned him a coveted nomination for Jazz Broadcaster of the Year. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, which will take place at the House of Commons on 16th May.
You can hear Mike Chadwick every week on Jazz FM presenting:
The Latin Party (11pm/Friday) - a feel-good hour of Latin Jazz, Salsa, Brazilian and dancefloor jazz.
The Saturday Night Experience (9pm) - two hours of the best in Nu Jazz/Broken Beat/Neo Soul/Funk/Rare Groove and everything that's good for you on a Saturday
The Cutting Edge (Sundays/10pm) - two hours of the very best in contemporary jazz, covering many styles from post-bop to fusion. Each week it features upfront music from forthcoming releases - it's definitely a jazz musical mystery tour!
You can also hear Mike present The Big Easy, his unmissable guide to all things New Orleans.
Tune into Jazz FM now by clicking here
Ticketwall - Buy Tickets. Build Music
www.ticketwall.org
Ticketwall is a pioneering new national online ticketstore where every ticket you buy directly supports music education and participation projects. Just as with any other national ticket store you can buy tickets for 1,000s of concerts in 100s of venues across the country. But what makes this site really special is when you purchase a ticket for a concert, club night or sporting event - For every £1 spent on Ticketwall, the registered charity Inner City Music will receive 3p towards developing local music projects and events - it might not sound like much but imagine an arena full of people on a ticket price of £50, this could generate around £20K!
Bookmark the website and from now on buy all your music, sports, arts and event tickets from Ticketwall - you'll be making a difference to the future of music with every purchase.
www.ticketwall.org
For further information on the work of Inner City Music please click here now.
William Ellis is widely recognised as one of the finest music photographers working today, and his work has been exhibited at international festivals and galleries in the UK and throughout the world including The Royal Academy of Arts, Amsterdam, Bremen, Cape Town, Havana, Hong Kong, and of course in Manchester at the Richard Goodall Gallery in the Northern Quarter.
Prints are available to purchase online from the Band on the Wall store, and we have a selection of images available ranging from recent Band on the Wall concerts and other photographs taken from William Ellis' archive. Artists include Miles Davis, Paul McCartney, Al Jarreau, Tim Booth (lead singer in Manchester band James) and many more.
As Band on the Wall's official photographer, William Ellis has been capturing on film some of the greatest artists to come through our doors, and what better gift for this festive season than the opportunity to take home a high quality, hand signed and individually numbered archival print.
A range of sizes, finishes and prices are available - visit the Band on the Wall store now for more information.
