Lady Koo will be pumping out a DJ set at The Sage Gateshead tomorrow when she’ll be playing African, Arabic and Central Asian tunes in support of Omar Souleyman.
Hall Two tomorrow night (Wednesday 7th December), 8pm
After two years spent whipping the world into a Dabke-induced frenzy, Syrian singer and Arab icon Omar Souleyman, with his musical collaborators, Rizan Sa’id (keyboards/beats) and Bahjat Ali (electric saz), creates the wildest, most jubilant dancefloor atmosphere you can imagine.
As his recent collaborator Björk puts it, “I think what’s refreshing about Omar Souleyman is the party – it’s fun. It’s really alive and very urgent… He’s really eager to make something that’s vibrant.” (NPR)
The myriad musical traditions of the Middle East are evident in the band’s music, which reflects the sounds of Syria, Iraq, Turkey and the sizeable Kurdish population of Syria, but with frenetic keyboard solos, sample hits and machine gun percussion intertwining with psychedelic electric saz and Souleyman’s vocals.
“…the most joyful, jouissant and probably unintentionally punk celebration of pure sound since the earliest days of Hardcore Techno” The Wire
“His humble beginnings, his undeniable alien cool, and the utter danceability of the dabke sound make for a compelling listen. Those surreal, disturbing lyrics make for the cherry on top.” BBC
Tickets: £10 and £12.50
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Star & Shadow Cinema
Stepney Bank
Newcastle NE1 2NP
Saturday 25 February 2011
Tonight we’ll be playing a mix of Latin tunes from Brazil, Columbia, Cuba and New York City – Celia Cruz, Los Mutantes, Ray Baretto, Tito Puente.
We’ll be playing salsa, cumbia, merengue and mambo. Big-ass retro tunes from the fifties thru the seventies.
FILM: Revolución (2010)
Ten directors at the forefront of Mexican cinema, including Gael García Bernal, join together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mexican revolution in 10 short films.
Screening supported by the Hatton Gallery as part of Revolution On Paper exhibition & the Mexican Embassy in London
Doors: 7pm
Film: 7:30 pm
Dancing: 9.15 pm
£7/£5 for Film + Funky Butt Club
OR £5/£3.50 just for the film
OR Tickets on the door £3 just Funky Butt Club from 9.15ish
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