Centre for Creative Arts - Awesome Africa

8th Awesome Africa Music Festival
29 & 30 September, 1 October 2006 : City Hall - Durban

One of the key events on the KZN cultural calendar is the Standard Bank Awesome Africa Music Festival now in it's 7th year. For more information
go to Awesome Africa Music Festival Page

The Centre for Creative Arts was a co-ordinating partner in the Standard Bank Awesome Africa Music Festival (Previously named The Festival Of Living Treasures) until 2004.

8th Awesome Africa Music Festival 29 & 30 September, 1 October 2006 : City Hall - Durban

The Awesome Africa Music Festival Programme 2006

FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

Zulu Jazz Lounge “The Africa Sessions” Starts @ 19h30

R30

“Rhythms of the Kalahari” with Elemotho ( Namibia )

“SA meets the Middle East ” with Vivid Africa feat McCoy Mrubata & Greg Georgiades

“Mozambiqan Magic” with Ze Manuel ( Mozambique )

Centre for Jazz – UKZN “Educational Workshop” Starts @ 14h00

Free

“Make your licks easier - a workshop for brass players” – Michael Blake (USA)

SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

Zulu Jazz Lounge “Jazz Explosion” Starts @ 16h00

R30

Music Academy of Gauteng Youth Jazz Ensemble directed by Johnny Mekoa

Mike Rossi ( USA ) and Melvin Peters

International Time

Los Habaneros, the Rhodes University Latin Tentet

KGB Jazz Band

Gone Fusion from Tshwane University of Technology

Ze Manuel ( Mozambique )

Centre for Jazz – UKZN “Educational Workshop” Starts @ 12h15

Free

“Deconstruction, Reconstruction and Revision: Insight into the Creative Process of a Jazz Composer/Arranger” - Chuck Owen ( USA )

K-Cap Centre - Kwa-Mashu “Educational Workshops”

Free

“The Basics of Songwriting” – Farryl Purkiss

“Marketing a band internationally” – Veeva Feeva ( Australia )

“We're just up the road – Mozambiqan rhythms” - Ze Manuel ( Mozambique )

The Awesome Africa Music Festival Programme 2006
SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER
Centre for Jazz – UKZN “Educational Workshop” Starts 10h30	Free
“Advanced Concepts in Jazz Improvisation” – Sundar Viswanathan ( Canada )
Zulu Jazz Lounge “Mixed Masala” Starts 15h00	R30
Elemotho ( Namibia )
Veeva Feeva ( Australia )
Farryl Purkiss
Gyroscope ( Australia )
Zim Ngqawana & The Zimology Institute
Richard Walne's Jazz Juke Box
City Hall “Latino Evening” Starts 13h30	R80
UCT Big Band directed by Mike Campbell w Darius Brubeck
SA Port / UKZN Rolling Reunion Band Mageshen Naidoo, Susan Barry, Darius Brubeck, Sazi Dlamini, Marc Duby, Lex Futshane, Kevin Gibson, Donovan Jacob, Paul Kock, Prince Kupi, Debbie Mari, Mfana Mlambo, Concord Nkabinde, Stembiso Ntuli, Melvin Peters, Nishlyn Ramanna, Natalie Rungan, Bongani Sokhela & Brian Thusi
Andile Yenana Quintet
Feya Faku Five
Jimmy Dludlu & C-Base Collective
Juan de Marcos AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS ( Cuba )
Luthuli Hall – Havana Rum Cuban Lounge “The Rhythmatists” Starts 18h00	Included in City Hall
Kakaloi ( Ghana )	Napalma ( Brazil ) w Kakaloi ( Ghana )
Napalma ( Brazil )

From:
Awesome Projects (Inc. Awesome Africa cc)
Directors: Dan Chiorboli & Prince Sifiso Zulu
Festival Director : Thalia Erwin
Physical Address: 95 Edmonds Road, Glenwood, Durban 4001, South Africa
Office Tel & Fax: +27 (031) 305 1744/ 2062494
Dan mobile 083 2277815; Prince Sifiso mobile 072-3453029; Thalia mobile 083 4800635:
E-Mail: awesomeafrica@cbusnet.com
Web Site: www.awesomeafricafestival.co.za
A National Executive Member of the South African Music Promoters Association (SAMPA).
A Founder Member of the Indian Ocean Festival Association (IOFA).
Awesome Projects is a Section 21 Company with an Advisory Board

	Awesome Africa News
March 2004	FEEDBACK FROM THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE INDIAN OCEAN FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION

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Last updated on 11 Septermber 2006

Original photography by: Val Adamson, Rafs Mayet, Precious Ngcobo, Jeeva Rajgopaul, Monica Rorvik, and Peter Rorvik