The Ancient Agents band kicks off their SADC Tour with one show only in Cape Town at Café Roux, before they head out to the Madajazzcar Festival – Antanannarivo, Botswana, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mozambique and Johannesburg.
South African gigs
* 10 October, 2018 – Café Roux, Shortmarket Street, Cape Town at 7pm, www.webtickets.co.za
* 15 October, 2018 – Workshop and Concert at TUT – Tshwane University of Technology, https://www.tut.ac.za/
* 16 October, 2018 – Workshop and Concert at WITS, Johannesburg,
http://www.wits.ac.za/
Who are The Ancient Agents
With musical influences from Africa, India and Scandinavia, this quartet combines traditional rhythms and contemporary harmonies to produce a richly textured acoustic world beat that crosses genres, borders and time signatures.The ensemble invites you on a musical journey that bridges cultures, combining grooves from north India and the Middle East with Afro beats and polyrhythms – ancient sounds telling a modern tale.
Reza Khota guitar
Personal career: www.rezakhota.com Collaborations: Shane Cooper, Kesivan Naidoo, Derek Gripper. Reza’s strings produce a crossover between east and west, with influences of jazz and classical. He’s worked with Louis Moholo, Kesivan Naidoo, Shane Cooper and Buddy Wells. In addition to playing widely around Africa, he has performed in Switzerland, Norway, Canada and Carnegie Hall – New York.
Fredrik Gille cajon, frame drum, perc
Personal career: www.fredrikgille.com Collaborations: Bazar Blå, Karima Nayt, Amine & Hamsa. Fredrik has collected and mastered a variety of percussion instruments from all over the world, with Middle Eastern drumming being his expertise – riq, frame drum, cajon. His sound is influenced by Arabic rhythms and Spanish music.
Ronan Skillen tabla, percussion, didgeridoo
Personal career: www.ronanskillen.com Collaborations: A.Spell Deep South Tonik. Ronan is inspired by the aesthetic of record label ECM, and music from Mali to Memphis and Mumbai. His flair for improvisation began with the didge, and his later schooling in Indian classical music and wide palette of textural percussive sounds combine to create a rich soundscape, incorporating tabla and hybrid percussion kit.
Schalk Joubert bass
Personal career: Itunes Collaborations: Michelle Shockt David Kramer Schalk Joubert Band. One of SA’s busiest session musicians, bassist Schalk Joubert (SA) is a product of his cultural heritage. He is able to articulate South African melodies, West African grooves and harmony in the European tradition to produce a cohesive, melodic sound.
Who: The Ancient Agents band
What: SADC Tour 2018
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