A gig on Friday 20th October. The event starts at 19:30.
TICKETS STOPPED ONLNE BUT FOR SALE ON THE DOOR
LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MYSTERIOUS, HYPNOTIC, TRANCE-INDUCING SACRED GROOVES OF MOROCCAN GNAWA MUSIC.
An ecstatic live set to lift the spirits.
Originally the music of a secret mystical brotherhood of African slaves - melding influences of Arabic north and sub-Saharan south, and made to commune with an invisible spirit world of Moroccan folklore - Gnawa is something very special, with moments of soulful calm and pinnacles of exhilarating mayhem.
The heartbeat of Gnawa is the deep bass of the ancient three-stringed guembri African lute; in the hands of master musician Mohamed Errebbaa it's an instrument of great intricacy and drive. With soaring vocals, inexhaustible energy and a vibrant stage presence, Mohamed creates amazing music; insistent, deeply hypnotic, trance-inducing.
And with a strikingly taut backing band - delicate harp and flute, wailing trumpet, soulful vocal harmonies and impassioned chanting, unbeatable African drum beats, clattering qaraqab metal castanets and minimalist jazz keys - this is an amazing sound.
★★★★
'A wild energy ... [ a ] vibrant, heady sound ... the music blazes away, fierce and wonderful, insistent and thrilling.'
Arts Desk
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For further concerts in the 2023 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club
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Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR
Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events
Toilets:
accessible toilets available
Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk
train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com
walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road
Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders
Entry requirements:
LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MYSTERIOUS, HYPNOTIC, TRANCE-INDUCING SACRED GROOVES OF MOROCCAN GNAWA MUSIC.
An ecstatic live set to lift the spirits.
Originally the music of a secret mystical brotherhood of African slaves - melding influences of Arabic north and sub-Saharan south, and made to commune with an invisible spirit world of Moroccan folklore - Gnawa is something very special, with moments of soulful calm and pinnacles of exhilarating mayhem.
The heartbeat of Gnawa is the deep bass of the ancient three-stringed guembri African lute; in the hands of master musician Mohamed Errebbaa it's an instrument of great intricacy and drive. With soaring vocals, inexhaustible energy and a vibrant stage presence, Mohamed creates amazing music; insistent, deeply hypnotic, trance-inducing.
And with a strikingly taut backing band - delicate harp and flute, wailing trumpet, soulful vocal harmonies and impassioned chanting, unbeatable African drum beats, clattering qaraqab metal castanets and minimalist jazz keys - this is an amazing sound.
★★★★
'A wild energy ... [ a ] vibrant, heady sound ... the music blazes away, fierce and wonderful, insistent and thrilling.'
Arts Desk
___
For further concerts in the 2023 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club
________________________________________________________________________________________
Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR
Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events
Toilets:
accessible toilets available
Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk
train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com
walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road
Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders
Entry requirements:
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