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LIFEM 2011 programme:

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SAT, 29 OCT 2011, 20H00 RICH MIX:

  • Misty in Roots (UK)

    • SAT, 29 OCT 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Joe McPhee (USA) / Decoy (UK) Rare UK Performance

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    SUN, 30 OCT 2011, 18H00 RICH MIX:

  • Festa Umbela (Brazil)

    • SUN, 30 OCT 2011, 19H30 LOST THEATRE:

  • Aline Frazão (Angola) UK Premiere

    • SUN, 30 OCT 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Joe McPhee (USA) / Decoy (UK) Rare UK Performance

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    MON, 31 OCT 2011, 19H30 LOST THEATRE:

  • Maiuko (Mozambique)

    • MON, 31 OCT 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Taavi Kerikmäe / Mart Soo (Estonia) + Taavo Remmel (Estonia) + Free Tallinn Trio (Estonia) Rare UK Performances

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    TUE, 01 NOV 2011, 19H30 LOST THEATRE:

  • Mu (Portugal) UK Premiere | Only UK Performance This Year

    • TUE, 01 NOV 2011, 20H00 RICH MIX:

  • Namgar (Siberia) Rare UK Performance + Silk and Bamboo Ensemble (China)

    • TUE, 01 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Akira Sakata (Japan) / Chris Corsano (USA) / Darin Gray (USA) Rare UK Performance

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    WED, 02 NOV 2011, 19H30 KINGS PLACE - HALL ONE:

  • Claudia Aurora (Portugal) Launch of her debut album, "Silêncio" (World Village/Harmonia Mundi)

    • WED, 02 NOV 2011, 19H30 RICH MIX:

  • Dash Café (Arabic)

    • WED, 02 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Akira Sakata (Japan) / Chris Corsano (USA) / Darin Gray (USA) Rare UK Performance

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    THU, 03 NOV 2011, 19H30 KINGS PLACE - HALL ONE:

  • Huong Thanh (Vietnam) Rare UK Performance

    • THU, 03 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Eugene Chadbourne (USA) Rare UK Solo Performance

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    FRI, 04 NOV 2011, 19H30 KINGS PLACE - HALL ONE:

  • Mari Boine (Norway) Rare UK Performance

    • FRI, 04 NOV 2011, 19H30 RICH MIX:

  • Chinese Man (France) UK Premiere + LeYan & Skoob le Roi (France) UK Premiere + DJ Tchiky Al Dente (France)

    • FRI, 04 NOV 2011, 20H00 KINGS PLACE - HALL TWO:

  • Soname Yangchen (Tibet) Only UK Performance This Year

    • FRI, 04 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Baby Dee (USA)

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    SAT, 05 NOV 2011, 19H30 KINGS PLACE - HALL ONE:

  • Warsaw Village Band (Poland)

    • SAT, 05 NOV 2011, 20H00 KINGS PLACE - HALL TWO:

  • Maria Răducanu (Romania) UK Premiere | Only UK Performance This Year

    • SAT, 05 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Baby Dee (USA) Rare UK Performance

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    SUN, 06 NOV 2011, 19H30 RICH MIX:

  • Amsterdam Klezmer Band (Netherlands) UK Premiere + London Klezmer Quartet (UK)

    • SUN, 06 NOV 2011, 19H30, ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH:

  • Hortus Musicus (Estonia) Only UK Performance This Year

    • SUN, 06 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Aki Onda (Japan) / Alan Licht (USA) / Michael Snow (Canada) UK Premiere

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    MON, 07 NOV 2011, 20H00 CAFE OTO:

  • Aki Onda (Japan) + Alan Licht (USA) UK Premiere

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    SVJATA VATRA (Estonia)

    FRI, 05 NOV 10, 20:00   KINGS PLACE – HALL TWO BUY TICKETS HERE

    Svjata Vatra
    [Estonia/Ukraine] [UK Premiere]
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    Ruslan Trochynskyi trombone, scythe, duduki, vocal
    Kulno Malva accordion, bagpipes, vocal
    Juhan Suits (Torupilli Juss) bagpipes, whistle, wooden horn, vocal
    Kalle Kindel drum ethno set, bass drum, djembe, tarbuka, other percussion
    Dima Dmitrenko drum ethno set, other percussion

    Estonian-Ukrainian power folk band Svjata Vatra call their style “fire-folk”. The band’s composition is unique: vocals, bagpipes, accordion, duduk, trombone, horn, wind and percussion (djembe, tarbuka, buhalo). Fiery energy guaranteed!

    Svjata Vatra is like a sizzling campfire, giving light and warmth yet burning no-one.

    Ruslan Trochynskyi graduated from the Ukrainian National Conservatoire as a trombone player. He has played five years in Ukrainian folk rock band Haydamaky. It was Ruslan who initiated Svjata Vatra and is the leader of the band. He combines his very special charismatic trombone playing style with intense vocals and Georgian duduki, using scythe for rhythm.

    Kulno Malva studies accordion in the folk music department in Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy and is an expert in Estonian traditional dances. He also plays the Estonian bagpipes and karmoshka. Kulno is the harmony of the band. There is a melancholy note in even the most passionate pieces…

    Juhan Suits (Torupilli Juss) is a graduate of the Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy’s folk music department, specializing in national wind instruments. Having acquired his M.A. degree in Norway, he now works as a lecturer in Viljandi Culture Academy. Juss plays folk wind instruments – Estonian bagpipes, jew’s harps, whistles, horns etc.

    Kalle Kindel studies drums and percussion instruments in the jazz music department of Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy. In addition to present day jazz, pop & rock music he is also interested in the traditional music of different countries and various musical streams. In Svjata Vatra Kalle plays a West-African bass drum, djembe, tarbuka.

    Dima Dmitrenko graduated from the Tartu Music School as a drum player. He has played 5 years in Estonian National Symphonic Orchestra. In the same time he has played in different music projects, musicals and jazz bands. Dima has Ukrainian roots and he brings to the band new colours and hot rhythms.

    Supported by the Estonian Embassy in London

    FRI, 05 NOV 10, 20:00   KINGS PLACE – HALL TWO BUY TICKETS HERE