Our partner in Durban, South Africa - indigenous music leader Victor Sithole
2024!
We have a whole host of exciting projects coming up this year - here are a few performances coming up in the near future:
Sat 13th April - PEACE- HOPE - PARTY at the Yacht in Pz - we'll be playing a set from 6pm at this community event in aid of Medical Aid Palestine
Friday 19th April - CORE - St.Ives Community Orchard 2- 4pm. We'll be playing during the opening event for this fantastic new community learning hub
Sunday April 21st - 2 - 4pm We'll perform our song "All hands on deck" at the Swim in support of the Sea event, at Gwithian beach
We'll also be putting on four events at this year's St.Ives September Festival - (Sea Junk Jam, Full Moon drumming, Fiesta Manzana and Songs of St.Eia - details to follow
On-going projects:
Kernow-Zulu Connection
We've been collaborating with indigenous music leader Victor Kabile Sithole and a primary school in Kwazulu Natal province, South Africa. We fundraised to buy 30 pairs of school shoes, a donation celebrated by the pupils in a livestream performance of their traditional music and dance.
Victor has since drawn on his own traditions and the hard realities of life in rural South Africa to present a wider perspective of our song "These Shoes" - poetic, resonant and compelling. We're dying to get this finished so we can share as soon as possible!
In the meantime, Victor is now bringing his magic to a new version of our song "Where Sunbeams Fall"
Tall-tale Tom (film)
We're working with incredible St,Ives artist Fred Williams on another animated film! This one is about the (possible) dark origins of a famous St.Ives riddle - all to an original soundtrack featuring numerous local cats
The Promise (film)
A story of "what goes around comes around" during life's bumpy ride. Currently in production, with an original soundtrack featuring Sylvie and Treve Nicol on vocals. Perhaps appropriately, this has turned into a stop-start project, reflecting our own ups and downs - but it'll happen!
Here's a round-up of some of the projects we've just rounded off for now:
Community drumming in Penzance
We've just completed a series of join-in music sessions at the Street Food Project in Penzance (see short film below). Will be resuming these in the near future
Rhythms Alive at Cornwall College
A recent project involving music workshops with a group of teenaged asylum seekers. We're looking to continue this involvement in 2024
Community performances 2023
We performed at the Edward Hain Centre, St.Ives on 10th Sept as part of a event celebrating its successful creation
We've recently hosted events at Badgers Food Forest Open Day and St.Ives September Festival at the St.Ives Arts Club with our Songs of Community.
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A short film on our sessions at the Penzance Streetfood Project