Be there or be somewhere else
Acclaimed World Music group Kim Sanders & Friends are all in Sydney at the same time and will perform at the Harp in Tempe on Sunday Oct 29.
The gig will feature music in the style of Balkan and Turkish Gypsies as well as the band’s usual eclectic mix of serene Sufi meditations, bent Balkan dance tunes and original compositions.
Kim has recently returned from Indonesia where he performed as a soloist and in collaborations with Indonesian musicians. “As usual,” he said yesterday, “it’s been hard getting everyone together for a gig. Someone is always away somewhere. Sandy has just been in Korea, for instance. On the other hand, it’s good for picking up musical ideas we can eventually incorporate into the band’s music. It’s a slow process, though. I first went to Indonesia in 71 and I’ve been performing there regularly for more than ten years now. I sometimes notice Indonesian elements in my playing now, but I didn’t include them consciously. The thing is, we’ve all been round long enough, studied and integrated our influences, so our music is our music not just a pastiche like so much so-called World Music. I hope so, anyway!”
In a career spanning more than twenty-five years Kim Sanders has performed with Gypsy wedding bands in Macedonia, studied with Sufi ney-masters in Turkey, played in mosquito-infested dance-halls in West Africa, tavernas in Greece, concert-halls from Beijing to Bandung, on national radio in Bulgaria… not to mention Rooty Hill RSL.
Saxophonist, composer and three-time ARIA-winner Sandy Evans has played and recorded extensively in Australia and overseas with her own Sandy Evans Trio, Clarion Fracture Zone, The catholics, austraLYSIS, the Australian Art Orchestra, MARA!, Bernie McGann, Waratah and many visiting American artists. She has recently been working with refugee musicians.
Double-bassist Steve Elphick has made many overseas tours with folk-jazz group Mara! and various jazz groups including Ten Part Invention and The Engine Room. He has played with many jazz greats including Lee Konitz and Steve Lacey. In Australia he has performed and recorded extensively with cutting-edge improvising bands including The World According to James, The Andrew Robson Trio and The Umbrellas.
Bobby Singh studied tablas in Bombay with the legendary Nikhil Ghosh, and now divides his tıme between India and Australia, where he has quickly become a “must see” performer on the world music circuit as well as the Indian Classical scene. He has performed with Ashok Roy, Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan, Slava Grigoriyan, Joseph Tawadros and Flamenco Dreaming . He is currently working with The Bird, Circle of Rhythm and Dha.
Kim Sanders: ney, gaida, kaval, mey, tenor sax, aardvark
Sandy Evans; tenor and soprano saxes
Steve Elphick: double bass
Bobby Singh: tabla
7 pm, Sunday October 29
The Harp
900 Princes Highway, Tempe
Tickets on the door: $18/15 conc
Kids are welcome, and meals are available.
Info 9559 6300
