MARIO CANONGE TRIO – great Jazz in Newtown.
You can’t keep the French (institute) down… they put our own cultural and arts organisations to shame with the number of high-quality cultural events that they organise – and in such style! Trust the Frenchies. Every year diverse speakers of French all over the world (Francophones!) come together to celebrate their language and culture during the ‘Francophonie” in March, this year IFA…
S and Alliance Francaise are bringing out a brilliant international jazz pianist Mario Canonge and his fellow musicians – here is the buzz:
2006 has been declared the year of the Francophonie and we would like to take this opportunity to inform you of an exciting jam-packed line-up planned for the night of the 25thof March 2006.
The Mario Canonge Trio jets into Johannesburg as the highlight of ‘Francophonite 2006’. Mario Canonge needs little introduction to not only Jazz, but music lovers all over the world. This astounding Caribbean-born pianist is set to wow jazz lovers at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival; he’s a definite treat for those who won’t make it to Cape Town. An ambassador of Martinique’s (French West Indies) musical heritage throughout the world, he puts his talents to work in the most diverse styles from Cape Verde to Haiti, Cuba and the world over. He has collaborated with some remarkable guest soloists such as Jean-Pierre Koquerel, Roy Hargrove, Andy Narell and Richard Bona to mention a few. ‘Mario Canonge’s music is nonchalant and colourful, rich and ‘acrobatic’. It is also a full, solid and energetic blend of sounds, performed faultlessly…’
There will be a music contest on the night encouraging upcoming musicians to take to the mic. Adjudicated by a panel of established professionals and musicians, the winner will walk away with an opportunity to make a professional CD and the runners up stand to win cash prizes. Last year’s winner Alive PSJC, an MC from Ivory Coast, will give audiences a taste of his French and Ivorian-English repertoire, he impressed the judges last year, come and hear his magic!
The multi-national, multi-talented Hip Hop outfit Nomadyi is billed to tear the roof down when they go on stage. With members from Senegal, France, Lesotho and South Africa their music is influenced by the sounds of urban Dakar and Southern Africa. Even if you’re not a hip hop head the familiar reggae and jazzy beats are going to have you bopping your head.
On the decks for the rest of the night are Dj’s Kid Fonque and G Force. They are no strangers to the Johannesburg clubbing scene and let their selection of music take you all across West and East Africa, North and back South and put you in the mix of current house grooves. Do not miss this very diverse and interesting line up.
Date: 25 March 2006
Time: 19h00
Venue: The Horror Cafý (Newtown)
Fee: R30
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