World music festival "Ethno-Mechanics": Tony Allen and others

For the fifth time, the world music festival 'EthnoMechanics' introduces new names, musical styles, and directions to the audience of St. Petersburg, acquainting them with the world of new music created by people who have not lost their ability to marvel at the beautiful. There is no exact translation in Russian for the English term 'world music'. The closest translation, 'этническая музыка' (ethnic music), does not fully reflect what 'world music' represents today. M.I.A., Goran Bregovic, Diplo, Cesaria Evora, Buraka Som Sistema, Omar Souleyman, Oi Va Voi, Asian Dub Foundation, Manu Chao, Сalexico, Transglobal Underground, Gotan Project - all these artists can be classified as 'world music', but their music can hardly be called purely ethnic. The term 'world music' refers to all music that is not part of contemporary Western music and originates outside the sphere of cultural influences of Western Europe. In order to classify this music in some way, the term 'world music' started being used in the 80s. This category includes rock, dance electronica with elements of traditional music, and genres influenced by ethnic music such as reggae, funk, hip-hop, and jazz. Bright performances and sincere music provide an opportunity for a person raised in Western civilization to travel beyond big cities, get acquainted with the life and culture of different ethnic groups. Such events broaden cultural horizons and promote tolerance towards other nationalities. One of the main goals of the 'Ethno-Mechanics' festival organizers is to promote the ideas of ethnic, racial, and religious tolerance through music and, more broadly, the contemporary art of the world's nations. Continuing the traditions of the SKIF festival, 'Ethno-Mechanics' welcomes experimentation and originality in ethnic music and continues to expand the geography of countries and genres. Altai throat singing 'kai' and Sami 'yoik', Russian folk songs, klezmer and hip-hop, Balkan beats and baile-funk, cumbia and Uzbek pop, Ukrainian motifs and Arabian rhythms, Ethiopian jazz and mumbaton, psych-folk and kuduro are harmoniously combined here. This year, the 'Ethno-Mechanics' festival will feature: Tony Allen with the 'Black Series' program (Nigeria), Daniel Haaksman (Germany), Fellow and VJ Ken Wolff (Netherlands), Safety Magic (Moscow, Russia), Usssy (Moscow, Russia), Isa GT (Colombia), Moroshka Groove (St. Petersburg, Russia), AltaiKai (Gorno-Altaysk, Russia), Zeleni Sestri (Ukraine), Do-Re-Mi Orchestra (St. Petersburg, Russia). The festival will open with a performance by the ensemble of virtuosos of Altai throat singing 'AltaiKai', who masterfully handle all styles and varieties of 'kai' and traditional musical instruments. The festival will continue with the Moscow collective Safety Magic. This group is distinguished by powerful, dense drive, vibrant jazz improvisations, subtle use of modern technologies, and natural ethnic trance. The main event of the festival is the performance by Tony Allen, one of the greatest drummers on the planet and the creator of the afrobeat style. Together with six other musicians, Tony Allen will present the 'Black Series' program. The musician, who turned 72 this year, will perform in St. Petersburg for the first time. On the second stage of the festival, the following acts will perform on this evening: the improvisational folk quartet Moroshka Groove from St. Petersburg; the Moscow duo USSSY, who will present their new acoustic program with Eastern motifs; the St. Petersburg Do-Re-Mi Orchestra, defining themselves as 'minimalism for the little ones'; and the Ukrainian group 'Zelioni Sestri', combining electro-folk, naivety, minimalism, and experimental in their music. Some performances will be accompanied by sand animation from the SandUnion collective, who create real-time sand paintings inspired by music and project them onto the screen. As part of the festival's nighttime program, the TROPICAL BASS NIGHT party will take place featuring Isa GT (Girlcore/EtoroRecords/Colombia), Fellow & VJ Ken Wolff (Netherlands), and Daniel Haaksman (Man Recordings/Germany). The hottest dance music in the styles of baile-funk, kuduro, mumbaton, cumbia, house, dancehall, reggaeton from some of the genre's best representatives will be played. Don't miss the main event in the world music scene in St. Petersburg! The festival is supported by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 'ETHNO-MECHANICS' October 6, 2012 St. Petersburg, Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Center LINE-UP* OF THE FIFTH WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 'ETHNO-MECHANICS' October 6, St. Petersburg, Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Center Sredniy Prospekt, V.O., 93, M 'Vasileostrovskaya' Tel./Fax: (812) 322-4223 (-3133) http://www.kuryokhin.net/ MAIN HALL 19:00 AltaiKai 20:30 Safety Magic 22:00 Tony Allen 'Black Series' Tropical Bass Night 23:30 Isa GT 01:30 Fellow & VJ Ken Wolff 03:00 Daniel Haaksman FOYER 19:00 Moroshka Groove 20:00 Usssy 21:30 Do-Re-Mi Orchestra 22:45 Zelenye Sestry *- SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE The program starts at 19:00. Entrance: 700-800 rubles, Entrance to Tropical Bass Night from 23:30: 300 rubles Tickets: at the Kuryokhin Center box office, at 'Titanic', 'Euroset' salons, 'Fonoteka', 'Kaylas', 'Play' stores, and on the websitewww.concert.ru→ More about the participants: http://kuryokhin.net/ru/ethno/→