Tickets: £11 (£3 off for advance purchases)
Time: 7pm - 0am
When: Friday 05 February 2010 at 21:00
Where: Rich Mix, London
Soname, Khan Brothers, Yack Attack - Himalaya Film & Cultural Festival Opening
Born in Tibet, singer Soname left for exile in India at the age of 16. After six years in Dharamsala, she travelled to Europe in 1998, where she quickly won great acclaim for the magic and power of her voice. She has performed at concerts and festivals across the continent, collaborating with acts such as Asian Dub Foundation, Zero 7 and the Sugarcubes. Her music is steeped in the musical traditions of rural Tibet, and her voice reflects both the joy of her homeland’s beauty, and her sorrow at leaving it.
The Khan Brothers are the heirs of a long and famous line of gharana musicians, and they carry on their family tradition of performing classical qawwali. The brothers were born in Karachi, Pakistan, and learned their first notes from their father. They began performing in their childhood, and by their early teens were singing at weddings all over Pakistan. Since coming to Britain in 1991, they have continued to perform at weddings, concerts and other ceremonies, with true notes of devotion.
Formed in east London in 2008, Yak Attack has given a home to a disparate group of young and talented artists united by a wish to build a sound drawing from the diversity of their musical backgrounds. The result is an outfit built around a core of Afro Asian Funk. Djembe and tabla keep time for bass and rhythm guitar and full horn section, creating beats and melodies which are steeped in influences from all the continents: diverse, spicy and danceable. Tonight’s set has a Himalayan flavour.
