DETAILS HERE

http://www.forgevenue.org/whats-on/eventdetails/23-jun-12-mavrika-the-forge/

An explosive fusion of Balkan and Gypsy rhythms and lightening-fast melodies from the Romanian band whose song featured all over the Borat soundtrack. Be transported straight to a Gypsy wedding!

Their music is known the world over as the basis for the classic Shantel remix of their track Mahalageasca. They’ve played the Barbican Centre with Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, and the Royal Festival Hall in the Gypsy Queens and Kings show. They are the mighty Mahala Rai Banda, an explosive combination of Gypsy accordion and fiddle in the tradition of Johnny Depp favourites Taraf de Haidouks, and ex-Romanian military brass blowers in the line of Fanfare Ciocarlia.

Mahala means ‘the Gypsy part of town’, Rai is ‘honourable’ and Banda…. Well, there are 11 of them on stage. Their show last year at Rich Mix was a mother of all parties.

Superfast melodies, heavy heavy tuba grooves. and tight arrangements: "life-affirming, drink-affirming, and music-affirming" (The Arts Desk). With bags of joie de vivre mixed with a shot of fiery palinka, Mahala Rai Banda will have you hot and sweaty in no time!

Plus visuals by BJ Crna Trava (Balkanica) and DJ set Dr Cat (Dr Cat Music)

Tickets £12.50/£15
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Last but not least a little video to get you into the mood...

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Roundhouse: ReMixed

In collaboration with Rich Mix, Roundhouse Rising curates a wildly eclectic night of new music featuring Krar Collective in collaboration with REC (Roundhouse Experimental Choir), Tres B (performing tracks from his latest EP, Lonely Man), Tempting Rosie, Dizzietron and Rubix.

Krar is the Ethiopian 5 or 6 stringed harp. Krar Collective are led by Temesegen Tareken, a former pupil of veteran Ethiopian vibraphone player Mulatu Astatke, on Krar, with drums, and singer Genet Asefa and drummer Amare.

For further information about the other artists feel free to check out the webpage:

www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/roundhouse-remixed/

Tickets cost : £5 and can be purchased online or on the door .

Influences from jazz, soul, classical music shine through Natalie Duncan's far from run-of-the-mill and movingly observational songs. With a voice having the raw power and emotion of a blues queen. Natalie's recent signing to Verve will propel her quickly to big stage. Watch and be amazed at her powerful voice in the video 'Devil in Me'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX_b1KU3GWY   .

Ticket prices: £9 adv £7 concs on the door £10 or £8 concs, to purchase tickets in advance you will find this information @

http://www.forgevenue.org/whats-on/eventdetails/22-feb-12-natalie-duncan-the-forge/ 

Ladies and Gents. If you don’t know them yet, please meet…. The Destroyers!

“a blow-your-mind original ... Minimum pretence and maximum style” Lemez Lovas Songlines

“seductively dangerous” Anna Meacham Clash Magazine

“Without a doubt, they’re certainly one of the most interesting acts the UK has seen in a long time” Marcus Kernohan stereokill.net

“see them live the first chance you get” Kenny McMurtrie musoguide.com

“they truly are "insane", "chaotic" and "absolutely menkle", but then can a 15-piece polka orchestra led by a short grandad in a fez who talks like a pirate be anything else?” Q Magazine (Glastonbury Review Special)

“A 15-piece outfit of exceptional technical quality which plays a rich blend of Balkan folk music, jazz, Celtic and other influences” Terry Grimley The Birmingham Post

With 15 musicians on stage, wild brass, violins, guitars, accordion, furious energy, flamboyancy, revolutionary fervour, and gung-ho style, The Destroyers are what Emir Kusturica would have come up with had he been born in Birmingham!

Do your self a favour and see them live at Rich Mix in Shoreditch!

Promoting their new album Hole In The Universe.

Tickets £12/£14 (booking fee may apply)

The 76 year old legend of Ethiopian jazz joins ground-breaking Dutch post-punk unit The Ex for a joyous set of 'Swinging Addis' standards like you've never heard them before.

“Not only is Mekuria’s sax playing pure vibrato-heavy perfection, but when The Ex delve into noise guitar breakdowns and drummer Katherina Bornefeld takes over singing duties we’re into some otherworldly awesomeness … incredibly uplifting” – Eye Weekly

An extra special face-off brimming with wild party energy in which saxophone-wielding king of Ethiopian jazz soul Getatchew Mekuria meets Dutch post-punk legends The Ex and a cast of special guests in a 10-strong big band. Together they present a set of classic “Swinging Addis” standards like you’ve never heard them, performed with all their lyrical musicality intact, but rocket-launched skywards with a rare and raw transcultural fire.

Getatchew Mekuria is the most revered veteran of the Ethiopian saxophone -  a physical and musical giant whose “Negus of Ethiopian Sax”  album featured in the acclaimed “Ethiopiques” reissue series. Now 76 years old, he has collaborated with all the great Ethiopian singers over the years and is still in full voice with his own, powerfully distinctive style of playing. His huge vibrato, both forceful and fragile, plays around the vocal lines, using typical Ethiopian embellishments. He dons a lion’s mane when he plays and cuts loose with furious solos that come over like a kind of free jazz from before free jazz existed.

Since 1979, Amsterdam’s The Ex have consistently pushed the envelope, plotting a restless course from their anarchist punk origins to embrace everything sound could throw at them. Their thrillingly raw and rhythmic rock sound is born from their ideals, musical friendships/networks and work ethic. They are one of the most visceral rock units in action today.

Ever hungry to place themselves in unfamiliar contexts, The Ex toured Ethiopia twice and fell in love with its music, which led to them inviting Getatchew to perform at their 25^th anniversary party in Holland. His contribution to proceedings blasted everyone off stage, and, suitably inspired, The Ex invited him on tour with them, their incendiary live collaboration bearing fruits in a blistering album released on the band’s Terp Records imprint in 2006.

Support from London's own Krar Collective and DJ Russ Jones aka The Hackney Globe Trotter.

£12.50 advance / £15 on the door

020 7613 7498 www.richmix.org.uk www.ticketweb.co.uk

Ethiopian Food and products available

In association with Qu Junktions