Monsieur Doumani + Gisela João (Songlines Encounters Festival)

When: Thu 04 June 2015 20:00-22:00
Where: Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG

Ikon Arts Management has teamed up with Songlines Magazine to co-curate the Songlines Encounters Festival at London’s Kings Place. Experience an explosion of international talent as the Songlines Encounters Festival welcomes a thrilling range of sounds from around the world with the bands that are inspiring passion among those in the know. Discover a world of music!

THE MEDITERRANEAN

Monsieur Doumani are a dynamic trio playing original and traditional Cypriot music with a twist. Featuring Antonis Antoniou on tzouras (small bouzouki), Angelos Ionas on guitar and Demetris Yiasemides on winds, they combine impressive musicianship with humour and panache. 2013’s album Grippy Grappa was a Songlines favourite and their new album Sikoses arrives in the spring.

Gisela João, aged 30, is the new fado singer now making waves in Portugal. She released her debut album in the summer of 2013 and it went straight to No. 1 in the national charts – extremely rare for a fado record. Her music is raw and authentic. 'I’m very intense and I believe that real fado is that way too,' she says. 'It’s very extreme.' In her UK debut, you can expect traditional fado at its best.

Songlines Encounters Festival 2015

Celebrating its fifth year Songlines Encounters Festival features musicians from Portugal, Cyprus, Iran, the UK and Bangladesh. There are some UK premieres, some first time collaborations and lots of supremely inspirational music from artists that have impressed us at Songlines magazine. We will welcome some great female voices – Gisela João from Portugal, Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat from Iran and much more!

Full programme: http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/curated-weeks/songlines-encounters-festival-2015#.VVo462rbLct

Organised by: Songlines Magazine and Ikon Arts Management

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