Details

An evening of music celebrating the dance forms of salsa and bhangra. Two influential musicians forge an infectious new style of music drawing on the popular dance forms of salsa and bhangra, in an event produced by spnm - promoting new music as part of its series curated by Kuljit Bhamra. The event features new music created by up-and-coming British composers, and gives the audience the opportunity to learn the steps to the new hybrid choreography. The evening includes works by Nico Bentley, Paul Buckley, Chris Gander and Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, some of the best emerging composers in the UK, who have been mentored by composer Alwynne Pritchard.

Cast/Performers

Kuljit Bhamra (tabla / dhol / tom / cymbals / snare / keyboards / harmonium), Alex Wilson (piano / hammond organ), Shahid Abbas Khan (vocals), Davide Mantovani (acoustic / electric bass / EVI), Davide Giovannini (drum kit / timbale / vocals), Shanti Paul Jayasinha (trumpet / flugel / hand percussion), Emeris Solis (congas), Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian (vocals)