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Swindhn Wide
Throwing open the doors to world music
Swindon invites the world and its music into the town this summer with
six exciting and lively concerts aimed at everybody interested in great
sounds and joining in with high energy entertainment.
Organised by Swindon Artscape cians and six dancers, expect a
at the Old Town Bowl in Town truly unforgettable spectacle of
Gardens. the concerts will feature modern Congolese soukous and
bands from Cuba, Jamaica, the rumba combined with traditional
Congo and India as well as the UK. music and dance.
To keep the golden jubilee week-
22 June Ska. An unstoppable car-
end celebrations rocking, after the
nival of vintage ska and rocksteady
town centre parade on the morn-
from The Top Cats. Their authen-
ing of Saturday 1 June. the first
tic sound and explosive live per-
concert features The Extra-
formance have established this
ordinaires, a classic 1950's jump
jive and Doc Wop band, featuring band as one of the most exciting
and entertaining live acts around.
sweet harmony vocals and stun-
ning dance routines. Get jumping In July there's going to be salsa,
to jive, jitterbug and rock 'n roll. reggae and bhangra. Check out
All concerts start at 8pm but get the acts and download sounds from
the best out of the evening by tak- www.swindonartscape/
ing part in dance classes at 6.45pm concerts.co.uk
before each concert, which are free World Music
Tickets from Swindon Information
to all ticket holders.
Centre, Link and Oasis Leisure
8 June African soukous. Direct Centres in advance (up to & in- at the Bowl
from the Congo. PlaneteElegance cluding day before concert): Adult
tour Europe for the first time with £7.50 (E9 on the gate); conc £5.50
their brand of hi-energy African (£7 gate). Family £22 (£27 gate). ..one 1st Jump e
dance music. With twelve musi- Discounts for 10 or more. Th
The Extraordinaires
1951 Jive and Doo Wop at it's very best.
Unmissabte! +,Jive dance class
June launch for North Swindon arts project R^r
Swindon Council Artscape manager Celia Yeoman describes an inno-
vative £70,000 arts project to involve staff at Asda Walmart at the North June ' Ican
Swindon district centre and the community it serves. Plante Elegance
Twelve musicians and six dancers - fantastic!
ASDA is supporting
Swindon Borough +African dance class
Council's Percent For
Art policy, which was
established to encour- 4 Jur^ . 2nd Ska
age developers to allo- ^' The Top Cats
cate funds to the com- Vintage ska and rocksteady. 'The Top Cats...
missioning of contem- will keep your skankin 'feet alive!" Skazine
porary art.
Sperandio and Grennan working at Asda
Through this scheme
ASDA has become the first UK re- The artists will observe the store ; July 6th Salsa
tailer to commission artists in resi- and life in the area around it, be- Chacon y su Timba
dence on site. fore proposing ideas for a tempo-
Internationally renowed artists rary artwork which reflects the re- Ten piece Salsa explosion. + Salsa Dance Class
Grennan & Sperandio have been lationship between the store, its
selected because their comic book customers and the community.
style of art and past experience of The artists will also develop a 20th Roots Reggae
working closely with local commu- parallel education project with a Lion Train
nities fitted in with the culture of local school. - I A tribute to Bob MartEy - RD& solid
ASDA. Details of the six month project L reggae rhythms
will be found at the beginning of
Juneatwww.swindonartscape.co.uk
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P.SV • Simon Grennan lives near
MoMA
Brighton and Christopher Sper- Apna Sangeet
andio in Manhattan. Since 1995 One of the most successful Bhangra acts around.
they have developed comic book + Bhangra dance class
and more recently in digital video Curry night special at the Bowl.
animation projects in conjunction
Tickets Et Info
with museums in the US and Eu-
rope for broadcast, webcast and Tourist Information Centre: 01793 530328
Evening Advertiser: 01793 528144
print.
They have recently worked with Link Centre: 01793 44556 0, SWINDONARTSCAPE
New York's Museum of Modern Art
in collaboration with DC Comics, £7/E9 (cons. E5.50/£7) J
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and have worked in Britain on re-
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An example of generation projects in Moss Side www.sMndonartscape.co.uk
Grennan & Sperandio's work and Hulme. and in Gateshead.