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Jazzin' around with a dragon Blunsdon Station, Tadpole Lane
Mardi Gras comes to Swindon on Swindon. Tel: (01793) 771615
Saturday 26 April when ajolly brolly
parade wends its way down Re-
gent Street to celebrate Swindon Do you need a hat but
Arts Jazz Festival, 25 to 27 April.
don't want to BUY one?
Leading the way will be twelve
youngsters from Hreod Parkway Then call
School inside a happy dragon cre-
ated with help from artists No
Added Sugar. hat for all asions
Thejazzfestival programme can Dragon leaders Emma Dilworth, Sarah Knott, Halley Godwin leading The Mad natter
be found at www.swindonlink.com nine classmates. with Hreod head of art Ami Rattenbury, Amy Carnell,
Call 524481 for tickets. faculty head. Toni Robinson and Gordon Dickinson of No Added Sugar Located in Haydon Wick
(01793) 704005 or
The World in Swindon 07710 298790
to see the large selection of
Thanks to sponsorship from the University of Bath in Swindon, some really big names in World Music have
Hats to HIRE!
been booked by SwindonArtscape for this year's concert series at the Old Town Bowl.
Make a personal appointment
Coming up are Soul Brothers Shooglenifty from Scotland Caribbean party night.
from South Africa, the kings of blend high energy into traditional For details, see the advertise- to find just the right hat for you
township jive who have been win- melodies with shades of electronic ment on page 23.
ning audiences over for nearly three and dub reggae: a potent musical
decades. brew known as Acid Croft.
Crossing the Atlantic 'The Royal Bhangra hits Swindon big time Edwina Currie:
Family of Reggae' Morgan Herit- with DCS who have been at the Tuesday 6th May a
age are making a rare and forefront of the UK bhangra scene 7.30pm
unmissable trip to the UK. for 20 years fusing traditional in- Tickets: £8
From South America Roberto fectious Punjabi rhythms with
Kate Adie:
Pla's Latin Ensemble is an out- Western pop music.
Monday 12th May
standing 15 piece salsa shaking SOCA artists SW Storm & Island
band. Fury round off the season with a 7.30pm
Tickets: £8
Multi-cultural get together for all Jeremy Hardly
On 2 August. before the Bhangra concert, Old Town Sunday 18th May, 8pm
Gardens will be taken over for a free Mela, celebrat-
ing all things from the Indian sub-continent. Tickets: £12,50
Two performance areas will fea- Asian theme providing food. CDs,
ture professional groups and DJs henna, hair braiding, Indian head
including TBC Melody Express massage, clothes, fabrics, dry
from India singing Hindu/Gujerati spices, Indian rugs, art/crafts, In-
songs, Birmingham's Dholblasters dian wedding stationery, face-
and Nachda Sansaar drum groups painting, plus displays by Fair
and Indian wed- Trade, Oxfam and
ding brass band the police.
Bombay Baji. OrganiserToby Manhattan Nights
Swindon's DJ Rathbone at
Gamma will be Swindon Art- Sunday 25th May
mixing it upon the scape would like 7.30pm
decks. to hear from any
A community Asian groups who Tickets:
stage will feature would like to have
dance and per- a stall or to put on €15.50/£12
formance groups a performance. or
from Swindon and individuals inter- WYVERN - THEATRE
the region. ested in partici-
The park will be pating. THEATRE SQUARE, SWINDON Sxmnon
filled with stalls Call him on Box OFFICE: (01793) 524481 CLHARCHANNFL
with an Indian/ 466522.