DRUM NIGHT
Saturday April 18th, 2009 - 8 PM

This year, we are pleased to announce that our special guest is the Toronto-based Juno-nominated Indian fusion band autorickshaw. The evening will be hosted by Ken Shorley, who will also perform a percussive duet with each member of the band.

Join us at Drum Night, and set the groove for spring!

autorickshaw

autorickshaw's music lies on the cultural cutting edge, as contemporary jazz and funk easily rub shoulders with the classical and popular music of India. Formed in 2003, autorickshaw has swiftly risen to become one of the most intriguing acts on the world music and jazz landscapes, garnering a 2004 JUNO nomination for World Music Album of the Year, and winning a Canadian Independent Music Award in 2005.

autorickshaw is: vocalist SUBA SANKARAN, tabla player ED HANLEY, bassist RICH BROWN and percussionist PATRICK GRAHAM. All four have achieved excellence on their respective instruments, and when their forces are combined, the results are “utterly unique and musically pioneering”. -Daniel Ariaratnam, The Record

autorickshaw has toured extensively across Canada, including appearances at the Montreal, Vancouver, Guelph, Calgary and Toronto Jazz Festivals, the Vancouver and Winnipeg Folk Festivals, The Glenn Gould Studio, The Stratford Festival and the Sound Symposium in Newfoundland.

International performances include Joe’s Pub in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, The Stockholm Jazz Festival in Sweden and dates across India including Chennai and Bangalore, at the Congo Square Jazz Festival in Kolkata, and at the prestigious Jaipur International Heritage Festival in Rajasthan.

Widely reviewed and profiled in mainstream Canadian media, autorickshaw has also been featured internationally, including on NPR’s Weekend America, in Global Rhythm Magazine and All About Jazz (USA); World Music Magazine (Italy), fRoots (UK), Rave Magazine and The Hindu (India); Deutschland Radio Kultur (Germany) as well as appearing at #14 on the World Music Charts Europe.

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Ken Shorley

Ken is a percussionist and composer who specializes in hand drumming from the Middle East. He performs as a soloist, an accompanist, and with the world fusion group, Talambra. In addition, Ken teaches rhythm and drumming through his school, i rhythm, and at Acadia University.

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We appreciate the support of the Nova Scotia Culture Division for this show.