Can’t Chain up me Mind
21 May 2011 at 8:30pm
The Albany, Douglas Way. Deptford. London SE8 4AG
Members of the GUYO will perform alongside world renowned musicians and singers from the Grand Union Orchestra in a spcial showcase of the Next Generation of world music and jazz stars.
Starring some of Britain’s most renowned world and jazz musicians, as well as rising stars on the scene drawn from Grand Union’s own youth orchestra, Can’t Chain Up me Mind takes the audience on an unforgettable and energy filled musical journey around the world. Discover the pulse of Carnival from South America and the Caribbean, fuelled by West African and Cuban rhythms, with echoes of urban South African townships and the rural music of Eastern Europe, mystical North Indian classical ragas, traditional song from Bangladesh, and ancient Chinese show-pieces in an exhilarating celebration of liberation and multiculturalism.
Latest news
On Wednesday 18th July, the renowned World/Jazz collective Grand Union Orchestra will celebrate the story of 500 years of migration and trade through performers from the East End today in an explosive show entitled The Golden Highway at the Hackney Empire. To contribute towards this special show, we offer you the 20 12-Bar Blues Challenge; where entrants must compose 12 bars of Swing Blues. The 20 winning entries will be formed into a specially created piece to be performed on the night at the Hackney Empire! Read on to see composition requirements.
Music Teacher Mag publish a wonderfully informative feature on GUYO and the story so far. Click to read
Click here to see a selection of photos taken from Grand Union's professional and youth orchestras performance, What The River Sings at Trinity Buoy Wharf, on Sunday 4th March.
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If you're a young musician living in East London, and like jazz/world music, come along and get involved!
