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Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 7th December 2010 - Tue, 7th December 2010 From £12.50*Guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas was born in Havana, Cuba. Graduated from the Superior Institute of Art (Havana) in Guitar for which he was awarded a first-class honours degree, and also graduated a year early. Later he received lessons at the Royal College of Music and in 2006, supported by The Kramer- Chappell Scholarship and the Mad Hatters Club, he undertook studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In the UK he has performed in prestigious venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), St James’ Church Piccadilly and the Bolivar Hall among others. Recent festivals include The London Guitar festival, Bolivar Hall International Guitar Festival, Ards Guitar Festival (Northern Ireland), Discovering Latin American, Hispano-American Guitar Festival(Mexico)and Dublin Guitar Week(Ireland). Recently Ahmed Dickinson received two prizes at Cubadisco 2009, the most important award of Cuban Music Record Industry. His album debut paying homage to the late Ñico Rojas was awarded in the Best Instrumental Soloist & Best Instrumental Album categories....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 16th November 2010 - Tue, 16th November 2010 From £12.50*Rootsy blues as Ian Siegal and Ben Prestage visit The Band. This concert will begin at 8pm
New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK Fri, 15th October 2010 - Fri, 15th October 2010 From £18.00*Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with delicate bamboo flute and layers of subtle percussive soundscapes in a spellbinding display of fluid grace, precise choreography and sheer athleticism. The concert captivates with its passion and intensity, journeying through a myriad of moods, from the heart-pounding excitement of ‘Ikkyo’, the dark brooding ‘Otherworld’, the hypnotic ‘Phoenix’, to the happy festival atmosphere of ‘Matsuri’. Through their 10 years of rigorous touring, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is uniquely their own. Retaining the traditional spirit of taiko, yet creating a thoroughly contemporary sound, Mugenkyo are forging a new path with their innovative approach....
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 5th September 2010 - Sun, 5th September 2010 From £10.00*The UK's South Asian Music Youth Orchestra returns to The Lowry with a stunning array of specially commissioned compositions, ranging from English folk songs to Bollywood!
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