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Saturday, June 04, 2005

June Sunday Jam

This is from Guruskool Music.

"The June Sunday jam, free music concert, will be held on Sunday , June 5 at the Guru Nanak Bhavan, 5 pm onwards.

AHMAD CAMPAORE, the famous african drummer will peform a set at the June Sunday Jam.Other bands performing include Quasar ( rock), Inviktus ( melodic metal), Esperanto (Carnatrix), Speedblade (Thrash Metal) , Lounge Piranahas ( psychdelic rock) and Asura (Vedic Metal)

AHMAD CAMPAORE, percussionist extraordinaire : "I rock to the rhythms of Africa and roll with the melodies of the land of Pharaohs... ". Based in Marseilles, France he is one of the best known percussionists in the francophone world. Discovered in his teens by legendary New York guitarist Fred Firth he has never looked back. From a stellar role in Fred's rock opera "Helter Skelter" Ahmad Campaore has teamed up with luminaries like Reunion Island superstar Ti Fock, Egyptian dancer Karima and Scottish blues singer Maggie Hills, among others. All this while nurturing his own group Oriental Fusion and featuring in nine different groundbreaking albums.

He is in India to hone his skills on indian percussion and finalise distribution for his next album favouring the 'desi' flavour.India's first n' foremost world music band Baja guitarist-songwriter, Seedy P is his partner in rhyme n' rythm and the two have been flogging the deadbeat for what it is worth, reviving corpses in laidback Pondy. They are coming to B'lore to play at the Sunday Jam.

For performing or for more details, please check www.freedomjam.net "

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