EMBARK Festival of Music & Arts
EMBARK Festival of Music & Arts
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EMBARK is a music and arts festival celebrating migrations, journeys and the crossing of thresholds.
The festival will be headlined by renowned musician producer and composer TALVIN SINGH OBE; an innovative pioneer of fusing traditional Indian instruments with electronica.
DAY ONE: Wednesday 31st August 7pm-9pm – In conversation event with resident visual artist IMAN TAJIK, followed by Q&A and Festival Reception Drinks.
Pay What You Feel event
DAY TWO: Thursday 1st September 7pm-9:30pm. Ticketed evening concert with:
ANNA PHOEBE – Award-winning violinist and composer who spans the worlds of classical folk and electronica.
DAUDI MATSIKO – Born and raised in the UK this Ugandan singer-songwriter and guitarist carefully crafts modern reverent folk.
ANIL SEBASTIAN – Multi-faceted musician producer and creator with German and Sri Lankan heritage who is breaking binaries. Performing an intimate set with harpist Glenda Allaway.
DAY THREE: Friday 2nd September 7pm-9:30pm. Ticketed evening concert, with:
RIHAB AZAR – The award-winning Syrian Oud virtuoso performs with her trio.
YUGAL GURUNG – Dreamy singer-songwriter fusing folk-pop with rousing Nepalese vocals.
DAY FOUR, AFTERNOON: Saturday 3rd September 2pm-5:30pm – Daytime courtyard programme of music, spoken word and circus in collaboration with Good Chance, the organisation behind Walk With Amal. Plus world food stalls.
SOUNDS OF REFUGE - a project and world music album from John Falsetto Mohamed Sarrar and Ammar Haj Ahmad fusing Zimbabwean Sudanese and Syrian music spoken word and poetry.
CHANGE THE WORD – a writing and storytelling project which brings together communities who may never otherwise meet. Project participants Sarah Orola and Diyo Mulopo Bopengo will perform creative and expressive writing pieces.
GIRUM BEKELE - circus artist from Ethiopia and a core member of the Good Chance Ensemble
Pay What You Feel at the gate.
DAY FOUR, EVENING: Saturday 3rd September 7pm-10pm - Headline event.
Ticketed evening concert, with:
TALVIN SINGH OBE – Renowned musician producer and composer. An innovative pioneer of fusing traditional Indian instruments with electronica and bass.
SOUMIK DATTA – Acclaimed sarod player and outspoken advocate for the preservation of Indian arts.
DEEPA NAIR RASIYA – Classical Indian/Sufi singer performing with acoustic instruments such as clarinet. Deepa has worked with giants George Harrison and Ravi Shankar.
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St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL London
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EMBARK Festival of Music & Arts
From GBP 10.00