Global Local

Time and Date: 8pm - 1am, March 8, 2013 - March 9, 2013

Location: Rich Mix, 35/47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Ballet Nimba, Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu, Akawe', Sir Loui & DJ Freestyle

Info: Focus Organization are proud to announce the partnership with Continental Drifts for their so successful project: Global Local at Rich Mix.

Time and Date: 8pm - 1am, February 8, 2013 - February 9, 2013

Location: Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Hallouminati, Buffo's Wake, The Discount Orchestra, DJ Penny Metal & Chris Tofu

Info: “Crashing in to 2013 with a whole lot a furious noise, the Gypsy Soundclash is back to shake the February blues.”

So much goodness here, bringing the polka back to Shoreditch. .again!

Hallouminati - http://bit.ly/119p1v9
Buffo's Wake - http://bit.ly/WLQr4u
Discount Orchestra - http://bit.ly/TQLsmz

DJ Penny Metal - http://bit.ly/YexrNe
DJ Chris Tofu - http://bit.ly/VlQhkM

Time and Date: 8pm - 1am, January 25, 2013 - January 26, 2013

Location: Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: They Say Jump, Mamanollora, Voodoo Love Orchestra, DJ Cal Jader & Arias

Info: We got some hot, like a tin roof, bands and djs straight from the London Latin Underground. Expect Ska, Latin Funk, Cumbia, Cuban Comparsa, Reggae and Swing...

Time and Date: July 22, 2012

Location: Ealing, London Ealing

Artists: AJ Holmes and The Hackney Empire, Los Chinches, The Destroyers, The Long Notes, Rebel Control, Apache Indian

Info: TBC

Time and Date: June 30, 2012 - July 1, 2012

Location: London Pleasure Gardens City of London

Artists: AJ Holmes and The Hackney Empire, Los Desterrados, Katy and The Mamboleros, Cumbe, Soothsayers, Krar Collective, Lokkhi Terra

Info: 200 years ago London had Pleasure Gardens – places where friends and families could immerse themselves in culture and experience the joys of open air entertainments. Now, a 21st Century Pleasure Gardens returns. And it all starts with The Paradise Gardens…

We’re starting with a bang! Spectacular pyrotechnic theatre, a great live music line up, epic street art, pop-up performances, curious sideshows, the Silly Olympics, a village fete, a Ballroom, a vintage funfair, a craft market and specialist food from around the world – this is no ordinary launch event.

Best of all… the whole festival is FREE. You don’t need a ticket. Just turn up!
WHEN IS IT?

Saturday 30th June 1PM – 11PM + Sunday 1st July 1PM – 10PM

This is a FREE event! You don’t need a ticket, simply turn up from 1pm and join the party.

Time and Date: 1pm- 11:30pm, May 7, 2012

Location: http://www.facebook.com/events/319164958144662/ Islington

Artists:

Info: Two For Joy Launch Party + Global Local Showcase: All Day Folk Festival
Harrison Brothers, Dan Korn, Ruby and the Ribcage, Ramshackle Union Band, Thinker, Knights of Mentis, Under the Driftwood Tree, Nimming Neds, Holloway Jug Band, Burning Wheel, Blue Rose Code, Tiny Ruins, Nuala, Boat to Row, The Wagon Tales, Kidnap Alice, The Long Notes.

Date: Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2012
Venue: The Old Queen's Head, 44 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN
Prices: Free before 4pm, £6 after
Nearest Tube: Angel
Ticket Link: www.wegottickets.com
Phone Number: 07740199665
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Join us for the 6th Bank Holiday All Day Folk Festival at the Old Queen's Head, 7th May 2012. This event is the official launch of Two For Joy Music (offspring of The Magpie's Nest), and sees 17 bands converge at the pub and play across two stages from 2pm – 11pm. The day is also brought to you by Global Local and Continental Drifts Music – the official showcase of the Acoustic Sound-Clash festival programme, with performances from the hottest emerging talent from the UK folk scene. Heaps of local bands and bands from all over the country converge for a jam packed folk out.

The Line Up
Downstairs Bawdy Stage
14:00 - 14:45 Harrison Brothers
15:00 - 15:45 Dan Korn
16:00 - 16:45 Ruby and the Ribcage
17:00 - 17:45 Ramshackle Union
18:00 - 18:45 Thinker
19:00 - 19:45 Knights of Mentis
20:00 - 20:45 Under the Driftwood Tree
21:00 - 21:45 Nimming Neds
22:00 - 23:00 Holloway Jug Band
Upstairs Rowdy Stage
15:00 - 15:45 Burning Wheel
16:00 - 16:45 Blue Rose Code
17:00 - 17:45 Tiny Ruins
18:00 - 18:45 Nuala
19:00 - 19:45 Boat to Row
20:00 - 20:45 The Wagon Tales
21:00 - 21:45 Kidnap Alice
22:00 - 23:00 The Long Notes

Time and Date: 9pm - 3am, April 6, 2012 - April 7, 2012

Location: XOYO, 32 Cowper Street, London EC2A 4AW City of London

Artists: Orange Hill Productions, The Heatwave, Necessary Mayhem, Element Dance

Info: The Heatwave alongside Global Local, Punch Records and Blue Lotus present a very special Hot Wuk event showcasing the cream of the UK's reggae dancehall artists, all backed by a full live band. Looking forward to the hotly anticipated festival season, this party will bring the charisma and energy of dancehall performers to the fore.

Working with festival programmers and producers, the Hot Wuk Festival showcase will help ensure that reggae and dancehall are well represented at events throughout summer 2012. Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence this year while the Jamaican Olympic athletics team led by Usain Bolt will ensure that Jamaica is on everyone's lips.

Alongside the live acts, Rinse FM's bashment crew The Heatwave present their high energy festival show joined by carnival dancers in full samba costume. Plus Ras Kwame's Orange Hill and dancehall producer Curtis Lynch with his Necessary Mayhem sound will play futuristic and foundational reggae vibes.

The event celebrates Hot Wuk's journey so far; since 2010, the regular London bashment party has become a 'go-to fixture' on the clubbing calendar. Early London success saw it roll out countrywide in 2011 with events in Brighton, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham.

Expect to see the hottest artists, most scandalous dancers and explosive carnival hype!

Time and Date: 8pm, March 9, 2012 - March 10, 2012

Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E1 6LA City of London

Artists: Jallykebba Susso and Manding Sabu, Seddik + the Seeds of Creation, Mr. Brett (Yaaba Funk) (DJ)

Info: A celebration of the best African inspired acts on the UK festival circuit this coming summer.

Drawing on a combination of African and UK influences, this night will showcase 3 UK-based bands taking African music in fascinating international directions.

Maverick Gambian griot Jallykebba Susso mixes traditional Mandinka kora music (beautiful melodious 22-string West African harp) with 8-strong international band Manding Sabu drawing on rock, reggae and afro-beat; 70-year old master of the Algerian mandol, Seddik Zebiri, displays his unique take on the music of North Africa that ends up sounding like a psychedelic, Hendrix-inspired desert blues thanks to his powerful band Seeds of Creation.

Hotly-tipped new live project Afriquoi fuse live marimba, African guitar, djembe, African vocals, dancehall MCing and crisp, heavy beats into an uplifting, dance-friendly blend of chimurenga, soca, soukous, dubstep and house: afro electronics! Featuring legendary exiled musicians Kudaushe Matimba (Zimbabwe: Bhundu Boys, Harare) and Fiston Lusambo (Congo: Zong Zing All Stars), alongside UK Ableton wizard Nico Bentley and percussionist Andre Marmot, this is African music for the facebook generation….

All of this washed down by top tunes from across the African diaspora courtesy of Mr. Brett, driving force behind South London’s gritty hi-life/afrobeat/funk sensation Yaaba Funk.

Time and Date: 6pm - 12am, December 15, 2011 - December 23, 2011

Location: The Star of Kings, 26 York Way, Kings Cross, London, N1 0AX City of London

Artists: Urusen, Folk Idol plus all kinds of festive folk frivolity

Info: Get in the Christmas mood Folk Guild style, with music from Urusen, Folk Idol plus all kinds of festive folk frivolity. Save the date! Tickets on-sale soon.

Time and Date: 7.30pm - 1am, October 14, 2011 - October 15, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Besh O Drom, Gentle Mystics, Russ Jones AKA The Hackney Globe Trotter + DJ Chris Tofu

Info: Gyspy Soundclash special featuring Hungary’s Besh O Drom; the original gypsy remix. Also featuring Gentle Mystics, Russ Jones AKA The Hackney Globe Trotter + DJ Chris Tofu

BESH O DROM - Besh O Drom draws its musical basis from Transylvanian, Jewish, Afghan, Egyptian, Lebanese, Armenian, Bulgarian, Romanian and Greek tunes presenting folk and electronic instruments simultaneously. The different types of music from nations which nowadays do not necessarily communicate well with each other appear together in peace and harmony. Their music is playful and serious, funny and touching, acoustic and electronic, authentic and urban, Western and Eastern, folk and above nations at the same time.

GENTLE MYSTICS - Gentle Mystics are a collective of fine musicians mixing Balkan, dub, hip-hop, drum and bass, Swiss Alpine, folk, and electro. Stretching the boundary's of this genre 2012s Global Local Soundclash Champs. . www.gentlemystics.com

DJ RUSS JONES AKA THE HACKNEY GLOBETROTTER - THE Don of the Gypsy Remix and missionary of the sound , aside to getting together with Basement JAxx The Globetrotter has the twisted Gypsy beats of the century http://www.hackneyglobetrotter.com/

Dj CHRIS TOFU - Dj Tofu has hammered the remix of all things Eastern from Dub Gypsy to Balkan Dupstep in to the earth of a 1000 festivals http://en-gb.facebook.com/djchristofu

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Time and Date: 7:30pm - 1am, September 9, 2011 - September 10, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Celt Islam, Engine-EarZ , DJ Nerm

Info: Bringing the hottest acts of the South Asian Diaspora to a corner of East London. Fresh from dazzling audiences at UK festivals, Engine-EarZ Experiment will be raising the roof along with the legendary Celt Islam in a DUb-off extravaganza.

Celebrate at the Mela where others fear to tread...

Time and Date: August 12, 2011

Location: Tower Hamlets

Artists:

Info: Global Local returns to Shoreditch to showcase some latin bands with our partner Movimientos!

Time and Date: July 24, 2011

Location: Ealing

Artists: Zong Zing All Stars, Wara, Gypsy Hill, Chancery Blame and the Gadjo Club, The Wagon Tales , DJ Bongly

Info: The borough’s parks are set to come alive with 16 days of music, laughter and drama as Ealing Summer Festivals returns for another season.
Crowds outside the big top at Ealing Summer Festival

Celebrations kick-start in July with Greenford and Acton Carnivals, followed by five nights of side splitting comedy performed by some of the World’s leading comedians in Walpole Park.

The festivals will continue with specialist one day events including Opera in the Park, Ealing Blues and Ealing Global music festivals.

Time and Date: 7:30pm, July 8, 2011

Location: Tower Hamlets

Artists: Molotov Jukebox, The Turbans, The Arhai, DJ Penny Metal + DJ Tofu

Info: Jumping music and wild dancing with killer live turns from super special bands and DJs. Leave all inhibitions at the door and brace yourself for an unrule, urban, gypsy party...

Featuring:

The Turbans - The wild travelling collective have washed up in the UK collecting bits of Balkan, Turkish, Middle Eastern and Persian music on their wanderings.

The Arhai - Deep electro-grooves topped with Balkan vocals by Jovana Backovic and Bulgarian tanbur by Adrian Lever.

Molotov Jukebox - Six-piece, genre dodging, leviathan of an experience, with a gypsy, samba, ska, dubstep, swing style

DJ Penny Metal and DJ Tofu

From Roma to rumba, Latin beats to Afro funk, new folk to no folk, Global Local brings you the best emerging musical remix talent the UK has to offer. We pride ourselves on rooting out the finest cutting-edge sounds which blend innovation and tradition.

Produced by Continental Drifts Music and its partners, this ground breaking project consistently brings some of the best music around to festival stages throughout London and beyond."

Time and Date: 7:30pm, June 10, 2011 - June 11, 2011

Location: Tower Hamlets

Artists: Cut A Shine

Info: Global Local continues it's exploration of London's global music, this month putting on a barn-dancin', gingham-wearin' HOEDOWN with Magpie's Nest's very own CUT A SHINE

Time and Date: 8pm, May 13, 2011 - May 14, 2011

Location: RichMix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road City of London, Greater London E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Katy Carr , Ruth Theodore

Info: Global Local continues it's exploration of London's global music, this month featuring KATY CARR & THE AVIATORS, as part of her Escapologist Tour, as well as RUTH THEODORE.

Time and Date: 8pm, April 15, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Bug Prentice, Calm of Zero, Captain Angelo, Marlo Donato, Mike Oliver, DJ Stella OBE

Info: Global Local returns in April at Rich Mix and continues it's journey of London's global music. This month we've partnered with Attitude is Everything to bring you a great spread of music

Time and Date: 7:30pm, March 11, 2011 - March 12, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London Tower Hamlets

Artists: Sam and the Womp, Chancery Blame and the Gadjo Club, Trans-Siberian March Band , DJ Penny Metal, DJ Chris Tofu

Info: Festival Whirlwind of Gypsy Mayhem!
Exploding gypsy craziness from the champions of festival frenzies

Time and Date: 19:30, February 4, 2011 - February 5, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Awalé, Koichi Sakai

Info: Wormfoods annual showcase of the best underground African acts the UK has to offer.

Time and Date: 19:30, January 21, 2011 - January 22, 2011

Location: Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Wara, Jardares Por Fuera, Pollito Boogaloo + DJ Arias (Movimientos)

Info: Fresh from their New Year’s Eve fiesta at RichMix, Global Local Latin partner Movimientos present a taste of the current live Latin scene in the UK.

Time and Date: 7pm, November 23, 2010

Location: Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA Tower Hamlets

Artists: Jardares Por Fuera, Kidnap Alice, Gypsy Hill + Kasai Masai + Kidnap Alice

Info: Global Local will be settling down and feathering its nest in this, the first of many regular nights at Rich Mix; where we will be throwing down the groove gauntlet, and defying you not to dance 'til drop...
To celebrate the new home of Global Local club nights, we bring you the
hottest new remix bands to toast your cockles!

Time and Date: 13.30pm, July 25, 2010

Location: Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, W5 Ealing

Artists: Lemez, Victor Menace!!!, Yiddish Twist Orchestra, The Belles of London City, Cut A Shine, Sheelanagig

Info: Old and new Roma and Klezmer music from around the globe will be celebrated at this year’s Gypsy themed Global Festival. This fast-paced, Gypsy, Balkan, Folk-fused, eclectic showcase will have audiences toe-tapping, hand-clapping and jumping like mad.

Time and Date: Midday - 7pm, July 10, 2010

Location: Mountsfield Park, Stainton Road, London, SE6 1AN Lewisham

Artists:

Info: Lewisham’s longest running community festival returns to Mountsfield Park, Catford for its 26th year on Saturday 10 July 2010.

Time and Date: Midday - 10pm, June 19, 2010 - June 20, 2010

Location: Victoria Park, London, E3 Tower Hamlets

Artists: Yiddish Twist Orchestra, Los Chinches, Serious Sam Barrett, Ruth Theodore, Papayera, Max Pashm and the Romany Diamonds

Info: Paradise Gardens Festival is back transforming Victoria Park into a 21st century pleasure garden. A FREE multi-art form festival presenting the best of East London and International talent and packed with activities for all ages.

Time and Date: Doors 8pm. Bands 8.15pm, May 9, 2010

Location: St Peter's Church Green

Artists: Cut A Shine, Plaster of Paris, Chicken Shed Zeppelin & Tofu Love Frogs

Info: A whirlwind night of 21st Century Hoedown madness..expect a blur of fiddles and punk, folk and a proper hoedown!

Time and Date: July 11, 2009

Location: Mountsfield Park, Stainton Road, London, SE6 1AN

Artists: Cut A Shine, Katy Carr , Plaster of Paris, Liam O' Sullivan

Time and Date: June 20, 2009

Location: Victoria Park, London, E4

Artists: Alejandro & The Magic Tombolinos, Victor Menace!!!, Cut A Shine, Katy Carr , Plaster of Paris, Poetic Pilgrimage, The Bobby McGee's, Lokkhi Terra, The Destroyers, The Woodlarks, Magpie's Nest DJs

Time and Date: November 20, 2008

Location: 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY

Artists: Swami, Sonido Callejero, Deathray Trebuchay

Time and Date: July 13, 2008

Location: Finsbury Park, London, N4 1BY

Artists: Mecca 2 Medina, Poetic Pilgrimage, Lines of Faith, Cheb Nacim, DJ Ritu BBC (London 94.9), DJ Tofustan, London Saz School, Silk Road Anatolian Dancers, Alcazaba, Michaella Belly Dancing All Stars, Al Farabi featuring Whirling Sufi dancer Shafeek Ibrahim

Time and Date: July 12, 2008

Location: Mountsfield Park, Lewisham, London, SE6

Artists: Cut A Shine, Edey Randal Power, Paprika Balkanicus, Dance Around the World

Time and Date: May 24, 2008

Location: Tower Hamlets Paradise Gardens, Victoria Park, Grove Road, London, E3

Artists: 40 Thieves Orkestar, Rhythms of the City, Papayero, B-Loco, Saravah Soul, Ballalouda