BEMAC Live

Ziggi Mabeye Diagne sings original compositions and unique adaptations of traditional melodies, rhythms and story-songs, in both English and Wolof, accompanying his vocals on kora, guitar and djembe. His music extends and transforms the sounds of his heritage by incorporating blues, rock and funk elements.

Join East of West for the launch of their second album ‘Moving Home’. Immerse yourself in a fresh set of original compositions in their signature style: gentle melodic motifs nested in uptempo passages set to Balkan-influenced rhythms. Philip Griffin on oud and laouto, Malindi Morris on percussion and Goran Gajić on double bass.

‘Sweet Fusion’ is an exquisite creative alignment of folklore and pop in a uniquely powerful way. A double bill of exceptional talent, starting with a dynamic musical dialogue between Sunny Luwe and Peranya Visitchantaragoon, and concluding with Menaka Thomas’ soul-searching musical explorations.

Promoting an acceptance of all peoples, Jon Vea Vea and the CobbleStone Band present a musical timeline embracing the deep past, the arrival of the First Fleet and subsequent tragic historical events, and a positive focus on moving forward together.

‘Growing Back’ is SOLCHLD’s heartening and cathartic return to the stage, an evening of powerful poetic prose and honest soulful tunes that speak to love, revolution and healing, a reverent musical proclamation of a Blak woman rising.

An exciting collaborative performance between world class trio ‘Gosti’ – Linsey Pollak, Philip Griffin, Tunji Beier – and three special guests – Nawres Al-Freh, Takako Nishibori, Geoffrey Tjakamarra – creating together fresh, new music tinted by the cultural and musical influences they all bring along.

A rare glimpse into the spiritual facets of Afro-Cuban music and dance, a living cultural expression often overshadowed by an exoticised image of Cuba. Featuring the rarely heard batá drums and a world-class cast of dancers, traditional practices and contemporary interpretations forge a modern Cuban-Australian identity.

An aurally and visually stunning journey through the diversity of percussion and its ubiquity across global musical cultures, featuring Rebecca Lloyd-Jones (QLD Conservatorium), Tanja Hafenstein (Alex Lloyd & Tulipan), Dave Kemp (Lion King Musical), Tsoof Baras (Soundstruck), Zach Brankovich (Queensland Symphony Orchestra) and the Queensland Conservatorium Ba Da Boom Percussion Ensemble.

An innovative performance of cross-cultural chamber music featuring traditional Chinese instruments such as the guzheng, erhu, dizi, zhongruan and pipa, performing works by contemporary Australian and international composers to showcase the versatility of ethnic instruments and honour the connection between East and West.  Echo of Jade is conducted by Ray Lin, winner of the 2020... Read more »