Guaranteed not only to put a smile on your face and a tap in your feet but to engage your mind and soothe your spirit, world music group Tibet2Timbuk2 takes you on a journey from the meditative to the joyous with Tenzin (Tibet), Shen (tabla), and Marcello (African guitar and further west).
They have an eclectic repertoire resulting in an overall sound which is full and organic. All three musicians share melody, harmony, bass and percussion roles to create a solid yet easy groove.
Mike Raine of Indie-CD’s described the group as, “Rollicking Tibetan folk, afro-reggae guitar grooves and intricate Indian tabla…
“One of the most astonishing things….is the fundamental simplicity of the parts played by, in particular, the guitar and dranyen. Mostly uncomplicated and repeated phrases, they nevertheless combine with the tabla to produce an extraordinarily interesting and detailed sound that is intensely hypnotic and enchanting. This is a combination of Africa, India and Tibet, that, for all its unlikeliness, has resulted in a musical masterpiece.”
Tibet2Timbuk2 have performed at numerous festivals around Australia including Bellingen Global Carnival, Woodford Folk Festival and Queensland Multicultural Festival. While they basically performs as a three-piece, they like to invite soloists to join them – for this performance they will be joined by special guests from Japan, Taro Terahara (bansuri) and Yuki Taniguchi.
Venue: Wauchope Arts Hall, Bain Street, Wauchope, Saturday, December 17.
Tickets at door 7.30pm; 8pm start. $25 and $20 members
For more information about Tibet2Timbuk2 go to www.wauchopearts.org.au
