Fantazia play a breathtakingly rootsy blend of Gnawa, Chaabi and Dance which draws on the vibrant rhythms and rich musical tradition of North Africa. Built around the original compositions of Algerian oud player Yazid, Fantazia?s irresistible grooves create a sizzling party atmosphere that soon has any audience on its feet and dancing. ?Addictive, snaky melodies and high speed solos aplenty . . . definitely worth exploring . . . they blow up a storm? - Jamie Renton - fRoots Formed in the late '90s, Fantazia emerged from multicultural Hackney, N.E. London, with their unique blend of North African and other influences, rapidly establishing themselves as a distinctive voice on the British music scene. Their self-produced debut CD 'The Lost Place' (2000) enhanced their reputation, receiving airplay throughout Europe, while the power of their live performances spread the word further in the UK. Fantazia's Spring 2003 UK tour, supported by The Arts Council of England, saw the band expanding into an even more exciting nine-piece unit: a multicultural band of musicians from Algeria and the UK, with the soaring vocals of Mourad Simba, oud, sax, flute, violin, trumpet, keyboards, derbouka, bass and drums - featuring, also, the inimitable North African dancing of Najma.
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The Norwich Arts Centre is the site of the first solo UK exhibition for the Canadian Artist Mary-Colleen Rabb.
The exhibition, entitled ?The Little White Art Show?, will run from January 9th to February 15th and is an ambitious scale show that attempts to reveal the breadth and scope of her body of work. On view are over twenty pieces, and in addition to her trademark photographs of small white figures in strange landscapes, one of her latest sculptures will also be exhibited. Her new work plays between the boundaries of photography and sculpture and includes exclusive work on display only for the duration of this exhibition.
Mary-Colleen can most commonly been referred to as a Pop Artist and easily identifies with the movement of the early 1960s, with her work staying closely related to personal experience and human values. She uses visually stunning colours and textures in her photographs and sculptures, incorporating ready-made and available objects in her pieces that reflect her influences from advertising, film, pop culture and the media.
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