Sunday 5th February 2012. 10am to 5pm. Rani’s Garden, Tiruvannamalai, South India.
A space for local artist to exhibit and sell their work.
Solo Exhibition in Tiruvannamalai, South India
Hathira Sama play in Senegal!
Hathira Sama have been invited to play at the Sufi Festival of Unity in Senegal in January! We’ll be playing our main concert on Goree Island, a 20 minute ferry ride from Dakar, at 7:00pm on Wed 5 January, with the soulful Amandou and Miriam playing at 9:00pm the same night.
Also on the festival line up are Kora master Toumani Diabate, Senegal’s favourite, Ismael Lo, and our friend Ali Keeler’s group Al Kauthara from Granada. We’re feeling very honoured to have been invited by Sidi Ibrahim Tijani, and to be in such distinguished company. We’ll be playing another gig earlier in the week at the Festival venue in Dakar. We’re looking forward to the journey – stay tuned for more news.
Premiere of ‘Ether’
Camberwell MA Summer Show 2008
MA Digital Arts
Digital technology has embedded itself so deeply in creative practice, that it is no longer questioned as a tool or medium. But digital arts students, are encouraged to explore the theoretical implications of this technology. And whether this is looking at production of, or the interaction with an artwork, a project proposal will allow the student to embark on detailed research into the contextual and practical aspects of the project. The use of blogs and wikis by all students and staff, is vital to encouraging collaboration and building a dynamic cohort, based across the UK, Europe and the globe. This medium along with seminars, lectures and tutorials, allow the student to engage in both the practical and theoretical issues that underpin their practice within the arena of digital arts and new media.
Hathira Sama – Elemental Explorers
after 2 years in the wilderness, hathira sama have re-convened their exploration of the sonic and the spiritual, recording a meditation on the 5 elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. recorded in hyderabad, the album incorporates sounds from the fringes of one of india’s most rapidly developing cities into hathira sama’s unique blend of voice, bansuri, tabla and electronics. a journey from earth to the heavens, “elements” represents hathira sama’s most focused work to date.
hathira sama are rebecca lemaire on bansuri and vocals, rajinda deo on tabla, and mark pedersen on electronics, shakuhachi and incidental percussion.
Klinker, The Sussex, N1, London, U.K.
Another Stella Maris gig in North London
— with Richard Fontenoy, Richard Guest, Tim Orff, Mik Stanger, Alaric Petherand, Mark Pilkington, Seth Ayyaz, Jim Fitzsimons, Rajinder Deo, and Zali Krishna.
“stella maris is catholic raga space music from walthamstow – guitars, analogs, tablas and a shitload of drones…”
Listen or download Stella Maris EP
A Womb with a View – Andre St.
The second Stella Maris gig
— with Richard Fontenoy, Alaric Petherand, Mark Pilkington, Seth Ayyaz, Rajinder Deo, and Zali Krishna.
“stella maris is catholic raga space music from walthamstow – guitars, analogs, tablas and a shitload of drones…”
Listen or download Stella Maris EP
Brixton Alive – Bar Lorca, Brixton
The début SMDO performance in a haze of ectoplasm at Brixton Alive, September 2003
— with Jim Bliss, Tim Suturist, Rajinder Deo and Zali Krishna.