Kang/Amponsah/Sukarwanto
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7pm
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Eyvind Kang (viola), Yaw Amponsah (percussion), and Krusnedi Sukarwanto (cello).
Please note: a ticket does not guarantee a seat at the Royal Room, only entrance to the show. Please arrive early to ensure you get a table.
Internationally acclaimed composer and violist Eyvind Kang in a rare local appearance with Yaw Amponsah and Krusnedi Sukarwanto.
Kang has released many albums of original music, including The Narrow Garden (2012, Ipecac), Visible Breath (Ideologic Organ, 2011), The Yelm Sessions (2007, Tzadik). His compositions has been performed by Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro da Camera di Modena, Seattle Chamber Players, and many others. He has also written scores for theater and film, and worked extensively as an arranger in jazz and rock. As violist, he has performed extensively with Bill Frisell, Laurie Anderson, Jessika Kenney.
To see Yaw Amponsah play drums is to see a master at work. Coming from a musical family from West Africa he is at home in the world of rhythm. He makes very difficult rhythms seem very easy. A versatile player he can play many styles of music from Ghana including Palmwine, Highlife, Odonson, Dagbani, Agbacha, and Kpanlogo. Also he knows how to play djembe music of Mali and Guinea, and even beats of popular Congolese music.
An incredible traditional African musician, he has also played other styles of music as well and has worked his drumming into Hip Hop, Rock, and Electronic music recordings. One interesting project he was involved in was making innovative sound installation recordings to accompany pieces from the Seattle Art Museum's collection of African art. He translated traditional proverbs from Twi into English and recited them in rhythm over Kete, Akom, Adowa, and Fontonfrom beats. Two selections of this work are presented here at funketabla, "Sankofa," for a sankofa bird, and "Circular Rainbow," for an Asante stool. These pieces not only illustrate something about the cultural depth of those art objects, but help to convey some of the levels and depth of Asante drumming as well
Krusnedi Sukarwanto is a cellist and composer from Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. He comes from a large family that values traditional arts and spiritualism. He has played traditional keroncong music since childhood.
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