| |
|
 |
|
|
| "I highly
recommend them to any community! But BEWARE! Their energy
is contagious!" - Janice Torry, Salmon Arts Council |
|
Drum Brothers world percussion ensemble presents
high energy performances that celebrate a mix of ethnic and
contemporary sounds: West African djembe and doun-doun drums,
udu and frame drums, Australian didgeridoo, flute, guitar, vocals,
and hand percussion. Their most recent
release, Remember,
features some of their favorite live performance material
and 3 cuts with guest artist Abdoul Doumbia from Mali, West
Africa.
Experienced educators as well as performers,
Drum Brothers teach
classes, clinics, and workshops in rhythm exploration,
hand drumming, and drum-making in schools and educational
centers throughout the U.S. and in Canada. |
|
|
|
| "Intensely artistic
compositions exquisitely crafted and eloquently phrased."
- Peggy Randal, NAPRA ReView |
|
Mandir has been performing throughout the
region since the mid 90’s.
Its members are: Matthew
Marsolek: classical and acoustic guitar and voice;
Beth Youngblood:
violin; Lawrence
Duncan: soprano sax, bassoon and flute, and Michael
Marsolek: percussion and didgeridoo.
Mandir’s music is a joining together
of world influences; jazz, classical, and folk idioms blend
with melodic and rhythmic elements from India and West Africa.
The group’s signature sound references
far away places while also evoking a sense of the Montana
landscape and sky.
Mandir’s performances feature compositions
by Matthew Marsolek which highlight the group’s unique
instrumentation and the improvisatory abilities of its players.
Three members of Mandir (Matthew, Michael
and Lawrence) are also in Drum Brothers world percussion ensemble.
Mandir's CD, Out
Beyond Ideas, was produced by Grammy
nominee Philip Aaberg.
|
|
Lawrence
Duncan and Michael
Marsolek create contemplative music with a variety
of instruments from around the world.
These special concert events
are without applause, in the round, and by candlelight.
A
Musical Dreamtime Journey is a celebration of the seasons
often held on or near the equinox or solstice.
Their performances feature a variety of instruments
and musical offerings including: didgeridoo, ethnic flutes
and other woodwinds, hand drums, harp, and voices. |
|
(Ecstatic Chant & World Voice)
with
Matthew Marsolek In
these evenings of joyful expression, Matthew will sing bhajans
and chants gathered from his travels to India and studies
in World Music.
At each performance, audiences are encouraged
to sing along and join in on the call-and-response of the
heart moving East Indian melodies. Everyone is welcome!
Matthew will also lead the group in sargam,
singing the notes of a melody with Sanskrit syllables.
Come open your heart and voice. If you
can breathe you can sing! Matthew’s latest release of
Sanskrit chants is entitled, The
Bhakti Road.
"Our
heartfelt gratitude goes to Matthew and Nathan (of Drum
Brothers) for an outstanding and transforming evening
of music and chanting at the Kelowna Yoga House.
The feedback from the eighty plus
people who attended has been nothing short of sensational
and all want to know how soon we can do this again.
Thank you for sharing with us the talent and the love
that the two of you bring to your music."
- Sheryl Theessen, Kelowna
Yoga House Society |
|
|
|
|
