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WHAT is ‘world music’? That’s not a trick
question but it is a tricky one to answer. The term
was popularised in the late 20th century as a
catch-all description for non-western traditional
music, although these days it includes much more
than that, as anyone who attended any of last
year’s WOMEX events in Cardiff will attest. From
Korean heavy metal/folk fusion and traditional
Quebecois songs to psychedelic Peruvian cumbia
and Galician bagpipe players, ‘world music’
encompasses a bewildering array of music.
Out here on the edge of Europe, we often
overlook the fact that, from the point of view
of other nations, the traditional music of the
British Isles can also be classed as ‘world music’.
Recently artists including 9Bach and the inspired
collaboration between Catrin Finch and Seckou
Keita have been praised for putting Welsh music
onto the ‘world music’ stage, and over in Ireland
bands such as Lúnasa have long been credited
with doing the same.
Internationally acknowledged as being the finest
traditional Irish instrumental band of recent
times, Lúnasa are renowned for their inventive
arrangements and bass driven grooves which
have raised the profile of Irish acoustic music to
new levels. Having released a series of eight highly
acclaimed studio albums which have been hailed
as among the best and most important world music
albums from anywhere, their passion, virtuosity
and innovation has also marked them out as one of
the world’s finest Celtic music bands.
As their reputation continues to grow, so their
music continues to evolve as their most recent
album proves. Recorded with Ireland’s acclaimed
RTÉ Concert Orchestra, it’s a glittering and
mind bogglingly good collection of tunes sparked
from a one-time collaboration with the treasured
national orchestra.
Good as their albums are, it’s in a live setting that
Lúnasa come into their own, as you can discover on
Tue 14 Oct when they’ll be raising the temperature
at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall as part of the autumn
programme of the Roots Unearthed series.
Buzz also recommends
CIGDEM ASLAN. Rising star of the Greek and
Turkish rebetiko scene. Pontardawe Arts Centre.
(Fri 3)
NIC JONES & JOE JONES PLUS BEAR BONES.
Legendary British folk singer and his son, plus
support. The Garage, Swansea. (Thurs 9)
THE LONDON KLEZMER QUARTET. Acclaimed
high octane female quartet. Burnett’s Hill
Chapel, Martletwy. (Thurs 30)
Please send your folk and roots listings to
[email protected] or phone them in to
029 2022 7677
BUZZ 62
8.10-9.30pm: beginners. Every
Monday.
Zumba Dance Classes
Norwegian Church Arts Centre,
Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5/£4.
Info 029 2087 7959. Every
Monday.
TUESDAY 7
A Ballroom Dance Memorial
Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info
01495 243252. Every Tuesday.
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr
Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.
Info 07790 167560.
American Line Dancing The
Gate, Cardiff. 2.45-4.45pm,
£3. Info 029 2048 3344. Every
Tuesday.
Belly Dance Classes Conway
Road Methodist Church Hall,
Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £6. Info
07872 306745. Mixed ability
class with Steph, every Tuesday.
Circus Skills The Riverfront,
Newport. 7-8.30pm, £3.50 per
session. Info 01633 656757. For
ages 14 and up. Every Tuesday
(apart from the last week of this
month).
Climbing Class For Adults
Boulders, St Catherine's Park,
Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 029
2048 4880. Every Tuesday to
Thursday.
Contemporary Dance The
Gate, Cardiff. 6-8.30pm, £4.50£6.50/£2.50 taster. Info 029
2048 3344. Every Tuesday.
Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate
7-8.30.
Explore Books National
Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
10.30-11.30am, free. Info 01792
463980. Informal book club.
Extend The Gate, Cardiff.
11am, £2.50. Info 029 2048
3344. Exercise to music, aimed
at over-60s and people with a
disability. Every Tuesday.
Funkypump Fitness
Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 +
6.30pm. Info www.
funkypumpfitness.co.uk.
Fun Skittles Chepstow
Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2
inc food. Info 01291 624919.
Every Tuesday.
Gitananda Yoga St David's
Uniting Church, Pontypridd.
7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443
408065. Every Tuesday.
Glam Dram St Donats Arts
Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.
7pm. Info 01446 799100.
Amateur theatre company
for adults meets here every
Tues ^K