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Byd Mawr - Big World

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About Me

Byd Mawr is a non-profit making organisation which aims to promote cultural understanding and international awareness by promoting live music events and club nights, mostly in North Wales.
Over the last two years we've put on gigs by Nuru Kane, Johnny Clarke, Blocoelectro, Kissmet, Kasai Masai, The Mighty Diamonds, Etran Finatawa, and Molara.
with our friends Bindi Slippage and Fright Night we've brought System 7 and Eat Static to play some awesome shows in north wales
Our music policy is deliberately eclectic and we take inspiration from our backgrounds in free festivals, dance culture, radical politics and especially WOMAD. At our events you’ll hear everything from funk, reggae, African, Asian, Celtic and Latin to the global fusion grooves where dance beats meet world music. We aim to put a smile on your face and create a spring in your step. Benefit gigs are a speciality!
The Byd Mawr DJs are fflyffilyfbybl, Tiny Bear, Hippy Ad n-rich and Senor Tim.
Anyone who is into afro asian euro oceanic global beats, reggae, funk, dancehall, afrobeat, celtic fine live music and generally excellent nights out... Email Us for gig info and to join our mailing list.. Send e-mail

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

NEXT GIG COMING UP....

our Summer African season @ Hendre Hall

Zubop Gambia
Friday 02/05/08: Nine piece band featuring a red hot brass section collaborating with master African musicians Mosi Conde (kora), Njega Sohna (djembe), and the stunning voice of Molara (ex- Zion Train)

“irresistible, high spirited and full of fun” – The Observer

Nuru Kane & Bayefall Gnawa
Saturday 31/05/08: fusing the gnawa trance rhythms of Morocco with Senegalese music and African acoustic intruments such as oud, kora, darbuka, djembe and Calabash. Byd Mawr are delighted to welcome Nuru and his fantastic band back to North Wales!

“ a true original” – Robin Denselow

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
Friday 13/06/08: Fresh from winning the R3 World Music Awards with their brilliant Soul Science album. Raw and gutsy Afro Blues from Justin Adams (Robert Plant, Tinariwen) and Gambian Master Musician Juldeh Camara.

“a real landmark in African flavoured blues...it just feels right”- fRoots

Advance tickets for all gigs are £10 and availalbe from Cob Records

Get on the mailing list for special discounts and offers!send us an email to

[email protected]

******STOP PRESS******
Don't forget our monthly residency at The Friscan (Snowdon Inn), Cwm y Glo nr Llanberis
free entry great tunes great pub!

Saturday14 June

Saturday 26 July

Saturday 16 august

Saturday 13 September

Saturday 25 October

Music:

Past gigs 2007/8

Friday 7th March 2008 Hendre Hall, Talybont near BangorTemple of Sound playing live…..support from the Byd Mawr DJs Temple of Sound are led by Neil Sparkes and Count Dubulah – both prime movers in the orginal line up of Transglobal Underground. Together they’ve gone on to form one of foremost production teams in world music, dance and dub. Over the years they’ve worked with the “A list” of world music musicians including Natacha Atlas, Peter Gabriel, Omar Puente from Cuba and Mexican band Los De Abajo.

Their new album Globalhead has recently been released to great critical acclaim. Their music has been described as a sound which perfectly captures 21st Century London, that unique cultural mix where the basslines from a basement dub session mingle with the Latin American drum class next door; the cassette playing in the Middle eastern cafe across the road and the Hip-Hop booming from a bedroom round the corner

On the night Neil and Dubulah will be playing withBen Badoo- Ghanian master drummer - balafon and djembe Princess Juliana- reggae singer Jo Legwabe – Zulu vocals and percussion Winston Blisset –bass (ex-Massive Attack)

Neil and Ben Badoo both played at Byd Mawr’s Second birthday in Hendre Hall last November and loved the atmosphere and the warmth of the crowd.

the feeling was mutual!

Tickets £10 on sale from Cob Records Bangor
FEB 1st 2008 Hendre Hall

Byd Mawr presentsDr LX Patterson (The Orb) playing a reggae set support from REDSTRIPE and the Byd Mawr DJs tickets on sale now from Cob Records Bangor- £10 each

Friday November 16th –The return of Byd Mawr proper! @ Hendre Hall with a live performance from BougarouBOU – featuring groovemeister Neil Sparkes (Temple of Sound) and master Ghanian drummer Ben Baddoo- we can’t wait! This month Byd Mawr celebrates its second birthday with a very special gig at Hendre Hall on Friday 16th November with BougaRaBou – the new band featuring master Ghanian drummer Ben Baddoo collaborating with Neil Sparkes (Temple of Sound and ex-Transglobal Underground). They will be joined by kora player Kadialy Kouyate. A real treat to celebrate our birthday African stylee…

Support from the Byd Mawr DJs - The night starts at 9pm and tickets cost £10 available now from Cob Records Bangor

We’d like to thank all our friends and supporters for helping us reach birthday number two and for two years of fun with some amazing gigs..stick with us and help us celebrate our third!

Saturday October 27th- Fright Night Hendre Hall Talybont nr Bangor-
the return of the massively popular Halloween fancy dress extravaganza- we’re delighted to be collaborating with Fright Night to bring the mighty EAT STATIC! to Hendre- one of the best live techno acts around they will take the place apart with their headlining set- Byd Mawr will be hosting a world beats room too- more details soon

Saturday 22 September – Olive Grooves- Galeri Caernarfon Held as part of the all Wales peace festival in Galeri, this popular fundraiser for the olive tree campaign in Palestine will feature Anrhefn, Red Stripe, Cowbois Celtaidd and Byd Mawr DJs
Also on the same weekend is a great looking festival at Hendre Hall Talybont with loads of bands raising awareness and funds for the Replay project- recycling musical instruments – too much going on to list here but more info at www.myspace.com/re-playmusicalfestivalcymru

and for you late birds on the Saturday night don’t forget the Painted Chariot’s annual international red cross benefit do - featuring at some stage in the proceedings Blocoelectro, DJ fflyffilyfbybl and Stevie Bear (rural location-members only)

Saturday 15th September- Drymbago & DJs fflyffilyfbybl, JaMilton, N-Rich- Y Fricsan Snowdon Inn, Cwm y Glo

A benefit night for the Kilimanjaro mountain porters- afrobeat from Drymbago, African tunes from the DJs and Tanzanian food…entry is free but generous donations to the cause will be expected!

Heroes:

The late, great, John Peel. Respect.

My Blog

Byd Mawr African Season @ Hendre Hall

COMING UP.... our Summer African season @ Hendre HallZubop GambiaFriday 02/05/08: Nine piece band featuring a red hot brass section collaborating with master African musicians Mosi Conde (kora), Njega...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:38:00 PST

Temple of Sound @ Hendre Hall 7.03.08

This is going to be ace..!Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:36:00 PST

Byd mawr presents DR LX PATERSON (The Orb) @ Hendre Hall

Hosted By: Byd Mawr Big WorldWhen: 01 Feb 2008, 20:30Where: Hendre Hall Aber Road, TalybontBangor, LL573YPUnited KingdomDescription:Byd Mawr Big World Click Here To View Eventtickets on sale now from...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:06:00 PST

LX PATERSON gig and other news..

Greetings music lovers and happy new year!   Some Byd Mawr related news and activity to report&.   Tickets for the next "proper" Byd Mawr gig  are now on sale from Cob Records Bango...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:48:00 PST

gigs for AUTUMN 07

Hello friends  hope you managed to enjoy the summer despite the weather  this is just a short message to update you on a few benefit gigs coming up in this neck of the woods- and early notice of Byd...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:21:00 PST

Bhangra Aye! Feat Kissmet - 13th October

Bhangra Aye! feat. KISSMET: 13 October 2006, Hendre Hall On Friday October 13th 2006 at Hendre Hall we play host to the wonderful KISSMET a band thats been whipping up a storm worldwide this ...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:39:00 PST

Gig Info - October - December

Acwstig In The Bar: 11th Oct 2006, Galeri, Caernarfon 3 artists including Katell Keinig - resident acoustic DJ Flyffi Lyf Bybl Kissmet: 13th Oct 2006, Hendre Hall Banging bhangra band...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:34:00 PST

Back from our holidays...

Well, it's been a busy summer for the Byd Mawr possee. We've been on holiday to WOMAD, saw some fantastic artists, played the after show party in Plug n Play studios (joined by DJ Moonmonkey and our m...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:30:00 PST

A big what?! & Intro

Croeso / Welcome!This is the MySpace home of Byd Mawr - Big World, a possee of DJs and promoters who bring fine global grooves and beats to North Wales. With a commitment to quality live music and DJs...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Thu, 25 May 2006 04:16:00 PST

Big Up to the Red Stripe collective!

A big shout out to Red Stripe - top North Walean Reggae band with 16 fantastic musicians who collectively equal our first official MySpace friend! Have a listen to their tunes at myspace.com/redstripe...
Posted by Byd Mawr - Big World on Thu, 25 May 2006 04:54:00 PST