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Byd Mawr's 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 rightâ€- fRoots
Advance tickets for all gigs are £10 and availalbe from Cob Records
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Don't forget Byd Mawr monthly residency at The Friscan (Snowdon Inn), Cwm y Glo nr Llanberis
free entry great tunes great pub!
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 14th June
July 08
DJ fflyffilyfbybl lined up for Workhouse festival and Sesiwn Fawr....more news later
WOMAD, Megadog, Whirlygig, John Peel, Future World Funk , the spirit of Stonehenge Free Festival, Glastonbury Green fields, Lee Scratch Perry, Techno Tribe, Geraint Jarman, Mouth Music, hunt sabs, Gong, Tackhead Sound System, King Sunny Ade, The Waterboys, Hogia Llandegai, Steve Hillage, Burning Spear, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Nick Drake, System 7, Charlie Gillett, Hardfloor, Julian Cope, Dr Funkenstein, Eat Static,The Enid, Grandmaster Flash, Talking Heads, Rachid Taha, Peter Hammill, Bhundu Boys, Joey Jones,Mad Professor, Yes, Eisteddfod Llangollen, Sven Vath, Real Sounds of Africa,Innerfield sound system & Blue Room, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Black Uhuru, Madchester, James, Transglobal Underground, The Orb, T Rex, Peter Gabriel, Hot Water, Samba Bangor, Tribulation Rockers.
Dwi'n siarad Cymraeg.....all the way :)
Raised on prog, punk and Wrexham FC, politicised by Stonehenge and the green revolution, inspired by world music and rave culture. Fluffylovebubble has been Djing since the mid 80s. After a lengthy diversion into techno he reconnected with his audience’s hips and has been playing gigs more or less monthly since. Regularly to be found at Hendre hall Bangor but has played everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to Clwb Ifor Bach. Had a succession of stupid DJ names...anyone remember Dewiski Disko(circa 1988)?!- settled on fluffylovebubble in the early 90s having seen The Orb in a field- now remixed and remodelled for the noughties as DJ Fflyffilyfbybl
10 on the decks – April 2008
1. Nayo – Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara – CD Soul Science
2. Courage (UFO over Bamako remix)– Vieux Farka Touré - CD Vieux Farka Touré
3. K.O. – Derwyddon Dr Gonzo – Ciwdod CD single
4. Cumbia del Cambia – Batacuda Sound Machine – CD Rhythm & Rhyme
5. My beatbox rox! – Blocoelectro – CD Globalbeatbox 1
6. Rabble rouser – Forty thieves Orkestar – Promo CD Continental Drift
7. Habibi min zaman- Balkan Beat Box – nu Med CD
8. Scorpio – Prince Fatty feat Little Roy- Mr Bongo 7†single
9. Dennis Bovine Pt1- Adrian Sherwood – Dub cliché CD
10. Ali Baba- John Holt – I’ll be black Trojan orb CD
10 on the decks – August 2007
1. I’m a stranger here myself – Temple of Sound
2. Hambanami – Doreen Thobekile
3. Hoya hoye- Bole 2 Harlem
4. Kind of Latin rhythm- The Juju orchestra
5. Buen rollita- Amparanoia
6. Twist and shout – unknown CD – parfum de boogaloo
7. Kings of the sounds and blues- Zion Train
8. Cler achel- Tinariwen
9. Open the door – Richie Spice
10. Soul Train- Red Stripe
10 on the decks – Ionawr/ January 2007
1. Boom Shinga Ling- Oojami CIA CD
2. Reggae Makossa – Manu Dibango Essential recordings Manteca CD
3. Agatha – Rachid Taha Diwan 2 CD
4. In the Midnight hour – Malako Soul on fire African music gallery LP
5. Light up ya lighter – Spearhead Yell Fire Booboo wax CD
6.Yo Afro! – Temple of Sound First Edition Wagram CD
7. Drumming up a storm – Bob Holroyd Six degrees 100 CD
8. Akoba- Awa-Klash (Way Out West mix) Sound affects Africa Malmaison CD Promo
9. moi et toi – ali slimani Espoir Le chant du monde CD
10. The Sikhman and the Rasta (alex kasiek remix) – Tranglobal Underground 12â€
10 on the decks Awst / August 2006
1. Coulibaly (Ashley Beedle Afrikanz on Marx Mix) Amadou & Mariam 12†Single Because
2. Dub Master Dennis Bovell All over the world CD EMI Frontline
3. Africa Challenge Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra Boulevard de Independence CD World Circuit
4. Muy Fifi Ry Cooder Chávez Ravine CD Nonesuch
5. Funky Nassau The Ju Ju Orchestra 12†Single Latin Rhythm
6. Dingo (Afro dub) Tiger Stripes Afrique C’est Chique CD Slip n Slide
7. An der beat !Knuf Essential Afrobeat CD Family Recordings
8. Funky Kingston (Toots Roots & Boots remix) Toots & the Maytals with Bootsy Collins True Love CD V2
9. Ska con cueso Dreadzone Once upon a time CD Download
10. Chica Bonita Temple of Sound First Edition CD Wagram
Mawrth/ March 2006
1. Trac Enaid- Drymbago CD Dyddiau Da Rasal
2.Roady (Nextmen burger mix)- Fat Freddy's Drop 12" Kartel
3. African Soul - Steven King 12" Disc Doctor
4.The Cakewalk (instrumental)- Frank Popp Experience Promo CD Swinging Library sounds of... Ace of Clubs
5.Nada Tiene Final- Sgt Garcia CD La Semilla Escondida Labels
6. The Lunatics - Los De Abajo CD Real World
7. Dum maro dum (hackney hifi rerub)-Bollywood Brass Band CD Movie Masala Emergency Exit
8. I See you baby- (D'caro vs Groove Armada remix)- Groove Armada feat Gramma Funk- CD Bollywood Star Universal Music
9. Riva (Gringo jo Casa de samb remix)- Arakatuba CD Brazilian Beats 6 Mr Bongo Records
10 Beaux Dimanches Club Remix (Moné DJs remix) - Amadou & Mariam - CD Single
Past Gigs
NEW YEARS EVE / NOS GALAN 2007
@ Y Fricsan, Cwm y Glo, Llanberis -DJ fflyfilyfbybl (Byd Mawr) &
DJ Piwi (Racubah)
16 November Byd Mawr's 2nd Birthday with BougaRaBou - the new band featuring master Ghanian drummer Ben Baddoo collaborating with Neil Sparkes (Temple of Sound and ex-Transglobal Underground)
Fright Night 6 with Eat Static – 27th October Hendre Hall
Amnesty Benefit – with Redstripe and Rainbow Bridge 13 October Y Fricsan
28 Sept Skanival festival - reggae set with Joe Lamour
Acwstig yn y bar – Galeri with Cajuns Denbo - September
Llanfest – Ty’n Llan, Llanfairfechain September 1st- efo Anrhefn a Rhian Medi
29.06.07 -1.07.07 Workhouse festival Llanfyllin
Dragon Collective /eclectic chill out & Electronique boutique dance tent
7.07.07 private party - mid wales
15.06.07 Molara Byd Mawr @ Neuadd Hendre Hall
30.05.07 Etran Finatawa Byd Mawr and Galeri, Caernarfon
26.05.07 private party ..a field, Mid Wales : )
06.05.07 SYSTEM 7 @ Hendre Hall
GIG of the year- an awesome set from Steve and Miquette!
Co production between Byd Mawr and Bindi Slippage
28.04.07 Beltane celebration- private party
20.04.07 Nuru Kane & Bayefall Gnawa
Byd Mawr @ Neuadd Hendre Hall.....
18.04.07 Acwstig yn y Bar Galeri Caernarfon
with Jeb Loy Nicolls & Steve Eaves
30.03.07 Private party The Ring Llanfrothen
22.03.07 The Mighty Diamonds
Neuadd Hendre Hall coproduction with Reggae fi wan
16.03.07 CYMRU-PALESTINA- Alternative information
Galeri Caernarfon
An unique fusion between Gwilym Morus & Luke Evans from Drymbago team up with 2 Palestinian musicians Mohammed Najem and Tariq Rantissi- a cultural fusion of Celtic and Arabic...Byd Mawr funded the workshops through Communities first trust fund