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Perthshire Amber (25th Oct - 3rd Nov) takes place in venues from Perth Concert Hall to tiny village halls and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay! Artists include festival founder Dougie MacLean, plus Findlay Napier, Karen Matheson, Karine Polwart, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Anderson Mcginty Webster Ward & Fisher, The Hazey Janes, Charlie McKerron, Tim Edey, Buddy Macdonald, Sorren MacLean & Hannah Fisher, Gina MacLeod & Alan Jordan, Calum Buchanan, Ewen Sutherland and more. www.perthshireamber.com


London International Arts


Festival takes place from Nov 2nd –10th at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green and the Kenneth More Theatre (KMT), Ilford with a range of events and concerts from Indian Bharatanayam Dance, British Asian contemporary beats, fusion Greek folk music, Polish Music Band, vocalists and musicians from the South Indian Carnatic genre accompanied by a whole programme of workshops. Amongst those appearing are: Dhruv Choir, Jyotsna Srikanth, Swara, Pravin Godkhindi, Shobana Chandrakumar, Manasa Suresh & Sruti, Peny Papakonstantinou, Shanti Jayasinha, Mosaic, DJ Ritu and Madurai TN Sheshagopalan. www.liaf.co.uk


Fira Mediterrània of


Manresa, Spain is a trade event for new music, theatre and dance inspired by Catalan traditions or those common to the Mediterranean shores (7th – 10th Nov). www.firamediterrania.cat


L’Afrique Festival takes place on 10th November at The Coronet, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 with DJ Arafat, Seddik Zebiri & The Seeds Of Creation, Planetman & The Internationalz, Ty, Tanay Omar, Kadialy Kouyate, Jo N’Gala, Zouglou Royal and more. www.lafriquefestival.com


The Association Of Festival Organisers Conference (15th – 17th Nov) takes place at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, with panels discussions, seminars and networking opportunities for established and new organisers, plus on the Friday & Saturday evenings delegates and the


La Chiva Gantiva: London Jazz Festival GIGS


November gigs at London’s Southbank Centre include Mystic Voices – The Sufis – Fareed Ayaz Qawwals (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 8th); Rokia Traoré supported by Olivia Chaney (Royal Festival Hall, 13th November); Hugh Masekela (RFH, 15th); Hossein Alizadeh & Pejman Hadadi (QEH, 15th); Tigran Hamasyan (QEH, 19th); Toumani Diabate (RFH, 22nd); Capercaillie (QEH, 29th) plus free events with South African band John Wizards (8th Nov) and Maz O’Connor (29th). Ticket Office: 0844 847 9910; www.southbankcentre.co.uk


THSH Birmingham has dates this month with Billy Bragg, Ade Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds and Capercaillie. Tel 0121 345 0602; www.thsh.co.uk


Coming soon to Theatr


Mwldan, Cardigan are Ralph McTell, Cumbia All Stars, DnA, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Chris Wood and Spiers & Boden. www.mwldan.co.uk


Eric Bibb, Vamm and


Southern Tenant Folk Union are amongst those on the bill at Anvil Arts, Basingstoke. Tel 01256 844244; www.anvilarts.org.uk


Sage Gateshead has future


dates with Monster Ceilidh Band, Barrule,Mairearad Green & Anna Massie, Sarah Hayes, Cara Dillon, Capercaillie, Steeleye Span, Sam Carter and more. www.thesagegateshead.org


general public are invited to watch showcases. www.festivalorganisers.org


London Jazz Festival (15th – 24th Nov) sees city-wide appearances from a host of artists including: Hugh Masekela, Tigran Hamasyan & Elina Duni, Hossein Alizadeh & Pejman Hadadi, Annbjørg Lien & Roger Tallroth, Krar Collective, Soumik Datta, Monoswezi, Adriano Adewale, Ballaké Sissoko, Toumani Diabaté & Trio Da Kali, La Chiva Gantiva, Trilok Gurtu with special guest Nitin Sawnhey and more. www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk


Photo: Judith Burrows


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