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Cardiff Worldport Festival
When: Tuesday 1st July 2003 -> Sunday 6th July 2003
Where: Various venues around Cardiff
The second Worldport Festival, a celebration of music from around the world in venues large and small throughout Cardiff.
- Eliades Ochoa + The Cougar (Cuba) Arguably the finest guitar player of his generation. The Cougar are an exciting fusion of original Caribbean, African and Latin melodies and rythms.
Tues 1st July 8pm Coal Exchange £18 - Martins 4 (UK & Spain) The concert offers a chance to experience traditional folk, blues, flamenco and jazz in harmony with each other. Each artist will perform as a soloist plus in collaboration with each other.
Wed 2nd July 8pm Coal Exchange £15 - Mervyn Africa (UK) South African pianist Mervyn Africa has stunned and seduced audiences for the last fifteen or so years with his breath-taking solo performances. Catch him at this special concert presented by Cardiff Jazz Society.
Thurs 3rd July 8:45pm Cafe Jazz £6, £15.95 (with dinner) - Nitin Sawhney (UK) One of the most original and exciting contemporary musicians around today, guitarist Nitin Sawhney entwines profound social and spiritual themes with a daring mixture of musical genres, tumbling with ease through Indian classical, flamenco, rap, drum'n'bass and samba.
Thurs 3rd July 8pm Coal Exchange £15 - London Community Gospel Choir The second Cardiff Worldport Festival presents this special show of Europe's finest gospel choir. In 21 years the LCGC has played at gospel, jazz and religious festivals all over the world.
Thurs 3rd July 7:30pm St David's Hall £15, £13 - Joyce + Banda Maluca (Brazil), Snowboy & The Latin Section (UK), DJ Cliffy (UK) Worldport presents a fantastic night of acid Latin jazz.
Fri 4th July 8pm Coal Exchange £15 - Pinise Saul & Her South African Jazz Band (UK & RSA)According to the Guardian, the leader of The South African Gospel Singers Pinise Saul is the undisputed "Queen of Afro-Jazz".
Sat 5th July 5:30pm Coal Exchange £10 - Bembeya Jazz (Guinea) & Super Rail Band (Mali)The 'mythical Orchestra of Bamako's railway station' comes to the Barbican with their unique blend of Savanna blues and urban mandingo rock.
Sat 5th July 8:00pm Coal Exchange £16 - Wayne Krantz (US)The supercharged New York guitarist whose credits include Steely Dan, Carla Bley and Michael Brecker brings his Other Band to Cardiff on their first British visit.
Sun 6th July 5:30pm The Point £14 - Richard Thompson (UK)One of Britain's most gifted guitarists and songwriters; Richard has been the mainstay of the folk rock scene for over 30 years.
Sun 6th July 8:00pm Coal Exchange £20