SONICA 2023 at Tramway

The Scotsman

Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra Celebrate 20 Years of The Hidden Gardens and 30 Years of Cryptic Ahead of Free Outdoor Gigs   The three free outdoor gigs - with GABO, Scottish tuba and euphonium dup Dopey Monkey and award-winning Dundee musician Be Charlotte- will celebrate both the 20th anniversary of the unique community resource The Hidden Gardens and the 30th anniversary of renowned Glasgow arts house Cryptic, who are producing the gigs as part of their ongoing Sonica Surge Festival. The gigs are free for everyone to attend and are non-ticketed.  The Hidden Gardens Glasgow Celebrates 20th anniversary with a day of free live gigs for Sonica Surge Festival Saturday 30 September   The free event will see special live outdoor gigs from top contemporary Scottish artists Dopey Monkey, Be Charlotte and Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra in the beautiful surrounds of the garden on Glasgow’s Southside   The events form part of Sonica Surge Festival, Cryptic’s 48 hour burst of art and music taking place at tramway 29 and 30 September   The Hidden Gardens Glasgow will celebrate its 20th anniversary by teaming up with Sonica Surge Festival to present a special day of free outdoor gigs from some of Scotland’s most exciting contemporary young musicians on Saturday 30 September.   Taking place in the beautiful surrounds of the gardens at Tramway in Glasgow’s Southside, audiences will experience free performances from:   Tuba and euphonium duo Danielle Price and Martin Lee Price – better known as Dopey Monkey. Playful, freewheeling and funky, with influences ranging from jazz and experimental music to folk and classical, Dopey Monkey will get visitors to the Hidden Gardens’ Treehouse bopping to their joyful, infectious sound. (3pm)   One of Scotland’s most exciting music-makers, Dundee-based Be Charlotte. Expect an acoustic set of striking melodies from the young solo artist who has an impressive list of accolades to her name, including BBC Introducing’s ‘One to Watch’ and Best Electronic Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, plus her own  record label Enough Records which focuses on spotlighting talented women and gender minorities. (4pm)   Jazz, funk, soul and African music from Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra, embodying the communal joy players and audiences alike find in music, whatever their backgrounds. Expect intricate rhythms and powerful storytelling in a special acoustic set designed to respond to the unique venue of The Hidden Gardens. (5pm).    All three events are free an non-ticketed, with audiences encouraged just to come along and experience a vibrant afternoon of music from the diverse range of talents on Scotland’s music scene.   The free gigs form part of Sonica Surge, a 48 hour burst of inspiring and innovative audiovisual art and experimentation by Glasgow art house Cryptic taking place throughout Tramway on 29 and 30 September. For teh full programme visit www.sonic-a.co.uk

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 (upbeat music)

00:05 (upbeat music)

00:34 - I am Chebe, Chief Chebe,

00:37 and I'm with the Glasgow African Ballerphone Orchestra.

00:42 And we are just one of those unique, rare,

00:46 perfect fusion of sound in Glasgow.

00:50 And we're really very, very excited

00:52 about taking part in the 2003 Sonica experience.

00:57 So Saturday is the day that everybody

01:03 need to come and join us at the Hayden Garden

01:05 for a fantastic afternoon experience

01:08 of many activities going on,

01:11 and perhaps finishing with

01:12 the Glasgow African Ballerphone Orchestra.

01:15 - What can audiences expect

01:17 if they've never seen a ballerphone being performed?

01:21 - Well, I would say that it's like the ballerphone music

01:25 and the gabo music is like a spiritual rejuvenation of life

01:29 in all its forms.

01:31 So we bring a lot of warmth, a lot of stories,

01:35 a lot of drama, and of course,

01:38 a bit of boom, boom, boom, boom, shaking and movement.

01:40 So if you are up for something to liven up the day

01:45 on a Greek Saturday, hopefully it will not rain.

01:49 It's sunny now, but if you're looking for a day to pass

01:53 and have a good time,

01:55 come to the Hayden Garden on Saturday.

01:57 You will be blown apart.

01:58 I mean, we've been rehearsing specially for Sonica

02:03 and the rehearsal is still not finished.

02:05 We're doing our last major rehearsal on Friday

02:08 so that we can have something unique

02:10 and special for Sonica 2023.

02:14 - My name's Amy, I'm the marketing officer over at Cryptic.

02:21 And this weekend, Sonica comes to the Hayden Gardens

02:24 Friday and Saturday.

02:25 We begin on Friday night with the opening act,

02:28 which is Robert Henke.

02:29 He's one of the amazing pioneering brains

02:32 behind Ableton Live.

02:33 And then we're following on with some homegrown talent

02:37 from four Scottish artists.

02:40 And we've got Muto Major,

02:42 made up of Veronica Petrikov and Sam Anga.

02:44 We have Lucy Duncombe and Fronia Wenberg.

02:47 And then we also have Sonia Kilman,

02:50 who is one of our Cryptic artists.

02:51 So on Saturday from three to six at the Hayden Gardens,

02:54 we have an eclectic mix of musical performances

02:57 in the Hayden Gardens.

02:58 So if people haven't actually came to experience Sonica

03:01 before, then it's definitely a good chance to come along

03:03 and experience some incredible music performances.

03:06 And yeah, and it's free and it's un-tickety.

03:09 (upbeat music)

03:11 (upbeat music)

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