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Auditions next week for Sounds Fringe Festival in CT
Budding musicians are invited to audition and be part of the inaugural Sounds Fringe Festival in Cape Town. Auditions are from 19-20 March from 1-5pm at the Crypt Jazz Restaurant on Wale Street. Interested musicians should book their 15 minute slot by calling +27(0)214881160 or email info@rainbowacademy.co.za.
Artists must prepare two pieces and bring their own instruments. The organisers are looking for solo artists and up to four-piece bands. Booking is essential.
So what's it all about?
Well, there's a new festival on our doorstep and it's coming up fast - from 27-30 March 2014, 12-10pm, at various venues across Cape Town's CBD.
Artists included in the lineup are Farryl Purkiss, Alvin Dyers, Errol Dyers, Tete Mbambisa, The Rudimentals, Jeremy Olivier, Emily Bruce, Saudiq Khan, Albaire, Hassanada's, Beatenberg, Sterling EQ, Reza Khota, Francesca Biancoli, Amanda Tiffin, Spencer Mbadu, Gerald Clark, Amy Campbell, Sui Generis, Adamu, Philip Malan, Kanimambo, Nick Turner, Blackie Tempi, Touchwood, Dan Shout, Manny Walters and more.
Visiting Norwegian trumpeter Arne Hiorth, already well known in the city for his work with developing musicians, will also take the stage with his band members and a 100-strong choir when they present their Song of Freedom during the event.
Provisional venues include Mandela Rhodes Place, Motherland Coffee Company, The Twankey Bar, The Reserve at the Taj, the Crypt and Inn on the Square join the Iziko Slave Lodge and the Iziko Old Townhouse.
Students to showcase talents
The Sounds Fringe Festival was conceived by Frank Gormley, a major property developer in the city and chairman of the Rainbow Academy, a school of performing arts located in the city. Some of the Rainbow Academy students will be showcasing their talents at the festival.
Having seen the impact that overseas fringe events bring to their cities, Gormley got together with Denay Willie, CEO of the Rainbow Academy, and an accomplished and well known artist in her own right, to put the event together. The programme has been developed with the assistance of Vaughan Fransch, a well-known jazz trumpeter.
“The Sounds Fringe Festival offers additional entertainment for visitors who may be attending another major event in the city, but more importantly it is a new platform for developing and established performers. Over time this can have a huge impact on our economy and it is intended to create further fringe festivals around all the major established events in the city. The fringe is a new event and with the rejuvenation of the central business district, it is fitting to celebrate with music and bring people back into our vibrant city,” says Willie.
For more information, go to www.soundsfringecapetown.co.za.
