Entertainment
One of the most significant changes lately at the Waverley is the hiring of a fulltime entertainment coordinator. avigdor schulman (vig) has been presenting
music and performance art on the westcoast and N.S.W. Australia for 25 years. In the past 3 years he has successfully coordinated shows
for entertainers as diverse as MARIA MULDAUR and NOMEANSNO. From blues to hiphop, the clientele ranges in age from 19 to 70 and the weekends are hopping.
GANGA GIRI
Friday, August 6, 2010 | $15 advance | available @ Bop City, The Waverley and by phone 250 336 8322
GANGA GIRI, rhythmic didgeridoo virtuoso and percussionist, reflects much of the creative inspiration which Australia represents today. Explosive and pulsating; ambient and flowing at times-GANGA GIRI is a pumping percussive multi-layered experience of complex grooves and raw, deep natural sound. An inspired music creator whose passion brings people together in a modern day corroboree. Blending an array of tribal percussion with congas, djembe bougarabou, Nigerian talking drum, mbira with authentic indigenous moves and Aboriginal dancers, GANGA GIRI's live show is a modern/primitive celebration; a melting pot unifying many musical genres and cultures. Delivering his unique and authentic taste of multicultural Australia, GANGA's music has been widely and wildly appreciated by music lovers in many countries including Canada, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States igniting audiences in clubs and music festivals all over the world including some of the biggest outdoor dance events across the globe. GANGA GIRI is a remarkably energetic and innovative live act. He has achieved something rare and precious which few artists are able to capture mixing natural elements with fat tribal beats and dirty funky bass lines to reate a unique tribal-technicological deep earth dance experience.
"Ganga Giri is a wonderful musician. I first heard him at a Womad festival, and loved the mix of his ancient and primitive instrument with a wide range of great dance grooves. Ganga is really taking the didgeridoo to places it has never been before and developing a unique style of music." Peter Gabriel-Real World Records
Joining GANGA on stage is Gumllarol- Wakka Wakka nations indigenous singer; Didgeridoo player and dancer Gumaroy, rich dub/reggae dancehall vocalist and celabrator Jornick Joe Lick-hailing from French Guyana, Dan Pearson on electronic drums and Yeshe Reiners on percussion and melodic world instruments (Mbira and Kamele N'goni).
See the rest of the upcoming events at the Waverley Hotel.