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Artist List:
Amampondo
Amjad Ali Khan
Asad Qizilbash
Bembeya Jazz
Chico Cesar
Clave Y Guaguanco
Eliza Carthy Big Band
Ensemble Kaboul
Jimmy Cliff
Julien Jacob
LoJo
Manecas Costa
Manu Dibango and
Ray Lema
Nitin Sawhney
Ojos de Brujo
Oumou Sangare
Pape and Cheikh
Samba Sunda
Sevara Nazarkhan
Sierra Maestra
Super Rail Band
Temple of Sound
Teofilo Chantre
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Profile:
Angel Brothers and Satnam Singh
"Glorious! It really works!" blurted DJ Andy Kershaw when his ears first imbibed the bafflingly unclassifiable sound of the Angel Brothers & Satnam Singh.
This is a very new band from Doncaster whose members all have very lengthy and enticing pedigrees. Guitar and mandolin player Dave Angel has a music degree. His 'bro' Keith (whether they're blood related or just showbiz related like the Ramones remains unclear) is a percussionist and drummer who has contributed to award winning albums by Brit folk trail blazers Kate Rusby, Bill Jones and John Tams. Satnam Singh plays tabla, dholak and dhol, the pile-driving rhythm instruments behind bhangra and other Punjabi grooves. He was a founder member of Sahara and has also sparred with Apache Indian. Dave Formula is a Hammond organ maestro who's previous peaks include Howard Devoto and Magazine. Jim Lockey plays the bass.
The band regularly appear with poet Ian McMillan and have also on occasion invited the Iraqi diva Aida Nadeem up on stage to sing with them. A new album entitled 'From Punjab to Pit Top' saw light of day earlier this year courtesy of Wrecking Ball Records and is, according to the blurb I have here, 'playlisted all over the world'.
Now what in the name of Morecambe and Wise do you imagine that this disparate crew play while on stage? Well their music is what you might call Celtolatindubfolkyorkshirebhangralicious by all accounts. It must be that stuff they put in Yorkshire tea!
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003
Angel Brothers and Satnam Singh will be performing as one of Radio 3's World on your Street showcases on Sunday 27th July (4pm on the village Stage). For an interview with Keith Angel visit World on Your Street.
Elsewhere on BBCi:
BBC Hereford and Worcester article
Official website:
www.angelsingh.co.uk
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