World music in England - part four [PDF 434.3 - Arts Council England

China People Promotions
PO Box 6530
Rushden NN10 9ZF
T: 44 (0) 1933 311080
E: info@chinesemusic.co.uk
W: www.chinesemusic.co.uk
China People Promotions (CPP) was formed in
1994 by a group of Chinese musicians. They
promote Chinese arts and culture through
concerts, festivals, workshops and music
production work within the UK and Europe.
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester LE1 7RU
T: 44 (0) 116 233 3113
F: 44 (0) 116 233 3182
E: dmh.office@leicester.gov.uk
W: www.demontforthall.co.uk
Leicester's main venue for concerts, the De
Montfort Hall (capacity 1,600 seated, 2,200
standing) also hosts a wide range of world music,
jazz and roots events. It also has an outdoor
amphitheatre (see Summer Sundae, Festivals: East
Midlands). Recent artists include Kate Rusby and
the African Soul Rebels UK Tour (Daara J,
Tinariwen and Rachid Taha).
Lakeside Arts Centre
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
T: 44 (0) 115 846 7777
W: www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Lakeside is part of the University of Nottingham,
and is based in Highfields Park. It offers a range of
diverse events in all genres. Its music programme
includes children’s events, classical, world, roots
and jazz shows including (recently) Tord Gustavsen’s
Trio (Norway), Swåp (Sweden/UK) and Malaysian
composer Sunetra Fernando. It will be the host for
the 2006 Modal meeting (see Support bodies).
The Lift Global Music Club
20 Thorpe Street
Old Glossop
Derbyshire SK13 7RW
T: 44 (0) 1457 862808
E: liftrick@aol.com
W: www.liftglobal.com
The Lift Global Music Club is a non-profit-making
organisation run by local volunteers, which
presents multicultural music from around the
world, and offers workshops in schools and at
festivals. Its Global Music Festival 2005 presented
Mamadou Cissoko from southern Senegal and
guitarist Martin Simpson.
Long Journey Home
W: www.longjourneyhome.org.uk
Long Journey Home began as a region-wide
festival in 2002 and has become a network that
works with artists in exile and those communities
that have recently arrived in the UK, from all over
the world, as refugees and asylum seekers. It has
regular group meetings and recitals in
Nottingham, Derby and Leicester and involves
artists from places such as Kurdistan, Iran, the
Congo, Angola, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and the
Czech Republic. It organises celebratory music
events to mark National Refugee Week and offers
training, mentoring, professional development
and other support.
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