In association with Concerts SA, Ancient Agents are touring
South Africa for two weeks. With musical influences from Africa, India and
Scandinavia, the quartet combines traditional rhythms and contemporary
harmonies to produce a richly textured acoustic world beat that crosses genres,
borders and time signatures.
Ancient Agents invite you on a musical journey that bridges
cultures, combining grooves from north India and the Middle East with Afro
beats and polyrhythms – ancient sounds telling a modern tale. An admirer of
John McLaughlin and John Schofield, Reza Khota’s (SA) guitar strings produce a
crossover between east and west, with influences of jazz and classical. One of
SA’s busiest session musicians, bassist Schalk Joubert (SA) is a product of his
cultural heritage. He is able to articulate South African melodies, West
African grooves and harmony in the European tradition to produce a cohesive,
melodic sound. Fredrik Gille (Sweden) has collected and mastered a variety of
percussion instruments from all over the world, with Middle Eastern drumming
being his expertise – riq, frame drum, cajon. Ronan Skillen (Ireland) is
inspired by the aesthetic of record label ECM, and music from Mali to Memphis
and Mumbai. His flair for improvisation began with the didgeridoo, and his
later schooling in Indian classical music and wide palette of textural
percussive sounds combine to create a rich soundscape, incorporating tabla and
hybrid percussion kit.
Catch Ancient Agents at L’Aperitivo, Shop 5, The Auroras, 9
Aurora Drive in Umhlanga tomorrow (January 29) at 18h00. Entry R400 (full Italian
buffet included). Bookings on 031 825 2939 or email: info@laperitivovenue.co.za
There will be a further performance at the Alliance
Française du Durban, 22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside, Durban, on January 31 at
19h00. Tickets R100. Bookings: 031 312 9582 or email: afdbn@global.co.za
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