The hills are alive with the sound of music
at the 26th Hilton Arts Festival. Enjoy a number of tribute and cabaret shows
and some phenomenal original talent.
(Digby
and the Lullaby)
Slotting into the section of new and
original music, the beautiful husband and wife duo Digby and the Lullaby are
back, sharing fresh songs since their first appearance at the fest. They will
be performing in Art Block on Friday and Saturday.
No stranger to the fest, Guy Buttery
returns this time with the remarkable sitar player, Kanada Narahari. The fusing
of Buttery and Narahari’s virtuoso string playing will take place in the Chapel
on Saturday.
Pianist, composer and arranger Burton Naidoo
continues to push the boundaries with his musical imagination. Naidoo has
transcribed some of Nelson Mandela’s most iconic, historic speeches and created
original compositions that accompany and intertwine the historic spoken words.
(Richard
Haslop)
Accomplished musician and with a mind that
rivals Wikipedia when it comes to interesting and quirky musical knowledge,
Richard Haslop will be giving two free lectures about interesting music on
Saturday. Another free offering is the documentary movie The Fun’s Not Over, also on Saturday, about the composer, musician,
and bandleader James Phillips, by Michael Cross, which also features Richard
Haslop.
A range of musical revues will whisk the
audience through the global musical ages, starting with 50 Ways in which KZN songsters Erin Fourie and Tanya Nicolson
explore the highs and lows of relationships. Another production delving into
modern day relationships is Cardboard
Carnival, featuring familiar KZN performers Marion Loudon, Leigh Meyer,
Bryan Hiles and Darren King. Durban Bluesman, Rusty Red and his band will share
Eric Clapton’s greatest hits over four decades from his early days in Cream up
until his successful solo career.
(Cardboard
Carnival)
Multi-award-winning performers Hiles and
King are joined by the equally talented and recognised showman Rowan Bartlett,
and they bring you the next episode in their exciting forays down sordid
alleyways and into neon-lit harems that form the bac bone of Las Vegas with
their latest piece title Get Knotted.
Durban’s legend, Anthony Stonier shares with audiences one of the most
influential artists, the legendary Frank Sinatra, in Stonier’s Quite Frankly.
The final two tribute shows welcome back
The Black Lapels after their sold-out performances earlier this year. Their
latest show, The Bruce Springsteen
Tribute, will work its magic transporting you through a retrospective
catalogue of poetic lyrics, Americana and a blistering selection of
commercially accessible working-class rock. Thulile Zama and her band celebrate
Miriam Makeba’s profound and illustrious career with A Tribute to Mama Africa. The Jazzy tribute will include favourites
like Pata Pata and the Click song.
The festival will take place on the
beautiful grounds of the Hilton College from September 14 to 16, 2018.
The festival would not be possible without
the generous support of Hilton College, Grindrod Bank, Black Coffee Design, DWR
Distribution, Extreme Events, Bidvest Car Rental, KZN Dept of Arts &
Culture, Redlands Hotel, Assitej South Africa, Loud Crowd, Sappi, BASA, and
Corona.
For more info visit
http://www.hiltonfestival.co.za or like the Facebook page, Hilton Arts
Festival. Follow on Twitter @HiltonFest and Instagram.
All enquiries on 033 383 0126 / 7 or
tickets@hiltoncollege.com The 26th annual Hilton Arts Festival will run from September
14 to 16. The full programme is on www.hiltonfestival.co.za
On line bookings is open and programmes are
available from various outlets in KZN. Refer to the website for details of
outlets.
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