AUSTRALIA/NZ TOUR 2023

Thursday 2nd March
The Night Cat Melbourne VIC
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Friday 3rd March
Meeniyan Hall, Meeniyan VIC
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Saturday 4th March
The Street Theatre, Canberra ACT
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Sunday 5th March
Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
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Wednesday 8th March
Dangar Island Bowlo, Dangar Island NSW
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Friday 10th - Monday 13th March
WOMADelaide, SA
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Friday 17th - Sunday 19th March
WOMAD NZ, New Plymouth NZ
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The Garifuna Collective

The Garifuna culture has been shaped over centuries by their mixed ethnicity and location, their music an intoxicating mixture of African rhythm and Latin American grooves.

In 2001 UNESCO, officially proclaimed the language, dance and music of the Garifuna people of Central America as a ‘Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’.

The Garifuna Collective are carrying the torch of their unique culture into the future, expanding on the story of this fascinating community, which is struggling to retain its unique language, music, and traditions in the face of globalization.

The band consists of the best musicians in the fertile Garifuna music scene of Belize.They bring together the deep cultural roots of Garifuna music, mixed with modern grooves, arrangements, and instruments. Unique hand drums, turtle shells and jawbones, guitars and bass are all used. The musicians create a powerful energy on stage, building hypnotizing rhythms that form the backbone for the haunting melodies and powerful vocals that characterize the project.


“The meeting point where ancient meets modern, where acoustic slips effortlessly into and out of electric, this music stretches forward, defying the listener to pin it down. And yet far from being disturbing, it is endlessly satisfying and soothing. Whatever people mean about music being universal, surely that is the perfect demonstration of their argument. ”

The Observer (UK)

“This troupe of extraordinary singers has fashioned a unique and wonderful world; once you enter, you will never want to leave.”

Charlie Gillett, The Guardian (UK)

www.garifunacollective.com

Contact our team now to discuss working with The Garifuna Collective.

info [at] topshelf [dot] com [dot] au

+61 408 962 319