02 - 30 November 2006

"One of the capital’s most adventurous music strands"
Time Out

Atlantic Waves 2006 brings to a triumphant close the UK celebrations of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s 50th anniversary. A rather special programme, even for London, it is packed with the innovative international collaborations that have come to make this exploratory music festival so successful. Highlights this year are the contrasting genres of African and Experimental. There are plenty of world and UK premieres and brilliant partnerships with other UK promoters: Como No!, Serious, London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3, Heatwave 2006, KCPA and [no.signal].

As ever, Atlantic Waves encourages diversity and excellence. It presents a breathtaking variety of music, ranging from world throat singing to human beatboxing, fado to experimental, contemporary classical to pure improvisation. Apart from the large Portuguese contingent, the festival features artists from the UK, Germany, Denmark, Canada, USA, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Madagascar, Tuva, South Korea, Japan and Australia. With an extraordinary mix of new music on offer between 2nd and 30th November, Atlantic Waves 2006 brings an unmissable line-up of artists and genres.

The festival takes place in London's most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, South Bank Centre, Barbican, Union Chapel, The Spitz and St Giles Cripplegate.

The programme for 2006 includes:

- Fado, with the striking looks, compelling stage charisma and stunning voice of Mariza, with special guests Carlos do Carmo, Jaques Morelenbaum and Tito Paris;

- New Fado meets Contemporary Classical with Madredeus reworking elements of Fado and Portuguese Folk to create a Gothic soundworld “somewhere between dream and reality”;

- Contemporary Classical astonishing virtuosity by Arditti Quartet and Pedro Carneiro;

- East meets West Free Jazz and Improvisation with Kang Tae Hwan, Miyeon and Park Je Chun meeting Carlos Bica;

- Globetrotting Contemporary Jazz and Improvisation with Maria João, Mário Laginha, Ned Rothenberg, Kang Tae Hwan, Carlos Zíngaro and Carlos Santos;

- Two joyous African nights with Sara Tavares, Tcheka and Modeste;

- Three cutting-edge experimental mind-blowing spectacular nights with Arnold Dreyblatt, David Maranha, Margarida Garcia, Mark Sanders, Hannah Marshall, Jacob Kirkegaard, Philip Jeck, Thomas Köner, Asmus Tietchens, Max Eastley, Victor Gama, Z’EV, Robert Rutman, Oren Ambarchi, Akira Rabelais, Paulo Raposo, John Duncan and Alfredo Costa Monteiro;

- And, last but not least, closing the festival, a double bill vocal extravaganza, with a multi-cultural throat-singing clash featuring the number one talents of Tuvan Khöömei, Canadian Inuit and Portuguese Cante, in the names of Sainkho Namtchylak, Tanya Tagaq and Janita Salomé; preceded by the no less original encounter of two human beatboxers from different schools – Japanese multi-instrument sound replica master Dokaka and Britain’s finest Shlomo – with mesmerizing Portuguese jazz singer Maria João and her compatriot sound poet Américo Rodrigues.

FULL PROGRAMME DETAILS:

> Madredeus
New Fado meets Contemporary Classical
Thursday 2 Nov 2006 7.30pm Barbican Hall £15 £20 £25
in association with Como No!

SOLOS, DUOS, QUARTET:
> Kang Tae Hwan, Carlos Bica, Miyeon, Park Je Chun [world premiere]
Free Jazz + Improvisation
Tuesday 14 November 2006 8pm The Spitz £10
part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 and KCPA

DOUBLE BILL:
> Maria João, Mário Laginha
> Ned Rothenberg, Kang Tae Hwan, Carlos Zíngaro, Carlos Santos [world premiere]
Contemporary Jazz + Improvisation
Wednesday 15 November 2006 7.45pm Purcell Room/South Bank Centre £15
part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 and KCPA

> Arditti Quartet with Pedro Carneiro [world premiere]
Contemporary Classical
Thursday 16 November 2006 7.30pm Union Chapel £15

> Sara Tavares
African
Friday 17 November 2006 7.45pm Purcell Room/South Bank Centre £15
part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 and KCPA

DOUBLE BILL:
> Tcheka [UK premiere]
> Modeste
African
Saturday 18 November 2006 7.45pm Purcell Room/South Bank Centre £15
part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 and Heatwave 2006

> Mariza with special guests Carlos do Carmo, Jaques Morelenbaum and Tito Paris
Fado
Wednesday 22 November 2006 7.30pm Royal Albert Hall £27.50 £25 £22.50 £15
in association with Serious

TRIPLE BILL:
> Arnold Dreyblatt, David Maranha, Margarida Garcia, Mark Sanders, Hannah Marshall [world premiere]
> Jacob Kirkegaard, David Maranha [world premiere]
> Philip Jeck, Margarida Garcia [world premiere]
Experimental
Friday 24 November 2006 7.45pm Purcell Room/South Bank Centre £10 (in advance) £12 (on the day)

TRIPLE BILL:
> Thomas Köner, Asmus Tietchens, Max Eastley, Victor Gama [world premiere]
> Z’EV, Robert Rutman, David Maranha [world premiere]
> Thomas Köner, Victor Gama [world premiere]
Experimental
Saturday 25 November 2006 7.30pm St Giles Cripplegate £10 (in advance) £12 (on the day)

TRIPLE BILL:
> Oren Ambarchi, Margarida Garcia [world premiere]
> Akira Rabelais, Paulo Raposo [world premiere]
> John Duncan, Alfredo Costa Monteiro [UK premiere]
Experimental
Sunday 26 November 2006 7.30pm St Giles Cripplegate £10 (in advance) £12 (on the day)
in association with [no.signal]

DOUBLE BILL:
> Sainkho Namtchylak, Tanya Tagaq, Janita Salomé [world premiere]
> Dokaka, Shlomo, Maria João, Américo Rodrigues  [world premiere]
World Throat Singing + Human Beatboxing
Thursday 30 November 2006 7.30pm Union Chapel £15