Dear Equator mailing list members -

Equator world music series has once again joined with Folkestone’s Quarterhouse to bring you more outstanding international artists to Folkestone and Kent.

Presenting the passionate and uplifting rhythms of African group Kasai Masai performing traditional and ancestral sounds of remote equatorial African villages combined with a contemporary and urban twist they picked up on their journey.

“…the sound of the old and the new…from deep in the heart of Africa” Womad

Kasai Masai are a five piece band led by Nickens Nkoso. Playing ancestral music which has been passed on from generation to generation, their sound is rooted in the healing power of percussion and singing combined with the majestic Congolese guitar and jazz saxophone.

Kasai Masai’s lyrics reflect the cultural diversity of a region where more than four hundred languages are spoken.

Kasai Masai

Ancestral sounds of Africa with an urban twist.

Tickets include African drumming, music and dance workshop 6:30pm

28^th August 7:30pm

£10 Adult / £8 Conc. / £26 Family

Quarter House, Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1JR

01303 858 500 - www.quarterhouse.co.uk

Hope to see you there and do email us if you need any further information. EQUATOR is supported by Kent County Council, Shepway District Council, and Ashford Borough Council. 

Best wishes from the team at  ShivaNova/Equator;

email:  admin@shivanova.co.uk

www.shivanova.com; www.equatorfestival.com

Music classes - we will be offering music classes for children in Indian, African and Latin drumming, singing and music and other areas of world music. Please email us if you would like your child to join.

Cookery Courses – We will be starting Indian food cookery courses as well as Thai food cookery courses. This will usually be on weekend and are generally 2- weekly courses where you will learn about the spices used and how to prepare some appetising and popular dishes. There will also be the chance to sample some of these dishes. Please email us back if you are interested as we have a limit to the number of people in the course.

Dance classes – We will also be offering Dance classes in Bollywood, Salsa, Tango, and African dance. These will be either on Friday evenings or on Saturdays. There will also be classes for children run separately.