{"id":102885,"date":"2024-05-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=102885"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:30:48","slug":"free-gigs-of-multicultural-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/living\/free-gigs-of-multicultural-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Free gigs of multicultural music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUSICAL cultures from around the world are set to be celebrated as part of a program showcasing the diversity of both Ballarat&#8217;s and Melbourne&#8217;s live performing scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Melbourne-based multicultural music presenter The Bo\u00eete as part of their 45th anniversary program, the non-profit is delivering three afternoons of free music in Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place across the latter three Sundays of next month, event organiser and local performer Stella Savy said the series is about bringing attention to Ballarat&#8217;s multicultural music makers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t often have as much access to multicultural music as we do in the city so having this opportunity in a regional area especially in Ballarat where we&#8217;re so lucky we get to have this combination,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all styles of music from local and Melbourne metropolitan performers we don&#8217;t get to hear in Ballarat, and here they are, and it&#8217;s free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/SF2021_Makepisi_Phot_97145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global perspective: South African acapella group Makepisi will be one of eight acts performing as part of The Bo\u00eete\u2019s free concert series in Ballarat. Photos: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each concert will begin at 2pm at Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council&#8217;s Ballarat Welcome Centre, with the first, on June 16, to feature local Torres Strait Islander performer Deborah N as well as Melbourne-based Middle Eastern act HIJAZZ Duo, and Ballarat musician A.O.Jay, originally from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The following performance, on June 23, will see South African acapella group Makepisi, as well as Ajak Kwai from South Sudan, and local drumming ensemble Mini Hanzon Drums.<\/p>\n<p>The final concert will take place on June 30, showcasing the Indian classical raga and jazz fusion offerings of Raga Saga and sitarist Saikat Bhattacharya.<\/p>\n<p>Savy has been involved with The Bo\u00eete for more than 30 years and said the concert series was the first of its kind from the organisation in Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s had his incredible reputation in Melbourne for 45 years,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their involvement in Ballarat has been minimal over that time other than The Bo\u00eete Schools Chorus and the Millenium Chorus, which are big chorus projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSICAL cultures from around the world are set to be celebrated as part of a program showcasing the diversity of both Ballarat&#8217;s and Melbourne&#8217;s live performing scenes. 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