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Circle of Sound

An evening of Greek Rembetika, Reggae, English and African folk music, Bhangra and American Delta Blues.

Iqbal Khan Pathan and Mark T. will bring you a unique collection of sounds which celebrates blues as a worldwide phenomenon.

Iqbal
Iqbal was born in Uganda but moved to England at the time of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Asian immigrants in the 1970’s. He performs on tabla and darabuka and has played with a wide range of artists. With the group Millan, he travelled for three weeks in Norway, performing concerts across the whole country. He has been to France with Roots Progress, conducted by Roger Watson. Additionally, he toured in Switzerland with Ghazal an Indian group playing Indian classical music. Iqbal is also a regular session musician and has performed on recordings with a large number of artists in all fields of music.

Mark
Mark was born in Hereford, nine miles from the Welsh border. His mother was Polish Ukrainian and his father was Latvian. Mark has played across England and Wales with his two major bands The Brickbats (who mixed world music with jazz and folk) and Rootdogs. He plays bouzouki, harmonica and national steel guitar. Mark has toured Brittany twice, plays regularly in Denmark and occasionally in Italy. He has released twelve albums under his own name and has guested on several more. Highlights of his career so far include performing live on radio 2 from their Paris theatre, London, live appearances at BBC Pebble Mill and Saturday night main stage appearances at the Bracknell, Pontardawe and Bracknell festivals. He is an Arts Council Award Winner, Year of the Artist Award Winner and GSMC Live Artist of the Year.

Together Iqbal Khan Pathan and Mark T., lifetime practitioners of their music, will bring you a collection of unique sounds and rhythms yet to be discovered.

Studio
£16.50

Mark's website

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