Earthdance Victoria

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.:: VICTORIA EVENT DETAILS ::.
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Note: Subject to Change | Artist profiles are below

BEACON HILL PARK BANDSHELL | All day, FREE, family-oriented event!
http://www.beaconhillpark.com/
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1:00PM :: SHANE PHILLIP
2:15PM :: ZIMBAMOTO
3:15PM :: EARTHDANCE SPEAKERS
3:40PM :: MOON DANCE ARTS PERFORMANCE
4:00PM :: GLOBAL PRAYER FOR PEACE
4:15PM :: MASALA
4:45PM :: DESUNOS & FRIENDS
5:45PM :: DELHI 2 DUBLIN

.:: VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE | Evening dance party!
http://www.1415broad.ca/portal/
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9:00PM :: SHANE PHILIP
9:45PM :: KAMINANDA (live PA) & GUESTS
10:45PM :: ZIMBAMOTO
11:30PM :: DELIHI 2 DUBLIN ft DJ COLLAGE
1:00AM :: THIRD EYE TRIBE ft JACOB CINO, KYTAMI, MR.CHATMAN

.:: THE SUNSET ROOM | Late night after-party!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6560759581
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2AM :: DJ ROWAN & GUESTS
3AM :: DJ INTRINSIC
4.30 :: DJ ENTELECHY

** Additional Evening Dance Party Information Here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=41939797376

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ARTIST PROFILES
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.:: DELHI 2 DUBLIN | http://www.delhi2dublin.com
Delhi 2 Dublin is the new sound of music! Blending east and west, the five member D2D crew takes listeners on a borderless trip through global sounds and synchronicities. The band fuses the traditional sounds of tabla, dhol, fiddle, and sitar to create a highly charged multi-cultural dance celebration.

Originally formed for a one-shot performance during Vancouver’s Celtic Fest in March of 2006, word of their foot stomping, high energy live set started to spread, and the project soon took a life of it’s own. Recently, D2D were invited to open the massive Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa where they collaborated with Irish and Indian dancers and the National Circus School. They have since played many of the West Coast Canadian festivals and are poised to take the act to a global level.

.:: SHANE PHILIP | http://www.shanephilip.com
Swelling in primordial pulses and wholloping whoops, the tacit tones of Shane Philip’s didgeridoo hold the power to still listeners into silence or encourage audiences to rise up in a tribal swell of intoxicating spirit — with sometimes but a heartbeat in between. Meanwhile his hands will be skilfully juggling between shaking up rhythms with his aslatua, driving the dance floor with his djembe and sliding out grooves on his Weissenborn-style guitar while his foot taps in earthshaking electronic kicks wherever they might fit. He is a one-man show weaving sounds that inspire audiences anywhere he goes.
From early childhood moments of drumming kitchen tables and car dashboards, to January 2008’s release of his latest album, “In The Moment” Shane’s musical stylings have been self-taught and self-motivated every step of the way. Borrowing from folk, reggae, blues and beyond, he blurs the boundaries of expectation and music into an altogether unique soundscape. Shanes’ current musical forays tend toward an organic dance sound, and whether playing with spirited mayhem, or with mellow gold, Shane Philip presents songs that are consistently well crafted, while always leaving listeners with a positive afterglow.

.:: ZIMBAMOTO | http://www.myspace.com/ZimbaMoto
Zimbabwean Fire. Based in Vancouver, ZimbaMoto is a collective Afro fusion band with a range from Shona traditional music to contemporary African and Western rhythms. The four piece musical journey begins with Kurai Mubaiwa who hails all the way from Zimbabwe with his Mbira, a melodic 25 key Zimbabwean thumb piano that in Shona mythology is believed to connect the living with the spirit world. The show starts with Kurai wearing his traditional costume of ostrich feather head dress, loin skirt and leg shakers, as he plays the Mbira, singing in his native Shona language. After the traditional set the members of ZimbaMoto join together and take this musical journey to a further height fusing the unique acoustic sounds of the Zimbabwean tenor Marimba and Mbira, with the pulse of the drums, the depth of the bass and rhythmical African guitar riffs.

The band is comprised of four talented world musicians from diverse musical backgrounds: Kurai Mubaiwa has been an established world musician, music teacher and theatre actor since 1994, who has toured across Europe, West Africa, Southern Africa and across Canada opening and/or performing with artists such as Chiwoniso Maraire, Cesaria Evora, Andy Brown, and Oliver Mtukudzi at internationally recognized concerts and festivals. Shambunata has been a professional drummer for 20 years, studying under Lorne Nering with a concentration on musical styles including Jazz, Latin, Classical, Drum’ n Bass, funk/hip-hop and world and performed in New York, Rio de Janeiro, the Mayan Riviera and across Canada. Cameron Hood has been a professional musician and teacher for over 30 years. A multi-instrumentalist and a Juno-nominated artist, Cameron has toured Canada, the US and Europe. Mr. Hood has performed at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival many times, as well as the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, the Canada Day at Canada Place Celebration, and many other large events. Mark Campbell is a talented guitarist and bassist with several years of experience performing with world music groups.

.:: MASALA | http://www.masalaband.com
From the streets of Victoria, Masala came together as a diverse source of musical energy, accompanying demonstrations and lighting up Victoria and Vancouver community festivals with rhythms from around the world, from Samba to Haitian and African grooves. The band started as an ad hoc group of percussionists from a wide range of musical inspirations who came together to accompany political demonstrations and marches. Since that time, Masala has evolved rapidly into a focused and professional band that infuses local events and festivals with a dynamic rhythm experience.

The music of Masala is inspired by traditional rhythms from West Africa, Haiti, Cuba, Brazil, and the Middle East. The band is honored to have members who are committed students and teachers of these musical traditions. Instrumentation consists of surdo, repinique, snare, timbau, agogo bell, tambourim, shakers, shekere, kenkeni and cuica. The diversity of these musical sources and this unique combination of instruments ensure an exceptional and distinctive sound that will raise the energy of any event.

Masala’s goal is to use music to bring people together in celebration of community and common cultural values. Audience interaction and participation have become essential aspects of a Masala performance. Playing with mobile instruments gives the band liberty to connect and move with the audience on the same level.

.:: MOON DANCE ARTS | http://www.moondancearts.ca
MoonDance is Vancouver Island’s ORIGINAL school of West African Dance, and specializes in traditional dances and rhythms (not fusion). We are committed to maintaining the traditions as we have been taught them.

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.:: EARTHDANCE OVERVIEW ::.
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Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace has grown to become the world’s largest simultaneous music and dance event. Founded in 1996, with 22 cities and 18 countries participating, Earthdance has grown to over 300 locations in 60 countries participating in 2007, with locations ranging from the club-lands of New York to the rainforests of Brazil. Every year, in alignment with the International Day of Peace, over 200,000 people unite in dance with hundreds of thousands more joining online in support of global peace and humanitarian aims.

The defining moment of each Earthdance event is a synchronized link-up, (4pm Pacifc Standard Time) when every event around the world plays a specially produced song called “The Prayer for Peace” at exactly the same time.

Earthdance has been described by the music industry as the “Dance Aid” for the new millennium. The aim of the event is to bring together global communities to create a synchronized global festival and dance event to help fund humanitarian causes and develop an environment of peace throughout the global community.

Earthdance is a non-political event and is organized by Earthdance International, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
http://www.earthdance.org/

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.:: GET INVOLVED! ::.
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We need your help! Earthdance is a monster of a project, and a huge opportunity for our community! There’s tons of room for creative community contribution, including workshop facilitators, performers, site crew, concession crew, security, stage management, facepainters, stiltwalkers, artists, drummers, MCs, event planners, decorators, and so on and so on!

Earthdance only exists as a function of the commitment of the people involved - we hope you’ll see an alignment with Earthdance’s principles & vision, and find a fit to get involved! To get on board, please contact us via facebook or via tribeproductions@shaw.ca. We look forward to seeing what grand dance magic we can co-create!

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.:: THE GLOBAL PRAYER FOR PEACE ::.
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The highlight of the Earthdance event is a simultaneous link up, when every event across the world plays the Prayer for Peace.

Morning in the Australian rainforest, midnight in London, and sunrise over the Himalayas, the Prayer for Peace is a profound and powerful moment that unifies our intentions for World peace and healing. The prayer is as follows:

“We are one global family
All colors, All races
One world united.
We dance for peace and the healing of our planet Earth
Peace for all nations.
Peace for our communities.
And peace within ourselves.
As we join all dance floors across the world,
let us connect heart to heart.
Through our diversity we recognize Unity.
Through our compassion we recognize Peace.
Our love is the power to transform our world
Let us send it out
NOW…”

We are official!  Be sure to visit: http://www.earthdance.org for general information on the global earthdance umbrella organization, and: http://www.earthdance.org/victoria/ for information specific to the inaugural Victoria BC event! 

Volunteers needed, please let us know via email if you would like to be involved:

Earthdance is a CA 501(C)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote peace by joining participants worldwide in a synchronized Prayer for Peace and to support humanitarian causes through the global language of music and dance.