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SUMMARY:Ozi Ozaa @ Ponsonby Social Club
DESCRIPTION:Ozi Ozaa means Work and Happiness and the band has been working hard to serve up a spicy traditional Ghanain music\, Afrofunk and Highlife- Come with your friends to sing\, dance and sweat along with us on a Friday night to remember and if you are lucky we may even felabrate with a musical tribute to the Afrobeat master Fela Kuti on his birthday week. Get your tickets now and invite your friends. \nOzi Ozaa is led by Ghanian master musician Ya Asumadu who moved to New Zealand after being core member of the afro music scene in London. Since 2019 the band has navigated lockdowns\, weather events and fuel crises to deliver joyful and positive music to audiences across. This has included a booking to play the cancelled WOMAD 2022\, Cubadupa\, Aotearoa Auckland Arts Festival\, Tauranga Art Festival and Earthbeat and many others.
URL:https://commonfolk.co.nz/event/ozi-ozaa-ponsonby-social-club/
LOCATION:Ponsonby Social Club\, 152 Ponsonby Road\, Ponsonby\, Auckland\, 1011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Africa,Cultural Celebration,Global Music,World Music
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SUMMARY:Integration Project @ Q Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Integration Project is dedicated to promoting peace\, love\, understanding and harmony among people of different cultures\, communities and backgrounds. Music speaks before words do. It crosses borders\, breaks down walls\, and reaches the heart in a way nothing else can. This concert aims to bring together musicians from diverse cultures and traditions to create and perform side by side\, not despite their differences\, but because of them. Each song carries a story. Each story carries a truth we all share\, the longing to belong\, to love and be loved\, to live without fear\, and to leave something better behind for those who come after us. \nOne song at a time\, one friendship at a time\, we are building a more peaceful world together. \nThis concert will feature the band Arohana along with some of the world’s most talented musicians like Aakash Binu (London)\, Rā Charmian and Hayden joined by Rebecca Rice on backing vocals. Rā Charmian won Best Female Artist at the 2026 Waiata Māori Music Awards & Amanda Grace Leo (Singaporean Kiwi) – Actor\, Singer and Entertainer. \nTickets are limited. Go grab your tickets now. \nFeaturing:\nArohana\nAakash Binu (London)\nRā Charmian trio\nRebecca Rice\nAmanda Grace Leo
URL:https://commonfolk.co.nz/event/integration-project-q-theatre/
LOCATION:Q Theatre\, 305 Queen Street\, Auckland CBD\, Auckland\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Cross cultural collaboration,Cultural Celebration,Global Music,World Music
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel with Ben Fernandez @ IPress Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Sonia & Nigel return home to Auckland for a special concert with pianist Ben Fernandez – a collaboration bringing together three musicians with a shared love of improvisation\, melody and musical storytelling. Expect an eclectic mix of folk\, jazz\, gypsy and world music\, along with songs and stories from the road. \nThis concert marks the culmination of Sonia & Nigel’s musical journey around France\, Europe and Aotearoa New Zealand – and celebrates 10 years since Sonia moved to Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau. After all those kilometres\, songs\, adventures and encounters\, it feels especially meaningful to finish the journey with a homecoming concert here in our own city. \nSonia & Nigel duo \nSonia & Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. They weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. After meeting and playing together for the first time at a folk festival during Sonia’s first visit to New Zealand on a solo round-the-world trip in December 2014\, the pair have since become a well-loved duo in the New Zealand music scene and beyond — sharing songs as a vehicle for peace\, joy\, healing and community-building; celebrating beauty\, love and ecology through music. \nBen Fernandez\nMusical Director\, Composer\, Arranger\, Educator \nBen Fernandez is a classically trained jazz pianist\, composer and arranger. He has a Masters’ Degree in Music\, majoring in Jazz Performance\, from the University of Auckland\, as well as degrees in Physics\, Computer Science and Business Management. \nBen has performed at concerts and events in more than 25 countries and is an award-winning composer for jingles\, TV shows and short films. He has released 10 albums of his music in New Zealand and also works as an educator\, teaching music at schools and colleges in Auckland. He conducts regular improvisation workshops in New Zealand and overseas and has recently completed composing music for a new rock musical to be staged later this year. \nCome along\, settle in with a drink and something delicious from the cabinet\, and join us for this special evening of music\, stories and celebration. \nTickets: $25 + booking fees in advance through Eventfinda\, or $30 cash on the door. \nMerci & à bientôt!
URL:https://commonfolk.co.nz/event/sonia-nigel-with-ben-fernandez-ipress-cafe/
LOCATION:Ipress Cafe Mt Eden\, 421 Mount Eden Road\, Mt Eden\, Auckland\, 1024\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Alt-Folk,Cultural Celebration,Global Music,Originals,World Music
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SUMMARY:Convergence Te Pūtahitanga @ Pah Homestead
DESCRIPTION:A mesmerising one-hour concert of piano and taonga pūoro music — piano played by acclaimed concert pianist Liam Wooding\, with celebrated taonga pūoro artist Rob Thorne. \nWeaving two music genres\, classical piano music and ancient taonga pūoro sound worlds\, this concert creates a beautiful and entrancing experience for music audiences of all ages.
URL:https://commonfolk.co.nz/event/convergence-te-putahitanga-pah-homestead/
LOCATION:The Arts House Trust\, Pah Homestead\, 72 Hillsborough Road\, Hillsborough\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Cross cultural collaboration,Taonga pūoro
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