Great to be invited along to take some photos at this year’s Liverpool Arab Arts Festival. I managed to cover the following events and took loads of photos.. I’ve published just a small selection! The Festival Launch – Yemeni night featuring the Al-Awhadel band St … Continue readingLiverpool Arab Arts Festival 2026
An evening of creative exploration and musical collaborations from a new generation of artists working between traditions, cultures and sound-worlds. Milap brought together musicians from @Samyo_uk, the UK’s National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, and @taranguk, the UK’s Indian Music Collective. Conductors and mentors @kousicsen … Continue readingTung Auditorium – RE:Sound – A Showcase by Samyo and Tarang
After Rotten Apple, Near Miss was the second instalment in the Watching Windows trilogy, showed at The Unity. Absolutely blistering sole performance by Sam Alton who got a thoroughly well deserved standing ovation. Brill!! ‘Near Miss’ is set in the cool, chaos of 00s Liverpool … Continue readingUnity – Near Miss
The second of Milap’s double header in their Summer series saw us enjoy… Songs of the Luminous Heart at the Philharmonic Music Room. “Featuring voice, esraj, harp and tabla, a luminous meeting of Indian and European classical and folk traditions, Songs of the Luminous Heart brings … Continue reading Philharmonic Music Room – Songs of the Luminous Heart
On a very hot evening in the Philharmonic’s air conditioned Music Room… As part of Milap’s Summer series we were treated to one of the leading Carnatic flautists of his generation: J. A. Jayant Celebrated for his rich tone, lyrical expression and imaginative improvisation he was … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – J.A. Jayant, RN Prakash & Kousic Sen
Just a couple of photos, from the thousands taken, to illustrate what makes Africa Oyé not just the UK’s largest celebration of African music and culture, but also a truly international event that harnesses the spirit of multiculturalism and tolerance. Ultimately a really pleasant vibe … Continue readingSefton Park – Africa Oyé
Part I Created in-house at the Unity, this new performance dives into the theatre’s bold and rebellious past. From its roots as Merseyside Left Theatre in the 1930s to the vibrant creative home we inhabit today, A Radical Reimagining brings decades of radical storytelling roaring … Continue readingUnity – Stage Left
Great entertainment at the penultimate lunchtime concert of the 25/26 academic year. A celebration of the University of Liverpool Department of Music students who performed alongside musicians of the Liverpool Philharmonic. Performers were drawn from both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. Wonderful to see such talents … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Showcase of Music students with Musicians of the Liverpool Philharmonic
This week at the Unity we witnessed… A clown’s descent into a world of cheese. It featured Teatro Pomodoro’s Simone Tani and live music by Marco Riola, The surreal and mischievous duo of Sardinians living in Liverpool served up laughter, music, and a dangerously … Continue readingUnity – Casu Martzu
Great entertainment at the Tung Auditorium with Sophie Lukacs and friends!! Sophie Lukacs masterfully blended the Mandingue kora tradition with her modern singer-songwriter voice to give a fab concert; Seven years of study in Mali with kora legends like Toumani Diabaté will do that!! Budapest-born, … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Sophie Lukacs