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Baka Beyond Newsletter May 2011 |
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In this newsletter:
Please help us publicise our events. We have included links for each event so that if you use Facebook you can share events with your friends. PLEASE DO SO. We are independent and as we don't have the PR and publicity machine of a big record company we rely on you to help spread the word. If you know a venue that you would like us to play at, point them to our EPK (electronic press kit) HERE Baka Workshops and Camps in UK & Canada: THE DEVON JUNE CAMP IS GETTING CLOSER! A reminder of what it includes:
Facilities (almost luxurious!):
Costs:
What to do now:
Contact jules@baka.co.uk if you have any queries. Link to Facebook event. HOLLYHOCK RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP, 3-6 July 2011 There are still places for this unique workshop run by Su Hart & Martin Cradick. There are also still some scholarships available (contact Hollyhock direct) More information at the Hollyhock website For bookings email registration@hollyhock.ca Link to Facebook event. NEW MOON MALOBE CAMP, near Stroud, 26-28 August 2011 After the success of last years camp we will be holding another with the help of Jerome and Ingrid Lewis who lived for 3 years with the Mbendjele Pygmies in Congo. "Malobe" is a playful night-time celebration. Expect to see and experience the magic of the rainforest in this unique spectacle held during the darkness of the new moon Contact jules@baka.co.uk for more info or booking. Link to Facebook event. Competition to win tickets to Wychwood Festival: The organisers of Wychwood festival are offering a pair of tickets to see your favourite band (and all the others) at the Wychwood Festival near Cheltenham. Link to Facebook event. News about new album: It has taken longer than we hoped to get a new album recorded. Martin was away for 6 weeks visiting the Baka, and Nii has only just got back from touring with his dance troupe Frititi in Asia and Australia. However most of the songs are almost ready. There's just a bit more work to do. the amazing weather we have been having has made it harder to stay shut up in the studio rather than be outside playing live music! We will let you know when we have a release date and will also make extra tracks available as free downloads to our mailing list, so tell your friends to sign up. News about Global Music Exchange: Historically the vast majority of GME's finances have come from album sales. However with the downturn in world CD sales we are exploring other ways to raise funds for the Baka. There have been a couple of unexpected expenses this year that GME have had to cover. Both Andi and Martin flew out to Cameroon on Afriqaya Airlines (via Tripoli). Due to the problems there we had to buy them new returns which were quite expensive. It looks as though the insurance doesn't cover "civil unrest" so we won't be getting that money back. Album sales just about cover everyday living costs at Gbiné as well as keeping medical help free for Gbiné members, but we need to raise income to keep other projects ongoing. If you can donate anything you can through the PayPal link at the bottom of each page of the GME website. Donations over £5 will receive a free download of Baka in the Forest where the money goes:
We will be putting details of current projects on the GME Website as soon as possible. |
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Confirmed dates: Here's a current list of Baka Beyond related gigs and workshops: Sat May 7th Fri May 20th Sun June 5th 6pm Fri June 10th Fri - Sun June 17th - 19th Sun June 24th Sun - Wed July 3rd - 6th Sat Jul 30th Sun Jul 31st Wed Aug 3rd Thu Aug 4th Fri - Sun, Aug 5th - 7th Fri - Sun Aug 26th - 28th Sun Sep 4th |
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