A double prestigious Barley Arts event at the Mojotic Festival in Sestri Levante (GE): on Wednesday 8 July, the Australian folk artist will take the stage at the splendid Arena Conchiglia Theatre. XAVIER RUDD accompanied by the United Nationswhile on Wednesday 22 July it will be the turn of the young Nigerian-born soul star NNEKA.
XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS
Wednesday 8 July 2015 SESTRI LEVANTE (GE), Mojotic Festival c/o Arena Conchiglia Theatre
Concert starts at 9.30 p.m. - Standing room only: € 18.00 + prev. available on the circuit Ticketone
Xavier Rudd's eighth album, 'Nanna' is the follow-up to 'Spirit Bird' (2012) which, propelled by the hit 'Follow The Sun"(platinum in Italy), debuted at #2 on the ARIA charts and took Xavier around the world on his longest tour to date. This new chapter in his career will put Rudd back on the road in the unprecedented role of frontman of an ensemble that brings together musicians from every corner of the globe to represent the diverse cultures of Australia, Aboriginal peoples, South Africa, Samoa, Germany and Papua New Guinea. www.xavierrudd.com
NNEKA
Wednesday 22 July 2015 SESTRI LEVANTE (GE) Mojotic Festival c/o Arena Conchiglia Theatre
Concert starts at 9.30 p.m. - Standing room only: € 18.00 + prev. available on the circuit Ticketone
The hip hop legend NAS calls it 'an extraordinary artist', the Sunday Times hailed it as the new Lauryn Hill; now the award-winning singer-songwriter Nneka is back with her new album 'My Fairy Tales"(Bushqueen Music, 2015), released last March. This is Nneka's fourth work, recorded between France, Denmark and Nigeria, in which soul is mixed with reggae, Afrobeat and highlife influences. "My Fairy Tales" is a concept album that recounts the difficulties faced by Africans in their diaspora and focuses on the responsibility of adults in teaching new generations the importance of identity values and their culture of origin.www.nnekaworld.com
Mojotic Festival website : www.mojotic.it