Shakti Spirit + Noriko Tadano with Sayaka Ohno

Name: Shakti Spirit + Noriko Tadano with Sayaka Ohno
Start: 2024-11-02T19:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-11-02T22:30:00+11:00
Location: 197 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Schedule

Sat Nov 02 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

197 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia | Sydney, NS

SIMA | Sydney Int'l Women's Jazz Fest
Join us for an extraordinary double bill at the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, featuring Shakti Spirit and Noriko Tadano. Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat and Sandy Evans lead the world-class ensemble ‘Shakti Spirit’ that celebrates female creativity through a fusion of Indian mystic poetry, jazz, and virtuosic performances. Noriko Tadano, an award-winning shamisen virtuoso, fuses traditional Japanese music with contemporary influences in her captivating performances that inspire and empower. Together, these extraordinary female artists celebrate cultural diversity and creativity through dynamic, cross-cultural collaborations.
7:30pm Shakti Spirit
Sandy Evans - Saxophones, composer, Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat - Voice,
composer, Jess Green - Guitar, Lakshmi Narendra -
Veena, Pirashanna Thevarajah - Mridangam and other percussion, Prahlad
Iyer - Ghatam and other percussion

Shakti Spirit is a new Indian Jazz collaboration celebrating female creativity through the shared joy of improvised
music-making. The concert features poetry by 3 revered female Indian mystic saints: Andal, Ammayar and Venibai set
to music by Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat and Sandy Evans. Encompassing deep emotional expression, virtuosic Indian
singing, stunning percussion playing and dialogue between electric guitar and veena.
Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat has a beautiful voice, deep knowledge of raga and extraordinary command of melodic and
rhythmic improvisation. Sandy Evans is an eminent Australian saxophonist, and award-winning improviser and composer.
She has created many successful Indian jazz collaborations including Bridge of Dreams, Ahimsa and Kapture. Bharat’s
mystical voice and Evans’ powerful tone will be complimented by world class guitarist Jess Green, renowned veena
player Lakshmi Narendra and percussionists Pirashanna Thevarajah (internationally acclaimed for his work with
Anoushka Shankar) and Prahlad Iyer.
9:00pm Noriko Tadano with Sayaka Ohno
“Noriko breaks boundaries and creates new, unique works” - Limelight Magazine

“Tadano, hammers away on the shamisen in a way that’s as beautifully exotic as it is crazily percussive and
generally badass” - The Georgia Straight
Noriko is an ever-evolving creative force who continues to take her Japanese music to places few have ventured.A culturally diverse female musician and performer, Noriko seeks out unique collaborations and creative practises
that extend well beyond her music into acting and theatre, sound art and composing. She strives to empower
and encourage women by making art that inspires and connects while also showcasing the beauty of
difference.

She’s an award-winning, virtuoso of the Japanese shamisen and a traditional Japanese vocalist, who has performed
internationally. Her ability and drive to cross over between traditional and modern, has seen her perform
with renowned musicians as well as traditional Japanese artists.
From busking on the streets, to being watched by millions as a finalist on Australia’s Got Talent, Noriko has
performed solo at the Sydney Opera House, WOMADelaide and her work has also featured on radio, short films, and
international theatre productions.