sakala brothers head to poland...

I have not heard any recent music from the duo..hope they are still as good as i can remember...i found this article www.postzambia.com and i thought i should share it...






THE Sakala Brothers have been invited to Poland for the 20th International festival of sacred music ‘Gaude Mater’ which begins today and will run up to May 6.

According to a statement, the Sakala Brothers - Levy and Moses - will be accompanied to the jubilee by eight other unnamed Zambian artistes.

“Gaude Mater international festival of sacred music, organised since 1991 under the patronage of the ministry of culture and national heritage and the Episcopate of Poland is one of the major musical events in Poland and the only one with such comprehensive formula. Gaude Mater also belongs to the leading festivals in Europe,” the statement reads.

The statement reads that the greatest value for Gaude Mater is the idea of the encounter of cultures and religions through presentation of music of various religions and denominations, from choir music concerts to big cantata or oratorio form.

“During the 19 successive festivals, music lovers have had the opportunity to listen to Catholic, Russian, Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Andean and Mohammedan music. Every year the festival is accompanied by the academic seminar, addressing current issues in the field of Sacrum in Music,” the statement reads.

The statements reads that every year, over 1,000 performers are invited to take part in the festival, including orchestras, choirs, chamber music ensembles and soloists who give about 20 festival concerts.

Zambia joins Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Syria, Turkey and the US among the groups, ensembles, soloists and choirs that are expected to perform at the festival this year.


cheers!