Food from the AKA Trio for Cardiff ears, hearts and minds, as well as, feet
Fri Nov 22 2019
Seen & Heard International
Food from the AKA Trio for Cardiff ears, hearts and minds, as well as, feet
An ensemble made up of acoustic guitar, kora and miscellaneous percussion may not be anything like as unimaginable as it would have been a few years ago, but it is far from familiar even now. Yet, given that each instrument was played by an acknowledged master – the guitar by Italian ....
IF YOU despair about the daily capitalist media hatchet job on Jeremy Corbyn you need Joy — it soothes while restoring faith in internationalism.
And prepare to be astonished. These free-flowing songs and instrumentals dazzle with a rich musical, almost monastic, minimalism where less actually does mean more.
The ebullient, combined virtuosity of Antonio Forcione (Italy) on gui....
Cool Cats - The Antonio Forcione Quartet At Ronnie Scotts
Sat Aug 25 2018
THERE are few individuals around today who can make an acoustic guitar sound like Antonio Forcione does.
Whether playing solo or with the gifted Sarah Jane Morris, his guitar never fails to mesmerise. He can make it sing or weep.
It can tug at your heart strings, make your spine tingle with joy or trigger a smile after a hard day’s work. Seventh heaven. Guitar nirva....
Antonio Forcione: Motown And Magic - To The Order Of St John
Mon Jun 18 2018
THERE can be few more humbling – and spiritually uplifting – venues in London to listen to music than the Priory Church of the Order of St John.
High ceilings, candelabras, colourful order banners and paintings of saints and sacrificial sheep, add to the spectacle as does an early stretcher used by St John Ambulance for those in need of rescuing. There is also a garden, co....
Antonio Forcione & Sarah Jane Morris Sunday, March 12th, 2017 Reviewer: Reg Webb ”NOT IN MY NAME", screamed Sarah Jane Morris, will live with me for a while.
Nothing in the rather bland JazzFM YouTube clip publicising this gig had prepared me for that. It could of course be really smart marketing to undersell your artists so that those who make it to the gi....
The highly acclaimed and very popular Chiswick based guitarist Antonio Forcione, has joined with the singer Sarah Jane Morris - who had a number one hit with the Communards in 1980 - to release a new album on October 26 entitled Compared To What.
Together they are touring all over the UK and Europe
Forcione is an artist in every sense of the word, haile....
From busking in London’s Covent Garden to playing on the world’s stage, Antonio Forcione takes a multicultural approach to playing acoustic guitar
When Antonio Forcione first came to the UK, he busked in Covent Garden, winning a Time Out busking competition in the process. Since then, he has become a fixture at the Edinburgh Festival, as well a....