Ghanaian Musicians and More Set for Nexus Live, Starting Today

Nexus Arts, the centre of inclusive, culturally diverse arts in Adelaide, today announces the first exciting and eclectic music line-up for the highly regarded Nexus Live series.

From today, May 7, Nexus Live will present one show per month starting with two of Adelaide's most exciting Ghanaian musicians Bortier Okoe and Dada Nii and The Damushi Ensemble.

June 4 will feature one of the world's most revered Sikh musical masters Dya Singh followed by an especially poignant and stunning night of indigenous language music on July 2 with Emily Wurrumara and SA's own Corey Theatre and Vonda Last.

The final shows in the series for 2016's Nexus Live line up will be announced in the coming months.

Nexus Live Programmer Ross McHenry says: "Adelaide is rightly revered for it's February - March festival season but the reality is that a lot of people don't know the depth and quality of culturally diverse performers who practice their craft in South Australia year round. I'm excited to present this season of music because I believe that these artists offer a unique and important voice that deserves to be amplified by our series".

The second announcement for Nexus Live is coming 1 June 2016.

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Sat 7 May
Bortier Okoe, Dada Nii and Damushi Ensemble
May 7 will showcase Adelaide's two most exciting Ghanaian performers. Following the highly successful launch of his new album in Ghana, revered composer, master drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Bortier Okoe will launch his highly anticipated new album Dzeng Sane complete with a stellar 10-piece band here in Adelaide. Joining Bortier on the night will be the incredible Dada Nii and Damushi Ensemble, complete with another 10-piece band all the way from Ghana.

Sat 4 June
Dya Singh, Farid Drokshan
On June 4 Nexus is thrilled to welcome back Dya Singh, one of the world's most revered interpreters and innovators of the mystical Sikh musical tradition. In twenty five years his musical journey has taken him around the world to major musical festivals, concerts, spiritual celebrations and retreats and seen a unique 26 CDs produced that present a centuries old musical/spiritual & cultural tradition firmly in the twenty first century. Blending north Indian music with global influences and a multicultural music band, Dya Singh is regarded as the pioneer and most accomplished artist of Indian spiritual world music. Joining Dya Singh will be Adelaide based Afghani singer Farid Drokshan.

Sat 2 July
Emily Wurrumara, Corey Theatre, Vonda Last
On July 2 Nexus is excited to host three important singer-songwriters all of whom are actively involved in Aboriginal language preservation and revival. Emily Wurrumara hails from Groote Eylandt, the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia. Her music is performed in both English and the isolated language Anindilyakwa, spoken only on Groote Eylandt. Corey Theatre is a Gunditjmara/Gunai Singer Songwriter who calls Adelaide home. Corey is a roots artist of the truest kind - drawing on both his Koori and European Backgrounds; he is a strong believer in the power of language and its use in music. Vonda Last is a Wongai woman is one of South Australia's most important songwriters and performers.

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Nexus Live: First Saturday of every month from May 7 - July 2
Tickets: www.nexusarts.org.au | 82124276
Nexus Arts: Lion Arts Centre, Cnr Morphett St & North Terrace, Adelaide

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