FINAL LINE-UP FOR TERRITORIOS SEVILLA 2008

Guru (Jazzmatazz / Gangstarr), Cut Chemist, Caribou and Midnight Juggernauts are just some of the artists in the line-up for the Territorios Sevilla Festival at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC – Andalusia’s Centre for Contemporary Art).

As in previous years, the line-up for the Festival features a notable mixture of contemporary music and electronica. The 2008 Territorios Sevilla Festival has an exciting line-up of international artists who will perform at the CAAC (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo) and who will complete the Festival’s programme in this its eleventh year.

The stages in the La Cartuja Monastery will be used for exciting performances such as those by Guru (Jazzmatazz-Gangstarr) feat. Superproducer Solar & DJ Doo Wop, Caribou, Cut Chemist, Alexander Kowalski (live), Midnight Juggernauts, Mala (Digital Mystikz) & Loefah, Onur Özer, Byetone, Shir Khan vs. Sick Girls, and the visuals of Sanch TV and Pfadfinderei.





GURU OF JAZZMATAZZ AND GANGSTARR

Guru (Gangstarr / Jazzmatazz) Keith Elam, an American rapper and composer, is known as the lyrical half of the hip hop duo Gangstarr. Guru is well-known all over the world, and was one of the first to pioneer a fusion of jazz and rap. In addition to five discs with Gangstarr, together with DJ Premier, Guru has a solo career which began in 1993 with the release of "Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1", which featured artists such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and N'Dea Davenport from Brand New Heavies. In his long career he has worked with artists such as Ice-T, Treach from Naughty by Nature, Killah Priest and Ed O.G. His latest release, "Jazzmatazz The Mixtape: Back To The Future " (Rapster Records, 2008), is the latest instalment in his highly individual career.




Ticket price :
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day: 25.00 Euros
June, Friday 6
01h10 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


ORISHAS

Roldán González, Hiram Riverí “Ruzzo” and Yotuel Romero were born in Havana but met in Paris. Different paths, none of them easy, brought them to Paris from Cuba. Ruzzo and Yotuel were rapping with Amenaza and Roldán was singing traditional Cuban music with the group Rico Son. Some got left behind on the way, but the idea of mixing hip hop with traditional Cuban music drove them forwards. In 1999, Orishas (a Yoruba word for a type of demi-God) released their first album, ‘A lo cubano’. Since then music critics around Europe have been paying homage, with these immigrants who arrived practically illegally becoming the great hope for global rap. They have won respect in the United States and in Latin America, and in their own country they are an institution, attracting a crowd of over 50,000 to their first concert in Havana. Many critics consider their revolutionary fusion of hip hop and Cuban son to be one of the major artistic developments of recent years. Today, having released only three albums, Orishas have become a symbol of 21st century Cuban music, thanks to their powerful, imaginative and deeply-rooted sound. This exciting Cuban trio will be performing at Territorios.



Ticket price
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day : 25.00 Euros
May, Saturday 31
02h30 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


SOUL JAZZ RECORDS SOUND SYSTEM

The legendary Sound System of Soul Jazz Records will be at Territorios Sevilla giving one of their amazing, eclectic sessions, mixing soul, funk, disco, Latin, reggae, dancehall and hip hop. Soul Jazz Records is one of the most prestigious record labels in the world. With London as its starting point, this label has been able to take Jamaican music, funk, soul and disco to new heights through its series of compilations "Dynamite", "New Orleans Funk" and "Soul Gospel", and its prestigious selection dedicated to the Studio One label. The Soul Jazz Sound System brings the label’s philosophy onto the stage, with DJ sets which bring black music to life. Twice a month in London, Soul Jazz Sound System holds its "100 % Dynamite" night in the Elektrowerkz club. Many major international stars including Roots Manuva, Gilles Peterson, Andrew Weatherall, Horace Andy, David Holmes, Alton Ellis, Ray Keith, Ashley Beedle, Lone Ranger, Daddy G (Massive Attack), Dennis Alcapone, Skitz, Jerry Dammers, Blood &Fire, I.G. Culture, 4 Hero, Honest Jon's and Pressure Sounds have guested at these nights.



Ticket price
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day : 25.00 Euros
May, Saturday 31
01h00 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


VIOLADORES DEL VERSO

Violadores del Verso are a rap band from Saragossa formed by Hate (Sergio Rodríguez, MC), Kase-O (Javier Ibarra, MC), Lírico (David Gilaberte, MC) and R de Rumba (Rubén Cuevas, DJ and producer). Rap is the weapon used by this group, and rhyme is there ally. The first reference to these 4 MCs calling themselves Violadores del verso is the Gangsta Squad demo. Their first LP as a group, "Genios" was released in 1999 and revolutionised the national scene, making them into one of the leading Spanish rap groups. In 2001 they released two discs, the first a maxi called “Atrás” with three previously unreleased tracks, and "Vicios y Virtudes", which consolidated their position as one of the most important Spanish rap groups. In mid-2002, once again using the name Violadores del Verso, they released the "Tú eres alguien / Bombo Clap” EP. Four years later, in May 2006, they released their latest work, "Vivir para contarlo / Haciendo lo nuestro", a maxi with extracts from their third LP, which was planned for autumn 2006. This disc had two new tracks and a remix of one of them, together with their instrumental versions.



Ticket price
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day : 25.00 Euros
June, Friday 6
20h00 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


MALA OF DIGITAL MYSTIKZ AND LOEFAH

Mala, from Digital Mystikz, is one of the pioneering producers on the dubstep scene. The heads of the DMZ label, Loefah, provides the lyrics and Mala uses turntables to provide the thick, dark atmosphere. This is one of the most skilful outfits in the genre, which has even released work on the label of the Aphex Twin, Rephlex. The perfect complement for a night of dubstep with Kode9 & Space Ape.




Ticket price :
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day : 25.00 Euros
June, Friday 6
23h00 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


WIM MERTENS DUO

The Belgian composer Wim Mertens was born in 1953 and came to international attention in the 80s for his “new age” music.
Mertens plays piano and classical guitar, and sometimes sings in his distinctive sharp voice, using a highly personal and imaginative vocal style. This artist, conscious of the corrupting effect that language can have, creates the vocal part using non-semantic sounds, which resemble old French or Latin. For Mertens this is a vehicle with which he can go further, an element of pure transcendence which he invites us to share.
Wim Mertens, has performed many concerts as a soloist, in a duo and with his band all over Europe, North and Central America and Japan. In 2008, Wim Mertens (piano, vocals) will perform as a duo with the incredibly energetic violinist Gudrun Vercampt in an unforgettable show in which they will play songs from a range a albums, including “Un respiro” and the most recent, “Receptable” (2007).
More suggestive than ever, Wim Mertens invites us to discover his orchestral awareness, without forgetting his passion for vocals, not just as an instrument, but also as a guide for the piano and instrumentation. After 25 years of performing, Wim Mertens demonstrates that even today, composing can be intimately linked to performance.



Ticket price :
Advance : 20.00 Euros
Concert Day: 25.00 Euros
June, Thursday 5
22h30 – 00h00 Ticket price per day plus distribution expenses


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