Newtown Festival 2005 - Festival Fair - Sunday 6 March - South Stage Performers
Music is a key element of the Newtown Festival. The performers on the South Stage are well known within music circles
and have links to the Newtown Community
Performers on the South Stage include
10:30 am Johnathon Crayford Trio - Well known as one NZ best Jazz musicians, Johnathan is highly respected for his
imaginative and intelligent playing. A genius on the keyboard with considerable overseas experience. This trio includes
also includes 2 of Wellingtons best Jazz players, Reuben Bradley on Drums and Mostyn Cole on Bass.
11:45 am - Sam Manzanza African Band - is an accomplished singer, dancer, and plays guitar, drum kit, congas, and
harmonica. He brings his brand of original music which uses native rhythms and melodies like the Zairean rumba, American
rock-and-roll and Caribbean reggae
1:00 pm Rodrigo Brothers (Inde Pop) - An talented project put together by equally talented local musicans. With a highly
listenable CD album behind them, the band continues to record and perform locally .The music has a kiwi-inde rock sound & the songs are well written and arranged. The quality of the music truely deserves some serious radio play.
2:15pm Doosra (Contemporary Indian) - Doosra is a live band, performing groove-based compositions, influenced by Indian
music and other western contemporary styles. Doosra performs, a mix of original music which are hugely influenced by the
diverse backgrounds of the band members
3:30 pm Kogan's Heroes Jazz Swing - The talented line of graduates of the Massey Conservatory of Jazz fronted by the
charasmatic singer 'Andrew Keoghan'. Impressive with their renditions of well know classics from the likes of Sinatra
and Dean Martin but also modern artists like Harry Connick Jnr & George Benson
4:30 pm Finish
For information about the 2005 Newtown Festival see http://www.newtownfestival.org.nz