{"id":1136,"date":"2010-06-02T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2010-06-03T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T08:52:07","slug":"appearing-at-artsfest-the-maridadi-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2010\/06\/02\/appearing-at-artsfest-the-maridadi-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"Appearing at ArtsFest: the Maridadi Singers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Profiling performers and activities coming up at this year\u2019s ArtsFest.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Maridadi<\/a>
The Maridadi Singers: Photo credit: Robert Berry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Formed in 1997, the Maridadi Singers<\/a> are a popular feature at the University\u2019s ArtsFest.\u00a0 Conducted by the dynamic Anita Memmott, the group is a community of world singers who perform regularly including concerts in Canterbury Cathedral, the Canterbury Festival, the University of Kent\u2019s Gulbenkian Theatre, and in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anita is delighted to be back at ArtsFest again. ”Our group will be performing songs and drumming numbers from South Africa. We will also do some spirituals and songs from Israel\/Palestine.Audience participation is encouraged and there’s always singing, drumming and dancing during our sets. Children usually have a great time with us!”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Maridadi singers & The Strode Park Foundation <\/a>are coming together for Arts Fest: Anita\u00a0had the idea of a ‘Singing for Fun” group at Strode Park. Anita volunteers to facilitate the group once a fortnight and around\u00a0sixteen residents regularly attend the sessions. The benefits are clear to see as the residents reminisce with songs from their past, and are always adding new songs to their repertoire.<\/p>\n

The residents will be with the Maridadi for the first time and will perform a selection of their favorite songs at ArtsFest.<\/p>\n

Prepare to be moved!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Further details about the entire day can be found on-line here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ArtsFest: don\u2019t miss out, just turn up!<\/strong><\/p>\n