New European Village zdôrazňuje bohatú kultúru krajín relatívne nových v Európskej únii (Česká republika, Baltické krajiny, Maďarsko, Poľsko, Rumunsko, Bulharsko, Estónsko, Litva, Lotyšsko, Nemecko, Slovensko a Turecko).
V tomto roku bude prezentácia určitým mixom tradičných i moderných umelcov, ktorých hudba odráža, nejakým spôsobom, hudobný štýl a tradície svojej rodnej krajiny, pri zachovaní súčasných a progresívny prístupov k písaniu a vystupovaniu - etno folk, pobaltský beat a tradičná cigánska muzika.
Slovenské centrum v Londýne je hrdé, že môže predstaviť Jozefínu Kovalčíkovú, ktorá predstaví tradičné slovenské remeslo ''maľbu na sklo''. Toto remeslo bolo široko používané pre sakrálne obrazy už od stredoveku. Najslávnejšie bol umenie ikon v Byzantskej ríši. Neskôr sa maľba na skle rozšírila do Talianska, kde v Benátkach, ovplyvnila aj renesančné umenie. Od polovice 18. storočia, maľbu na sklo používala cirkev a šľachta v celej strednej Európe.
When: Sat 12 – Sun 13 September 2009, 12noon - 10pm
Where: Jubilee Gardens
More: www.thamesfestival.org
The Line up for the weekend
Saturday
Future folk-infused, avant-pop, Baltic beats and traditional gypsy sounds
MC Jamie Renton
* 12.00 Majeranki Children's folk group called from the Malopolska Region in Poland
* 1.00 Marzebionci 30 voice children's choir from Pomorskie in Poland
* 1.50 London Latvian Dance Group Folk dance with ten performers
* 2.40 Zagorche Ensemble Traditional Bulgarian songs, music and dance from this innovative and exciting 'academy' of young performers from the city of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
* 3.50 Perunika Trio A capella folk roots singing from southern Bulgaria
* 4.50 Cemre Turkish music from the multi-Instrumentalist Iskender Ozan Toprak and his band
* 5.50 Fru Fru Blend of polyrhythmic structures with electronica from Moravia in Czech Republic
* 6.50 Ada Milea & Band Extraordinary young Romanian vocalist performing with Chiriac & Radu Banzaru
* 7.50 Village Kollektiv Polish folk/ fusion using taditional melodies and singing techniques like throat singing and the yoik
* 9.00 The Destroyers Riotous and uplifting 15-piece big band playing turbo-folk melanges of Gypsy, Balkan and Klezmer
Sunday
MC Jamie Renton
* 12:00 Majeranki Children's folk group called from the Malopolska Region in Poland
* 1.00 Fru Fru Blend of polyrhythmic structures with electronica from Moravia in Czech Republic
* 2.00 Zagorche Ensemble Traditional Bulgarian songs, music and dance from this innovative and exciting 'academy' of young performers from the city of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
* 2.50 Marzebionci 30 voice children's choir from Pomorskie in Poland
* 3.50 Dudalnieki A Latvian folk band based in west Yorkshire
* 4.50 Cemre Turkish music from the multi-Instrumentalist Iskender Ozan Toprak and his band
* 5.50 Perunika Trio A capella folk roots singing from southern Bulgaria
* 7.10 Alina Orlova A 20-year old Lithuanian singer with "an incredible high, thrilling voice and a unique line in exhilaratingly dark, Baltic folk pop" (Time Out)
* 8.20 Ada Milea & band Extraordinary young Romanian vocalist performing with Chiriac & Radu Banzaru
* 9.20 Village Kollektiv Polish folk/fusion using traditional melodies and singing techniques like throat singing and the yoik
