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Lift supporter and volunteer Jonathan is facing possible deportation.

More information and petition for download can be found here.

Please support him by signing the petition and asking your friends to do so also.

Petitions should be sent to:

Please Let Me Stay!, c/o Moorside, Charles Lane,

Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 7SF

or take to our next Lift gig.

Welcome to the

Lift Global Music Club

Great, you found us! Please take the time to see what a group of music obsessive's with a passion for the best in live music from across the globe are up to.

Lift Festival News 

At last! We can now announce the line up for this years festival which will take place July 11th-13th at 3 locations in the town. In true Lift style the programme is an eclectic mix of outrageous talent featuring the return of Lift favourites Ska Wars, Nucleus Roots and the astonishing Albert Nyathi and Imbongi from Zimbabwe (this time featuring South African legend Maqhinga Radebe (guitarist and vocalist from Ladysmith Black Mambazo) together with first time visits by Muntu Valdo (Cameroon) and Laye Sow (Senegal) both wonderful solo performers being heralded throughout the music press. And if this isn't enough we also have glorious French sexiness from The Lovers and a plethora of home grown talent.

As with previous years some of these events will take place at The Globe and the Town Hall both of which have very limited capacity so we urge you to buy your tickets early ( Tickets on sale from June 1st but you can reserve now by ringing Rick on 01457 853821).

To end our year of monthly gigs and as a fitting warm up for the festival we urge you not to miss the Seckou Keita SKQ (now a quintet by the way!) on June 14th at The Globe. Check the website for more info on this and all the festival artists.

Finally we have to say thanks to those local small businesses whose donations  enable our annual programme to continue and if there are other individuals and businesses who would like to assist us through sponsorship to continue next year then please get in touch. To bring artists of such high quality to the town is dependant on this support.

Finally, finally, our archive page is crying out for photos and comments so if you have any you would like to share please send them in (liftrick@aol.com)

Festival information is here

 

 

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Next Gig -

Seckou Keita

 Quartet

with DJ Stan

14th June 2008

The Globe, 144 High Street West, Glossop

8.30pm till Late

£10 in advance, £10 on the door

Picture copyright Judith Burrows

With a massively successful touring history and critically acclaimed album under their belt, the Seckou Keita SKQ are proud to announce the release of their new studio album ‘The Silimbo Passage’, alongside an eagerly anticipated extensive UK tour, kicking off in May. The tour showcases part of the ongoing evolution of their unique sound that derives from the group’s heart - Seckou Keita himself.   

The Seckou Keita SKQ are one of the fastest growing, independent bands du jour, captivating audiences from Montreal to Manchester, Sweden to Senegal. Their forthcoming album is already garnering international attention as the band has received an ‘Honourable Mention’ in the Instrumental category at the International Songwriting Competition. The Seckou Keita SKQ possess a unique ability to touch every one who experiences their sound, making it easy to see how they are amassing fans worldwide with their captivating, contemporary music.

 Hailing from Senegal, Italy, Egypt and The Gambia, this multi-national band are an exciting fusion of culture and experience. Counting Richard Bona, Bela Fleck and Bobby McFerrin amongst his influences, Seckou Keita leads the quartet with his experimental tunings and virtuoso kora playing (a West African stringed instrument likened to the harp or the lute). His charismatic personality is portrayed through his unique improvisational playing, supported by the double bass/electric bass of Davide Mantovani, the eclectic percussions of Surahata Susso, the distinguished sound of the violin by Samy Bishai and enchanting voice of the gracious Binta Susso - the newest addition to the band, turning the quartet into a quintet!

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