Viza continues to captivate the global music scene with an erratically amusing blend of energized international rock. Unique in its musical arsenal is the inclusion of oud and percussion blended with more traditional rock elements such as guitar, bass and drums. This fascinating fusion, combined with dramatic and powerful live performances have garnered Viza significant success all over the world. Recorded by Jared Gosselin[D12, Macy Gray] at Frank Zappa’s UMRK Studios, Viza’s fifth album, “Carnivalia” is the band’s most animated work – a journey through a symbolic theme park derived from satirical and dramatic influences. Inspired from Gogol Bordello’s multicultural rhapsodies and System of a Down’s notorious screams and riffs, Carnivalia embodies Viza’s groundbreaking songwriting and experimentation which has amazed audiences with a mesmerizing blend of instruments, various styles and continued evolution of Viza’s sound.

After a 6 weeks tour w/ Serj Tankian [Sytem if a Down] in Northamerica and Europe in September and October 2012  VIZA will be back touring europe in March 2013

Support will be Cayne (It)

Cayne’s music creates a perfect scenario for Giordano Adornato’s lyrics, that describe sex as a drug addiction in “Addicted”, venomous memories of a beloved dark girl in “My damnation”, a story of a love that face the power of ancient gods in “Together as one”.

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We are proud and happy to bring our long time friends Savage Republic back on European stages after many many years.Rising from the Los Angeles underground of the 1980s, Savage Republic forged an astonishing reputation by virtue of five mesmerizing studio albums and a string of legendary live performances. Forever shifting, their brand of ritualistically tribal exhibitions blurred the boundaries of postpunk, industrial and soundtrack music, incorporating minimalist bass rumbles, exotic metal percussion, primal chants, middle eastern melodies and even shards of surf guitar.” For more infos on Savage Republic  click here

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“As a composer and arranger Shepherd is proving to be one of the chief architects of modern Cape jazz.” Andre Manuel, The Cape Times.

Kyle Shepherd, born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1987, is widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most influential and accomplished jazz pianists and composers. Shepherd has released three critically acclaimed Albums to date. His first two Albums, ‘fineART’ [2009] and ‘A Portrait of Home’ [2010], earned him SAMA (South African Music Award) nominations; ‘fineART’ for ‘Best Traditional Jazz Album’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ [SAMA 2010] and ‘A Portrait of Home’ for ‘Best Traditional Jazz Album’ [SAMA 2011]. His 3rd album, ‘South African History !X’ was launched in April 2012 with a concert held at The Baxter Theatre (Concert Hall),  Cape Town.
Shepherd regularly performs in concert as a solo pianist, while also leading his trio with Shane Cooper (double Bass) and Jonno Sweetman (drums) and his Quartet featuring top South African Tenor Saxophonist Buddy Wells.
Apart from performances in South Africa, he has also toured to Japan, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, France, Denmark, Malaysia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, with the notable concert appearances at The Bird’s Eye Jazz Club (Switzerland), The Aarhus Jazz Festival (Denmark), The Riverboat Jazz Festival (Denmark), The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (South Africa), The Joy of Jazz Festival (South Africa), The Pan African Space Station (South Africa) and The Genting International Jazz Festival (Malaysia).
Shepherd continues to use his ability as a pianist, saxophonist, Xaru player (traditional mouth bow), vocalist and poet towards forging a unique compositional and performance concept that pays homage to all his musical influences and the many great musicians he has worked with.

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