Peter,

I’m sorry it has take so long to write you since our encounter in Linz. Thank you so much for you and the missus, for coming to see me at the reading. It was so wonderful and thoughtful of you, especially since it came with a DVD (the Parade Documentary)!

Watching the DVD brings so many strange thoughts in my head. Naturally I had thought I would see a concert and so it was hard for me to grasp the concept of what was happening because it looked so chaotic. It is only when I saw Goddard explain the concept that I think I grasped it better. He explained that he did not care where the artists came from or their origins and the performance was a deconstruction of the parade (a parade being organised, uniform, with militaristic origins).

From this perspective I could see the performance as psychogeography (a fairly popular concept in the UK and one I use in my next novel where a character tries to colour alien landscape with music). In this way you possessed the landscape of Linz and brought the world to it with music and dance, the physical act of movement, motion through space, this to me was more powerful than a static performance in that with a static performance, only people interested in the event attend and are affected by it, but movement allows for a greater diversity of encounters. It was a wonderful, wonderful experience and I hope you have more like it.

Thank you for your wonderful gift and kindness.

Tendai

111 Musikgruppen haben heuer an der Vorausscheidung teilgenommen, die besten sechs Projekte haben sich bei der Verleihung in einem - auch musikalisch - spannenden Finale präsentiert.

Alpenländische Improvisationen, südosteuropäische Klangfarben oder westafrikanische Rhythmen: Weltmusik kann viel sein, und entsprechend breit ist das musikalische Spektrum alljährlich beim Austrian World Music Award. Was am Ende zählt, ist das technische Können, die Raffinesse der Arrangements und die musikalische Aussagekraft. Den mit 2.500 Euro dotierten Hauptpreis der Jury erhielt heuer einer, der in der Szene kein Unbekannter mehr ist: Mamadou Diabate zusammen mit seiner Gruppe Percussion Mania.

Der aus Burkina Faso stammende und in Wien lebende Diabate ist ein Virtuose auf dem Balafon, einem Urahn des Xylophon, dem als Resonanzkörper ausgehöhlte Kürbisse dienen. Gleich zwei dieser eindrucksvollen Instrumente haben Percussion Mania mitgebracht und sorgten zusammen mit allerlei Schlaginstrumenten für das schönste Bühnenbild des Abends. Musikalisch überzeugten Diabate und seine Kollegen die Jury mit technischer Virtuosität und tranceartigen Rhythmen.

http://www.mamadoudiabate.com/

http://oe1.orf.at/artikel/292385

06. − 11.08. | STARIGRAD PAKLENICA
Riva Bikarija

FESTIVAL GLAZBENOG DOKUMENTARNOG FILMA
2nd SPFF

OTVORENJE
06.08. | 20:30

Projekt “Parada” bio je jedan od najuspješnijih projekata u okviru programa Linz09 – Europska prijestolnica kulture. „Glazba u pokretu“ glasio je moto parade koja je na različitim mjestima u Linzu okupila ansamble i orkestre iz cijeloga svijeta. Reakcija publike i glazbenika bila je nevjerojatna. Tisuće ljudi spontano se pridružila glazbenicima i zajedno s njima kretala ulicama Linza.

Dariusz Kowalski i Peter Kuthan ovaj su fascinantni projekt dokumentirali filmom koji će se po prvi puta prikazati u Hrvatskoj na 2nd SPFF-u – Festivalu glazbenog dokumentarnog filma.

07.08. | 21:00 | MALA PAKLENICA
Kino Studenac
hrvatska premijera
„…Die Parade…“
Dariusz Kowalski / Peter Kuthan

www.spff.hr

source:
http://www.kulturforum-zagreb.org/Default.aspx?sid=9335&lid=1

Many people knew a part of his life and work, but few know the whole. He linked people, cultures and continents together, and after his death emerged the huge legacy he left behind; compositions, manuscripts, transcripts, film footage, rare video recordings, research material – a wealth of documentation recording his work, for musicians, students, teachers, researchers, human rights campaigners, and other people in all these fields.

‘KUNZWANA: The Keith Goddard Collection’ project and website was launched at the Mannenberg in Harare on Friday 13 May 2011, by long time friends and partners Austria-Zimbabwe Friendship Association, represented by Peter Kuthan and Klaus Hollinetz, in partnership with arts development organisation Pamberi Trust (Harare) and community development organisation Basilwizi Trust (Bulawayo), supported by the Austrian Embassy in Harare and Austrian Development Cooperation.

The collection encompasses close to twenty years of collaboration and exchange between Austrian and Zimbabwean artists for the promotion of inter-cultural respect, and dialogue. It establishes a resource base of information about the vision and context, the approach and methodology of this cultural exchange as an inspiration for further artistic collaborations.

The popular live arts venue was filled with people from all walks of life, enthralled by a multimedia presentation including with film footage of some of Keith’s trips with the Tonga ngoma buntibe group Simonga in 1997 and 2009, and some of his recordings. The audience included HE Moya-Goetsch, Ambassador for Austria along with First Secretary Rainer Sulzberger, and HE Pilar Fuertes, Ambassador for Spain.

Pamberi Trust arts administrator and former Kunzwana trustee Penny Yon opened the event with a short background of Keith’s history with the Tonga people of the Binga district in the Zambezi Valley, and Peter Kuthan shared the vision of the collection project and new website, to which all people were welcomed to contribute. Klaus Hollinetz took the audience on line to visit the new site www.kunzwana.net/ and the project was officially launched.

Frank Mudimba of Basilwizi Trust described the powerful IT project Tonga.Online, the brainchild of Keith and AZFA which grew out of the original 1997 cultural exchange project “Nyaminyami Festival, A Celebration of Valley Tonga Culture” and which now brings computers to schools in the Zambezi Valley and even solar power to the remote Siabuwa area, now managed by Basilwizi Trust. Agrippa Sora, director of the Zimbabwe College of Music spoke of Keith’s long relationship with the college, both as a child student and later valuable contribution as an adult teacher; Sam of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe GALZ spoke of his heart and bravery and dedication to the human rights cause. Farai Mpfunya, director of the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, applauded the project and challenged Zimbabweans to be in the forefront of the drive for preserving and perpetuating the legacy of Keith Goddard.

The famous ethnomusicologist Andrew Tracey sent a message of encouragement and support by email, as did Margaret Ling of the Britain-Zimbabwe Society, who said:

“The campaigns and endeavours to which Keith devoted his life always expressed what to me is the essence of Zimbabwe - creativity, spirituality, diversity, tolerance, love and human kindness. May his soul rest in peace, and his memory inspire us to continue to strive for his vision of a different and better world”.

Since Keith’s passing, Pamberi Trust has taken on some of the cultural promotion aspects of this legacy as the ‘Kunzwana project’ in Harare, and Basilwizi Trust has taken on management of the IT project Tonga.Online, both in cooperation with the loyal friends of the Austria-Zimbabwe Friendship Association (see www.mulonga.net).

By Penny Yon
Pamberi Trust
The Book Cafe & The Mannenberg
Fife Avenue mall (upstairs), cnr Fife Ave/6th Street
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263 774 435 272
www.zimbabwearts.org

All the best.

Zoran Pezo
2. SPFF-a 2011 selector

Admir Ćulumarević
SPFF-a director

AKTUELL zum Nachhören/Fernschauen: das Mittwoch Gespräch auf dorf TV, dem usergenerierten Fernsehen für OÖ vom Mittwoch, 16. Februar: ein ausführliches Live Gespräch von Georg Ritter / dorf TV mit Peter Kuthan / ARGE Zimbabwe Freundschaft über die aktuelle Lage in Zimbabwe, die Beziehungen zu Österreich und den Kulturaustausch mit der Tonga Community:
http://www.dorftv.at/videos/dorf-gespraech/974

Im Anschluß an das Gespräch wurde der Film “Across the River” von Michael Pilz  und die Parade Dokumentation gezeigt. Die Filme sind nun ebenfalls auf dorf TV abrufbar!

During a workshop held at Sinazongwe Basic School in Zambia by the Tonga.Online team last week the Parade documentary was shown. This was the first time that the Sinazongwe community had the chance to watch their relatives from the group Maliko performing Ngoma Buntibe as far away in Europe at the Cultural Capital Linz 2009.

In July the Windhund set sail for East Africa where another encounter with the Zanzibari Zumari duo Sekembuke & Siga took place. The tour kicked off with a concert at Mtoni Palace, the birth place of Princess Salme.

A four day workshop at Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) followed where the Austrian musicians encountered more Zanzibari musicians including the legendary Bi Kidude.

Before heading to the mainland the musicians played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), just ahead of the screening of the World Cup final. Sekembuke & Siga blew their zumari horns from the massive walls of the Old Fort with the Windhund joining in from the stage.

At TaSUBa – the Institute for Arts and Culture Bagamoyo  the musicians found an attentive audience that was quite astonished by this unusual encounter of musicians.

Likewise in Dar es Salaam at the CCBRT mobile outreach in Temeke the audience was quite amazed by this interplay and the zumari horns that they had probably never seen before.

For more info on the tour visit the travelogue:
http://www.windhundrecords.com/blog/

After a mellow intro by Otto Lechner, Melissa Coleman, Matthias Jakisic, Karl Ritter and Peter Rosmanith, the two Zumari horn players entered by striding through the auditorium from the upper to the ground level… an effective entrée!

Especially in the second half of the gig, some great improvisational passages showed, that – though, as Otto Lechner stated, each concert with the Zumari horn musicians is like a completely new encounter – the traditional sounds of Zanzibar and the improvisation by the Austrian artists, provide a common ground for new explorations…

for more pictures and sound files check

www.windhundrecords.com/blog

more: www.windhundrecords.com/blog

After their rousing performances at LINZFEST 2010, the five musicians from Zanzibar and Zimbabwe - Shaaban Muasi Vuai aka Sekembuke, Hussein Fereji Azani aka Siga (who played with Otto Lechner & Windhund), Tendai Manatsa aka Bomba, Josh Meck aka Shimbo and Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso - went on a retreat to Harrachsthal in the backwoods of Mühlviertel north-easterly of Linz.

The host Karl Katzinger aka John Tylo from Backwoods Association expected them to stay overnight in his old farmhouse and to perform at the Cafe Druzba next door. First, a sunny afternoon provided for the right mood to relax and to teach Sekembuke and Bomba to scythe whilst Monique and Rose prepared a range of dishes East African style.

Towards evening Siga and Sekembuke started their procession in the backyard blowing the Zumari horns and pulling the crowd into the venue where Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka took over with their radical street poetry and pulsating music. A short video homage by Michael Pilz dedicated the evening as a tribute to the late Keith Goddard with Peter Kuthan showing some slides about his legacy, the Tonga.Online project in Zimbabwe (www.mulonga.net).

Thanks to the lively interest and participation of the audience the event lasted “till late”, way beyond midnight and saw some musicians jamming including the host Karl on the trumpet - a true Pungwe and nice farewell to Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka!

see also: www.windhundrecords.com/blog

Comrade Fatso from Zimbabwe, who was also lining up at Linzfest together with Tendai Manatsa and Josh Meck, after listening to the performance: “Great show, guys!! Really powerful collaboration.. Blew me away! more fire to you!”

Trail the Windhund & their guests from Zanzibar Sekembuke & Siga to Graz (1st June @ Orpheum) and Vienna (7th June @ Porgy&Bess)! see their travelogue online: http://www.windhundrecords.com/blog

Thanks to Werner Puntigam for taking the pictures. Some more with Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=213163&id=751932802

Otto Lechner & Windhund featuring Siga & Sekembuke
Zumari Horns from Zanzibar

Monday, 24th May, 19:00, Linzfest 2010, Linz
Tuesday, 1st June, 20:30, Orpheum, Graz
Monday, 7th June, 21:00, Porgy&Bess, Vienna

Otto Lechner, accordion
Melissa Coleman, cello  
Mathias Jakišić, e-violin  
Karl Ritter, guitar
Peter Rosmanith, percussion 

featuring: Siga & Sekembuke:
Shaaban Muasi Vuai (Sekembuke), Zumari horn
Hussein Fereji Azani (Siga), Zumari horn

The Windhund are often embarking on cross-border projects - not only in the geographical, but also in the artistic-musical sense. It is especially the inter-linkage of music and poetry that thereby creates a new dimension of artistic expression. The group has repeatedly engaged with the music world of Africa: Together with the Moroccan singer Kadero, Otto Lechner has founded the Vienna Rai Orchestra, which has made the Arabic influenced music of North Africa establish itself in Vienna. In May last year they played together with Siga & Sekembuke, the Zumari Duo from Zanzibar in several places in Austria from Melk to Vienna after the duo had participated at the Parade where the audience of Linz grew very fond of them. Now the duo has been invited to Austria again to perform with the Windhund at the Linzfest 2010, at the Orpheum Graz and the Porgy&Bess in Vienna.

In July the Windhund will set sail for East Africa where another encounter with the Zumari duo will take place in Zanzibar upon invitation from the Dhow Countries Music Academy.

Otto Lechner & Windhund featuring Siga & Sekembuke
Zumari Horns from Zanzibar

Montag, 24. Mai, 19:00, Linzfest 2010, Linz
Dienstag, 1. Juni, 20:30, Orpheum, Graz
Montag, 7. Juni, 21:00, Porgy&Bess, Wien

Otto Lechner, Akkordeon
Melissa Coleman, Cello
Matthias Jakišić, E-Violine
Karl Ritter, Gitarre
Peter Rosmanith, Perkussion
featuring: Siga & Sekembuke:
Shaaban Muasi Vuai (Sekembuke), Zumari horn
Hussein Fereji Azani (Siga), Zumari horn

Die Windhund sind oft in verschiedensten Stil- und Windrichtungen unterwegs. Als Exponenten von Windhundkultur haben sie sich immer schon für grenzüberschreitende Projekte - nicht nur im geografischen, sondern auch im künstlerisch-musikalischen Sinne engagiert und dabei mehrfach eine Klangbrücke zwischen Österreich und Afrika geschaffen. Speziell die Musikwelt Nord- und Ostafrikas ist den Windhund keineswegs fremd: gemeinsam mit dem aus Marokko stammenden Kadero hat Otto Lechner das Vienna Rai Orchester gegründet, das die arabisch beeinflußte Musik Nordafrikas auch in Wien heimisch gemacht hat.
Das Duo Siga & Sekembuke aus Sansibar ist dem Linzer Publikum schon bei der Parade von Linz09 im Mai des Vorjahres ans Herz gewachsen. Von der solarCity über den Hafen bis auf den Pöstlingberg haben sie den Stadtraum mit ihren Klanggirlanden und clownesken Kapriolen akustisch neu vermessen. Anschließend haben Otto Lechner & Windhund gemeinsam mit Siga & Sekembuke vom Stift Melk an der Donau bis in den Wiener Augarten arabisch und afrikanisch inspirierte Klänge verschmelzen lassen. Jetzt trifft die betörende Hornmusik von der “Insel der Sehnsucht” erneut auf sagenhafte Improvisationskunst aus Wien. Eine Fortsetzung dieser Begegnung steht am 24. Mai beim Linzfest 2010, am 1. Juni im Grazer Orpheum und schließlich am 7. Juni im Porgy&Bess in Wien auf dem Programm.

Nach Verabschiedung am 28. Juni in der Bunkerei im Wiener Augarten geht es auf Einladung der Dhow Countries Music Academy DCMA zum Gegenbesuch nach Sansibar und zu einer dreiwöchigen Ostafrika Tournee.

Already at the end of January there was a review and planning workshop for Tonga.Online project held in Binga / Zimbabwe with members of Simonga and Maliko groups attending. Everybody applauded the participation at Parade in Linz / Austria as a major achievement for the promotion of Tonga music and culture. Some photos of the event in Linz were shown around and the Parade video documentary screened again with cheerful comments by Louis Maanje from Maliko. Copies of the documentary were handed over to both groups, Simonga and Maliko, and to some partners and stakeholders to appreciate their contributions and support.

Josiah Moyo: “A brief review of the Linz09 tour was shared during the review meeting, giving a view of the parade and the expectations of the entourage and the views of the Austrian people towards the Budima culture. After the meeting, the participants had a chance to see photos of the Linz parade and Mr. Louis Manje explained the Linz photos to participants.

A moment of silence was observed in honor of the late Keith Goddard. This was done at a video show which started after dinner. The participants braved to watch a 73 minutes video play. This DVD film is a compacted documentary of all the three days parade of which I urge everybody to take time to watch it. You will be thrilled to watch it over and over again, analyzing the performance, how people interacted and united not with language but with rhythm.

If you watch this DVD, yes you will strongly agree with inserts on the inside of the CD cover saying “I saw many happy and satisfied faces. People were interested and enjoyed it” by Balthasar Streiff/Hornroh. Michael Pilz actually summarized this video he said; “The beauty of this video is the confluent of different sound worlds and perspectives into one stream of positive energy in motion and in music. Its different approaches and qualities of filming are not defiance but on the contrary, they do reflect and underline the true character of parade as an adventure. What the video documentary reveals is that actually different parades were set up in one which moved sometimes parallel and some times even in the opposite direction in a cheerful, hilarious and pervasive way.”

Part of this DVD is a special tribute to Keith Goddard which lasts for four minutes. His dream come true, he slept a happy man. His expectations and desire were met. I quote his words. “I was more than I could have dreamed of. Their were moments of quite and others where musicians met, collided and passed each other. There were smiles on people’s faces; their were with musicians, surrounded by them, unseparated from them”. After a few months of saying these words, he passed on. Can we say, he was waiting for the parade to take place?”