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T h e series l a u n c h e s S e p t e m b e r 2 8 t h w i t h the i n t e r n a t i o n a l b e s t - s e l l i n g a u t h o r , A l e x a n d e r S m i t h , best k n o w n f o r his hit series, Ladies Detective Agency. The Number McCall One collaborated de Lucia, Davis, Royal w i t h the l i k e s o f Paco Miles and the Herbie Hancock Philharmonic Orchestra. C o n t i n u i n g in the s p i r i t o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l a c t s , the C a p J a z z series f e a t u r e s Brazilian vocalist M o n i c a Freire in concert With On the October folk 27, the with " A " B a n d and N i t e C a p o n Friday, O c t o b e r 26. series A f r i c a n , Syrian/Lebanese, Portuguese a n d indigenous roots, Freire is a p r o u d e x a m p l e o f Brazil's c u l t u r a l f u s i o n . She g r e w u p w i t h A f r o - B r a z i l i a n m u s i c in the n o u r i s h i n g e n v i r o n m e n t o f B a h i a , c u l t u r a l c r a d l e o f B r a z i l a n d the l a n d that i n s p i r e d Gilberto G i l , Caetano Veloso and Joao Gilberto. Monica Freire a n d her bassist, c o m p o s e r a n d c o l l a b o r a t o r D a n G i g o n have recently r e c o r d e d B a h i a t r o n i c a , a m u s i c a l h y b r i d in which forceful Afro-Brazilian rhythms embrace e l e c t r o n i c tones. The The C a p F o l k ' n ' R o o t s Series f e a t u r e s a n unprecedented delicate presents e x o t i c m u s i c a l s t y l e o f S t r u n z &c F a r a h . O r i g i n a l l y f r o m C o s t a R i c a a n d I r a n r e s p e c t f u l l y , this b e l o v e d w o r l d music act i n c o r p o r a t e s the c u l t u r a l riches o f L a t i n A m e r i c a n a n d M i d d l e Eastern acoustic and m u s i c . P e r f o r m i n g together since 1979, guitar players Jorge Strunz and A r d e s h i r Farah classical into a highly virtuosic, rhythmic, infuse their ethnic roots a l o n g w i t h f l a m e n c o , jazz elements i m p r o v i s a t i o n a l a n d w h o l l y u n i q u e s o u n d . T h e y have s o l d w e l l o v e r a m i l l i o n r e c o r d s w o r l d w i d e , t o p p e d the B i l l b o a r d W o r l d M u s i c charts, won Billboard World Music Album n u m b e r o f w o r l d m u s i c acts f o r its tenth a n n i v e r s a r y s e a s o n . series k i c k s o f f S e p t e m b e r 15 w i t h U . S . based p e r f o r m e r of his g e n e r a t i o n . O n September 21, the L o u d o n W a i n w r i g h t III, o n e o f the m o s t i m p r e s s i v e s i n g e r / songwriters series c o n t i n u e s w i t h I r e l a n d ' s Dervish, a l e a d i n g force in o f the Y e a r a n d r e c e i v e d a G r a m m y n o m i n a t i o n . C u r r e n t l y t o u r i n g as a q u i n t e t w i t h the a d d i t i o n a l o f v i o l i n , bass a n d p e r c u s s i o n , S t r u n z & F a r a h c o n t i n u e to dazzle audiences and influence guitarists w o r l d w i d e . M a n y m o r e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d w o r l d acts w i l l be f e a t u r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e 0 7 / 0 8 s e a s o n at t h e C C P A T . H i g h l i g h t s i n c l u d e I r a n i a n w r i t e r M a r i n a N e m a t ; A l e x C u b a , the J u n o A w a r d w i n n i n g t r i o led by C u b a n g u i t a r p l a y e r A l e x i s P u e n t e s ; m a s t e r S c o t t i s h f i d d l e r A l a s d a i r F r a s e r ; Palestinian oud p l a y e r a n d v i o l i n i s t S i m o n S h a h e e n ; a n d a n i g h t of A f r i c a n m u s i c a n d d a n c e w i t h Z i m b a b w e ' s f o r e m o s t musical act, B l a c k U m f o l o s i b r i n g i n g the m u s i c o f their h o m e l a n d to the w o r l d . T h i s Irish s u p e r g r o u p has p e r f o r m e d i n e v e r y c o r n e r o f the g l o b e a n d has s h a r e d c e n t e r stage w i t h s u c h a r t i s t s as J a m e s B r o w n , The Buena Vista Social C l u b , O a s i s , Sting, R E M , Beck a n d N e x t up on September 23, Helder Moutinho, make season's welcome many more. his one of Portugal's leading male fado vocalists, will C a p debut. B u i l d i n g o n the s u c c e s s o f last appearance by f a d i s t a A n a M o u r a , this w i l l be a f o l l o w - u p f o r the g r o w i n g c o m m u n i t y o f f a d o m u s i c fans. O c t o b e r begins w i t h the b e a u t i f u l s o u n d s o f S p a i n w i t h flamenco guitarist Juan Martin on October 12. This WHAT: Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre 10th Anniversary season M O R E INFO: For tickets a n d Information, call the box o f f i c e at 6 0 4 . 9 9 0 . 7 8 1 0 / w w w . c a p c o l l e g e . b c . c a / t h e a t r e . 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