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PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR’S WATERLOOVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
10am at St George’s Church:
MUMBABA
workshop for Toddlers
(in the hall)
LUNCHES SERVED from 12noon
12.30pm at St George’s Church:
THE 2 T’S
St George’s Church, Waterlooville, 7.30pm - licensed bar opens 7pm
TICKETS £6 IN ADVANCE, £7 ON THE DOOR
Fabulous Double Bill:
MBW BAND - five piece jazz band - plus
AFRICAPPELLA - rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean
CHERIE FLYNN, (vocals, flute, keyboard)
Cherie has been surrounded by music from an early age and started going to see her father Terry Flynn play in bands from when she was about 3 years old. Cherie's father backed many famous jazz musicians in the 60s, such as Kenny Baker and Kathy Stobart (who was a tenor sax player in “The Ted Heath Band”.) Terry taught Cherie how to play piano.
During her teens in the 80's Cherie played flute at music festivals and concerts as a member of a Classical Baroque ensemble, and The Gosport Orchestral Society.
For the following few decades she sang and played in jazz and pop groups.
Cherie taught keyboards in a junior school for 10 years, and now teaches piano, keyboard and flute privately, as well as incorporating music technology and song writing into some of her lessons.
Cherie is one of the band's composers. Her compositions cover various genres including Funk, Jazz, Rock,
Latin, and Electronic Dance Music.
DAVE MOORE, (Guitar)
With 22 years experience as a guitar player, and a degree in popular music, Dave has studied, performed, composed, and produced a wide range of music. Dave recently returned from working as a cruise ship musician, and now offers a guitar tuition service alongside his work as a performer.
VIC CROWLEY, (Bass)
Vic has been playing bass guitar for twelve years, specialising mainly in jazz. Originally a student of the Chichester College jazz evening class, he is now a member of the on-line SBL Academy. Vic plays in a number of mainstream jazz groups in Hampshire and West Sussex including "The Jazz Smugglers" and the "Jazz In the Corner" sessions at The Mogul restaurant on Hayling Island.
STEVE MASTERS, (Drums)
Steve has decades of experience playing saxophone in bands, including playing in a big band, a classical wind orchestra Rock, R&B and soul bands. When he was in a Ska band he supported groups such as 'Bad Manners' and 'Selector'. Steve played at the Gravesend Waterfront in the presence of a 16,000 audience . He teaches saxophone. Steve has relatively recently added playing drums to his breadth of musical skills. Steve is another of the band's songwriters.
AFRICAPPELLA
rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean
MIKE OSBOURNE, (Piano)
Since a child Mike loved listening to music and interpreting this on the piano and Hammond Organ. Mike has been tutored by Andrea Vicari, Nikki Iles, David Newton, and Mark Lockheart and has been playing in local groups for a number of years. He loves attending live performances particularly jazz. "You can learn so much watching the masters perform live. The standard is very high."
Hampshire’s favourite Buskers!
Africappella is a small, enthusiastic group of singers, coming from a variety of cultures and backgrounds, who share a passion for the spiritual music and rhythms of Africa, the Caribbean and other music from around the world. The group enjoy performing at local events, including the Waterlooville Music Festival, the Havant Multicultural Festival and this year at Victorious Festival as part of the World Music Village.
Africappella has featured at Waterlooville Music Festival on several past occasions, each time enthusiastically received and a big hit with our audience; we are delighted to be welcoming them back again this year.
