Syrian Orchestra with Damon Albarn & Guests

[DefLeppard]

Apologies if this has been covered in another post but I couldn't see it... Does anybody have any idea what kind of stuff this will include? Sounds like an interesting alternative to James. Also I swear last year the Pyramid opened later than Other Stage opener. Maybe they have decided to do something a bit different with this and pit it against the other opener.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I've seen them before and it's mainly a mixture of Blur and Gorillaz covers, done in a vaguely funky stylee.

Encore of Clint Eastwood into Song 2 was incredible.

 

[internetjef]

I would also be keen to get an idea of what to expect here?

[Homer]

No idea - I reckon I'll play safe and see James. Also, can anyone see Damon popping up elsewhere?

[DefLeppard]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I've seen them before and it's mainly a mixture of Blur and Gorillaz covers, done in a vaguely funky stylee.

Encore of Clint Eastwood into Song 2 was incredible.

 

That sounds great! I may have to give that a go as I love Blur and quite like Gorillaz. 

[FloorFiller]

Just now, DefLeppard said:

That sounds great! I may have to give that a go as I love Blur and quite like Gorillaz. 

watch out for their Syrian tinged version of Tracy Jacks - it's a killer

[stuartbert two hats]

13 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I've seen them before and it's mainly a mixture of Blur and Gorillaz covers, done in a vaguely funky stylee.

Encore of Clint Eastwood into Song 2 was incredible.

 

I don't believe you

[DefLeppard]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

watch out for their Syrian tinged version of Tracy Jacks - it's a killer

Tracy Jacks is one of my favourite Blur songs so you've just cemented my desire to see them haha

[6t6o6m]

13 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I've seen them before and it's mainly a mixture of Blur and Gorillaz covers, done in a vaguely funky stylee.

Encore of Clint Eastwood into Song 2 was incredible.

 

Haha! Must be a wind up 

[CaledonianGonzo]

The bloke on the oud doing all the Graham Coxon parts is incredible.

[jackarmy]

You'll possibly get Kano & Bashy appearing to rap on White Flag from the Plastic Beach album.

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, jackarmy said:

You'll possibly get Kano & Bashy appearing to rap on White Flag from the Plastic Beach album.

and Phil Daniels will of course be doing his bit on Parklife, but more Syrian-ey

[CaledonianGonzo]

When I saw them they had Omar Souleyman doing that bit.

[somecoolusername]

40 minutes ago, Homer said:

No idea - I reckon I'll play safe and see James. Also, can anyone see Damon popping up elsewhere?

Possibly with Kano. But I don't think so 

[somecoolusername]

The Syrian Orchestra played with Gorillaz on the Plastic Beach tour 

[beatlemania]

the played for about 5 hours at a festival, didn't they?

[CaledonianGonzo]

It was the decision back in 2011 to make Beetlebum the Syrian National Anthem that lead to all this nonsense we're seeing now.

[FloorFiller]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It was the decision back in 2011 to make Beetlebum the Syrian National Anthem that lead to all this nonsense we're seeing now.

those Syrians just love smack so much that it just had to be their national anthem

[somecoolusername]

5 minutes ago, beatlemania said:

the played for about 5 hours at a festival, didn't they?

I think you're thinking of Africa Express.

And as for what to expect from this show: it's a brand new setup for this summer, so there's no way of knowing. Glastonbury might even be their first performance, then they're doing the Southbank Saturday night, and then a couple of other festivals.

You could possibly expect to hear some of the orchestral stuff from Plastic Beach, possibly some special guest type jam things that they do with Africa Express (as they are billed as "Africa Express presents"), possibly none of the above. But I reckon it's gonna be something quite special 

[CaledonianGonzo]

The actual blurb is:

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As a result of the on-going conflict, many Syrian musicians - including Issam Rafea - have been forced to leave the country. This special concert will see musicians who previously worked with Albarn, travelling from both inside and outside Syria, to reunite for an orchestral performance alongside Albarn and other guest performers. The event will highlight and celebrate the remarkable music culture of Syria, providing a more positive perspective than events currently seen in the news.

 

[marcoolio]

7 minutes ago, somecoolusername said:

And as for what to expect from this show: it's a brand new setup for this summer, so there's no way of knowing. Glastonbury might even be their first performance, then they're doing the Southbank Saturday night, and then a couple of other festivals.

You could possibly expect to hear some of the orchestral stuff from Plastic Beach, possibly some special guest type jam things that they do with Africa Express (as they are billed as "Africa Express presents"), possibly none of the above. But I reckon it's gonna be something quite special 

They're playing Amsterdam on Wednesday, 22nd June, so I guess we can find out what the setlist is like then.

[somecoolusername]

Oh right yeah. Though I'll be onsite and off the grid-ish by then (usually just take an old brick phone with me)

[Jennings74]

The Syrian National Orchestra with The Gorillaz

[dentalplan]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I've seen them before and it's mainly a mixture of Blur and Gorillaz covers, done in a vaguely funky stylee.

Encore of Clint Eastwood into Song 2 was incredible.

 

Well if what NME is telling their online readership is right...

What they’ll bring to the party: Several of the orchestra’s musicians appeared on Gorillaz’s ‘Plastic Beach’. Could we be in for some orchestral reworks of old material? Or there could be an outing of new Gorillaz music. But really, all we're after is a hangover cure on the Friday morning.

Wow. New Gorillaz music!!!

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'll confess to some confusion myself, but all the press when Plastic Beach was released was that it was the Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music that appeared on the album.

What the crossover is between the two - if any - I dunno.