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Music Highlights
9:38am Friday 6th January 2012 in Music News
Elkie Brooks is at The Concorde Club tonight
THE first date on the 2012 itinerary of legendary British singer Elkie Brooks will be The Concorde tonight.
The 66-year-old, pictured, who has celebrated more than 50 years in the business, has become one of the most successful and respected singing talents in the UK.
She has produced 19 studio albums, and scooped numerous awards and accolades.
Her career started as a 15-year-old with a passion for the blues and jazz.
Signing to the Decca label, Elkie released her first single Something’s Got A Hold On Me in 1964 before a stint touring with The Animals and The Beatles.
In 1970, her career took on a new direction after meeting guitarist Pete Gage and together they formed rock fusion band, Dada.
But the Pearl’s A Singer single was the real turning point, becoming an instant anthem.
Other hit singles included Sunshine After The Rain.
Lilac Wine and the evergreen classic Don’t Cry Out Loud.
For tickets, call 023 80061 3989 or online at theconcordeclub.com H HE’S cooking!
Roast Beatz takes to the Orange Rooms turntables tonight to get your 2012 off to a hot start.
The multi genre DJ brings you Hip hop, turntablism, Funk, Ghetto Funk and mashups. With a DJ career spanning more than 14 years, Roast Beatz has shared stages with: Redman and Method man, Immortal Technique, Foreign Beggars, Stig of the dump, Jehst, Ice T, Tim Westwood, Afrika Bambatta, Ugly Duckling, Klashnekoff, Rodney P and Skitz, DJ Semtex and more recently Chase and Status, Jaguar Skills, Krafty Kuts, Rizzle Kicks and Professor Green.Radio appearances include Radio 1Xtra with Mistajam.
See orangerooms.co.uk H THE traditional Viennese Evening from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is at The Anvil tomorrow.
With Viennese conductor Günther Bauer-Schenk at the helm, immerse yourself in some of the most delightful music ever written as the orchestra performs a selection of miniature masterpieces by the Strauss family and other composers associated with Vienna.
The programme for the evening includes the overture of the operetta Die Fledermaus, the waltz Wine, Women and Song as well as the ever popular Blue Danube waltz.
Soprano Susan Gritton joins the orchestra to sing Vilja from The Merry Widow, the Czardas from Die Fledermaus and other popular arias.
Susan is a Grammy nominated artist; her recent recording of Les Illuminations has been widely acclaimed. Winner of the 1994 Kathleen Ferrier Award, she is one of the most accomplished lyric sopranos of her generation.
Tickets: 01256 844244 or anvilarts.org.uk
