Global music journey arrives in Bordon – Farnham Herald

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A performance put together from a huge number of musical contributions from around the world will be presented in Bordon when Addictive TV brings its Orchestra of Samples to The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre on May 10 at 8pm.
This unique musical journey without borders has been taking place for 15 years and this will be the second time it has visited Bordon.
It is the brainchild of Addictive TV's Graham Daniels and Françoise Lamy, who filmed hundreds of musicians who were all simply improvising. They then sampled them to compose music of extraordinary fusions, connecting cultures via a huge array of instruments, many traditional, some rare and others newly-invented.
Filming the musicians was a vast undertaking which became a vital part of their travels while touring internationally.
Graham said: “We took filming equipment to every gig, filming local musicians with instruments, some I’d never even heard of. Then, like a huge jigsaw puzzle, we looked for samples that fitted together, exploring different possibilities and taking the instruments to a new musical space.”
Françoise added: "It really is like a long hands-on ethnomusicology course. Working with incredible musicians in places like Senegal and India has been a real discovery, an absolute eye-opener into how all music can be connected."
From Kazakhstan to Colombia, China to Indonesia, immerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues with sampled musicians on screen and live musicians on stage.
Before the performance there will be a short talk and a question and answer session with the artists, including some behind the scenes footage of recordings.
Joining Addictive TV's Graham Daniels on stage will be František Holčík from Slovakia, on clarinet and electronic wind instrument, and percussionist Michael Ford.
For tickets, priced £15 or £13, visit www.phoenixarts.co.uk/whats-on/events/orchestra-samples-2025-05-10
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