2oceansvibe Radio has the great honour of hosting South Africa’s leading cellist, Carol Thorns, for even a brief few moments at an upcoming media launch. And whilst I might be fully aware of her talents, and the fact that she is heading to the Edinburgh Festival (25 shows!), I had no idea that she was performing a preview, IN CAPE TOWN, before she heads off!

WHAT an opportunity to explore Carol’s musical genius, right here in the Mother City!

This is NOT to be missed!

Check it out:

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE DEBUT FOR SA CELLIST

South Africa’s leading electric cellist, Carol Thorns has been booked for 25 shows at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her show ‘Red Cello Electrified’. The performances will take place between the 5th and 30th August at C Central, North Bridge, Edinburgh. Other South African musicians to take part in this year’s Festival include the Soweto Gospel Choir and the Bala Brothers.

Together with her VJ (Visual Jockey), Thorns transforms the traditional cello, taking it to a new level with an aurally and visually arresting multi-media performance. Audiences are carried through a series of surreal musical landscapes that incorporate aspects of World Music and Ambient Electronica whilst retaining the richness of the cello’s classical origins.

Red Cello Electrified is based on Carol’s album ‘Fireflies in the Rain’, which received a 2010 South African Music Award nomination for Best Instrumental Album and has been met with rave reviews locally and internationally. This fresh and captivating performance has been well-received in India, the Middle East and in South Africa, where she is renowned as a pioneer in the genre of electric strings.

A Cum Laude Bachelor of Music graduate from Rhodes University in South Africa, Thorns has been performing for over a decade: solo, together with singer/songwriter Louise Carver and in her own band CODA, which blends electric strings with jazz sax, African vocals and a house DJ. She has shared the stage with many of South Africa’s top musicians including Arno Carstens and the Soweto String Quartet.

Thorns has also appeared at many of South Africa’s top events, including numerous charity celebrity galas (Elton John Charity Ball), fashion shows (SA Fashion Week) and major concerts (Kirstenbosch Summer Concert Series), and comes to the festival fresh from a stage appearance with America’s Got Talent finalists, Nuttin’ but Stringz.

For further information go to www.carolthorns.co.za

Carol Thorns B MUS, LRSM, UPLM 2010 South African Music Award Nominee 2010 Edinburgh Festival Participant

EVENT: Red Cello Electrified: The Edinburgh Festival preview
DATE: Sunday 25th
TIME: 8:30 to 9:30 PM
PRICE: R65
VENUE: On Broadway, 44 Long Street
BOOKINGS: 021 424 1194
FURTHER INFO: www.onbroadway.co.za

Finally, a bit of culture for you to pump into your veins!

Good luck, Carol – you’ve done us proud!