World Music Café presents a spectacular world music concert at the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre Agricultural Hall on Friday, 8 August 2025. The Dinner & Show event features some of Perth’s highest-quality global musicians, including Slide Summit with LUCKY OCEANS and PRAASHEKH BORKAR, plus Latin jazz quartet NOVOS ARES, and a delicious three-course meal by the Casa Latina, the World Music Café catering team.
Slide Summit was born out of the unusual migration of two of the world’s top slide players to Perth: Sarod player Praashekh Borkar from India and pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans from the United States of America, have both won the highest music awards from their respective countries. Completing the quartet are Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist Tao Issaro on percussion and Manoli Vouyoucalos on bass. Together, their unique global repertoire covers Jazz, Blues, Indian Folk, North African grooves, and Irish reels. There’s nothing like the Slide Summit ensemble anywhere else in the world, their boundless musical curiosity and desire to tell emotion-filled musical stories with outstanding musicianship makes this new group truly exceptional.
The Novos Ares quartet performs Latin jazz from Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina. The group features accomplished Cuban pianist Moha Builo Michel, who has a distinguished career performing with many Cuban ensembles. He met his musical partner, Australian jazz flautist Annalisa Powell, at a Brazilian ‘roda de choro’ on the magical island of Florianopolis and after relocating to Australia, has become a highly sought-after Cuban pianist across the country.
The World Music Café ‘Dinner & Show’ event also includes a delicious three-course menu created by Venezuelan chef, Tamara Rodriguez and her Casa Latina catering team.
“We’re delighted to present this spectacular concert of extraordinary musical collaborations amongst brilliant musicians from across the world who live locally in WA,” said World Music Café producer, Jon Cope.
Described by the UWA Centre for Social Impact as ‘An Oasis of Integration in Our Country,’ World Music Café is a successful social enterprise established in 2019, that provides genuine economic and social inclusion for the crew of new migrant and refugee backgrounds. World Music Café was a national ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ finalist in the 2022 Australian Third Sector Awards.
Given shows often sell out, patrons are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment. Group Table discounts are available, so book a group table together with friends or colleagues!
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