ART MUSIC PRODUCTS

GUITAR ON SAFARI
An atmospheric collection of music from romantic, folk, jazz and blues to dances like the tango and waltz, ranging from grade 2 to 5 levels. The book, with teach yourself hints and tips also comes with a quality CD recording performed by Avril Kinsey.
000The collection of must-have repertoire allows for a progressive musical and technical development while sounding impressive at all levels.
000There is much opportunity for personal expression while also allowing the students’ hands to fit comfortably onto the guitar, thus facilitating easier performance. A fine addition to Trinity College of London graded syllabus.

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MUSIC FROM AFRICA
A 74 page music book of solo and duo African Legends and folksongs for guitar, including the popular South African National anthem Nkosi Sikelel i Afrika. The book comes complete with background storieson the legends which inspired the music, as well as comprehensive performance notes, it is available with the CD of all the music.

The refreshing and varied music includes easy folksong arrangements, (with text), as well as intermediate and advanced works suitable for professional concert programmes. Also highly suitable for music libraries, universities with ethno music departments and classical guitar programs.

An extract from the Foreword of the book by Colin Cooper editor of Classical Guitar Magazine. UK
"What does the classical guitar have to do with a fish eagle and an African gourd harp? Avril Kinsey has written a composition around each of them. She has also written tone poems about the Bushmen, Modjadji (The Rain Queen), the Okavango Swamps, and a traditional African healer (The Sangoma)".

Her compositions are not merely the products of her imagination, fertile though it is. She has travelled extensively conducting her own research and living amongst the African people as well as listening to many tapes of rural African music as recorded by the great researcher Hugh Tracey.
000Avril says of her own music, "Essentially what I have done is to take the sounds of primitive instruments like the gourd harp, an instrument shaped like a bow with a single string which is hit with a stick. I have recreated that sound on the guitar by scraping the nail of the right hand diagonally back and forth acros the string, while the left hand slowly bends the note by pulling the string down. All sounds like the fish eagle cry and the desert korhaan bird are able to be played in a performance situation." she says speaking from experience.

"Extraordinary music, a rare kind of musical magic" Sunday Argus

THE CD TITLES (Please note CD quality is only found on the real thing)
Short audio samples are highlighted
1. SONG OF THE WATER (Mokoro) - Kinsey
2. MAGWALANDINI (Trad.)  
3. JIKELE MAWENI (Trad.)  
4. KHULUMA - Betty Khosa
5. DOMBA DANCE (Python Ritual Dance) - Kinsey
6. THE RAIN QUEEN (Modjaji) - Kinsey
7. BUSHMEN (Spirit of the Wilderness) - Kinsey
Two Orchestral Legends of the Cape
8. ABANTUBAMLAMBO (The SeaCreatures)
9. CAPE OF STORMS - Kinsey
Afrique du Temps Jadis (Sangoma)
10. PRELUDE
11. EVOCATION
12. RITUAL DANCE - Kinsey
13. NKOSI SIKELEL i AFRIKA (SA Anthem) - Enoch Sontonga (arr. Kinsey)

Sensual Guitar aims to capture the Passion of Spanish guitars, the sensuality of French Romance, the excitement of Latin Dance combined with the uniquely sensitive and versatile expression that is Avril Kinsey. Featured artists also include guitarist Bob Gilson, songstress Sanet Allen and keyboardist Tony Drake.
The CD with 14 tracks includes a stunning variety of music from the pens of Jorge Morel, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Villa Lobos, Rodrigo, Django Reinhardt, Avril Kinsey and many others.

Track Titles for "La Vida Breve"
1 La Vida Breve • Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
2 Danza Paraguaya • Augustin Barrios (1885-1944)
3 Kubinsky Tahets • E. Chovzevskaja &
A. Lazavevich
4 Intermezzo (de la Opera ‘Goyescas’) • Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
5 Cordoba • Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
6 Largo, Rondo in G Major • Ferdinand Carulli (1770-1841)
7 La Rossignol • Anon
8 Recercate Concertante • Francesco da Milano & Joanne Matelart
9 Drewerie’s Accordes • Anon
10 Mr Southcotes Pavan • Thomas Ford (1580-1648)
11 Flat Pavan and Galliard • John Johnson (1540-1595)

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As a composer she has been awarded prestigious commissions from The Foundation for the Creative Arts and SAMRO. Her article and paper "Creating Guitar Music in South Africa" was published in Classical Guitar Magazine UK. As well as being presented at The International Composer’s Workshops Africa.

Sound Samples of her work are :

SENSUAL from Sensual

SONG OF THE WATER (Mokoro) - Kinsey

ARGENTINIAN for Guitar Quartet from Avril Kinsey and Friends

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