Alpaca 2025

CADS theatre, Arley St,Sheffield S2 4QP
7:30pm-10pm, Friday 12th September 2025
Tickets £8+ (or as part of £22+ weekend pass)

A seated concert mixing ancient and contemporary approaches to musical patterns in deep time, bringing together diverse influences from South India, Iran and Ancient Greece..

Kourosh Kanani and Matt Davies – Kourosh’s guitar and Matt’s electronics-infused drum kit create soundscapes grounded in deep understanding of South Indian rhythm, woven into the rich musical traditions of Iran and Azerbijian (via Leeds and London).

Prathap Ramachandra – Internationally acclaimed South Indian percussionist, specialising in Mridangam, Ghatam, Khanjira and Konnakol. Prathap will introduce us to some of the geometric patterns of Carnatic rhythms. He will be joined on stage by Pratam Prathap and Pujantan Shivagurunathar.

Heavy Lifting – The solo project of Sheffield-based live coder/electronic Lucy Cheesman, known for drawing from diverse influences in her algorithmic music, including the patterns of Ancient Greek metrical structures.

Part of Alpaca Festival.