Two world-renowned acts — with vastly disparate sounds — will entertain next week at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre.
On Sunday, Zimbabwe natives Black Umfolosi will bring their dynamic a cappella singing and traditional African dancing to the theatre as part of the TD Music Series.
Formed in 1982 by six school friends, the band has branched out to include 18 members who perform in various countries.
They are often compared to Lady Smith Black Mambazo, of South Africa, and over the years have released several albums that feature Imbube, Mbaqanga and Township songs.
Tickets to their March 25 show are $29/$15 by calling the box office at 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Meanwhile, on March 28, classical pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann return to the Lafarge Lake venue for a morning performance with the Borealis String Quartet.
The sextet will play a Dvorak piano quintet as well as Marcel Bergmann’s arrangement of Piazzolla Tangos for piano duet and string quartet.
Made up of violinists Patricia Shih, Yuel Yawney and Nikita Pogrebnoy and Sungyong Lim on cello, the Borealis is currently on tour with dates this week in Delta, Vancouver, Princeton and Duncan. Next month, they leave for concerts in Germany.
Tickets for Bohemian Sounds are $33/$28/$15 by calling 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca (coffee, tea and baked goods will be served 30 minutes to the show starting).
The Evergreen Cultural Centre is located at 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, at the end of the Evergreen Extension (Lafarge Lake-Douglas station).
