Harry Manx
Sat, Feb 01
|Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Seated Concert : Harry Manx has been dubbed an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas.
Time & Location
Feb 01, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Clayoquot Sound Theatre, 380 Campbell St, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0, Canada
About the event
Harry Manx has been dubbed an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. His unique sound is bewitching and deliciously addictive to listen to.
Born on the Isle of Man, Manx spent his childhood in Canada and left in his teens to live in Europe, Japan, India and Brazil. He honed his hypnotic live show on street corners, in cafes, bars and at festivals. But it was Indian music that captured his attention and in the mid 80s he began a five-year tutelage with Rajasthani Indian musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Grammy winner with Ry Cooder for A Meeting by the River). Receiving the gift of Bhatt’s custom-made, self-designed Mohan Veena (a 20-stringed sitar/guitar hybrid) was the catalyst for Harry to forge a new path with his now signature east-meets-west…
Tickets
General Admission
This is a seated concert
CA$47.00Tax: +CA$2.35 GST+CA$1.23 service fee
Total
CA$0.00