Isle of Wight Festival Collectors Item T-Shirt available at TopShop

WIGHT FEST TEE BY ‘AND FINALLY’

The 2007 line up featured on this festival tee includes Snow Patrol, Muse, Kasabian, Wolfmother, Amy Winehouse, James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, The Rolling Stones and South African singer songwriter Arno Carstens. This ultimate festival collectors item t-shirt is available exclusively from TopShop in the UK. Click here to Buy the T-Shirt

Price: £22.00
Colour: BLACK
Item code: 12A22BBLK

Arno Carstens and DJ Skazi release “Down to Eden”

DJ Skazi and Arno Carstens will release the collaborative electro-darkpop track, “Down to Eden,” on March 15th. The single is taken from Israeli psychedelic trance artist Skazi’s highly anticipated 2012 album “My Way” (Helicon Records). “Down to Eden” was written and recorded by Skazi, Arno Carstens and Maya Simantov.

Click here to buy the single “DOWN TO EDEN” on Rhythm Music Store

Click here to listen to “DOWN TO EDEN” via SoundCloud

Arno has been collaborating musically and artistically for quite some time. His diversity as a musician has seen him work with an extraordinary range of artists from Xhosa Afropop vocalist, MXO to Afrikaans poet, Breyton Breytonbach. He collaborated with Arno Keiser on the Bhelltower project in 2007, with Mike Rutherford on the Mike and The Mechanics 2011 album ‘The Road’ and this year with, DJ Skazi, on the track, Down to Eden.

2012 promises to be Arno’s most creative year yet. He is currently working on his 4th solo album, scheduled for independent release in the 2nd quarter of 2012 and is hosting his first ever complete Art Event, titled ‘Arno Plus’ featuring ‘The Blind Tiger Sessions’ at The Lovell Gallery, 139 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, from the 1st March to 13th April 2012.

“Arno Plus” will include a collaborative, eclectic and unique unplugged live show at the gallery, in a series labeled ‘The Blind Tiger Sessions’ which will feature Arno performing with some of the members of The Nomadic Orchestra and over the 6 weeks will feature special guests including:

2 March – Mr. Cat and The Jackal
9 March – The Jack Mantis Band & The Plastics
16 March – Shadowclub & Mike Rutherford
20 March – Zolani Mahola & Valiant Swart
5 April – Taxi Violence
13 April – Piet Botha and Natasha Meister

Tickets for the unplugged Blind Tiger Sessions on the upper level of the gallery are R150 each, seating is very limited, and booking through the gallery on 021 820 5505 or info@lovellgallery.co.za is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.