NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Carnevale

Mediterraneo and Nothing Ever Happens Here present Carnevale 2023, a huge masquerade featuring Italian Pizzica, Brazilian Jazz and Moroccan Gnawa. A night of live music and dance to shake the winter blues away in style.

We have reached 10 years of Carnevale at Summerhall, Mediterraneo’s own celebration of madness and mischief – of the world turned upside down! It is that time of the year when the Fool rules the town, Harlequin the servant turns master, and every mask hides a trick, a prank, a joke.

This is the time to go wild… The time to don your best costume and disguise of choice… The time to shine your dancing shoes and dance the madness away!

Dias Brazil
Opening the night, Dias Brazil bring you the best of samba and bossa, a funky take on classic Brazilian rhythms, with a whole host of traditional instruments and Latin American folk talent, accompanied by a tight Scottish rhythm section – Mediterraneo’s homage to the Carnevale in Rio.

The Badwills
Hosting the night, Edinburgh’s one and only Pizzica, Tarantella and Tammurriata band The Badwills have entranced Scotland with their powerful mix of Southern Italian music and rhythms, and Scottish-Irish vibes for more than ten years. From Orkney to the Borders, from the fields to the theatres and the streets, no one has been able to resist the bite of the tarantula… Come ready to dance, to sing, to dream!

Omar Afif and Gnawa Trance Fusion
Closing the night will be the entrancing sounds of Moroccan Gnawa, brought to you by an international cast of Scotland-based musicians. Combining Berber, Arabic and Islamic rhythms from North Africa with instruments from all over the world and led by the sound of the traditional three-stringed Guembri and traditional percussion, Omar Afif’s ensemble’s Gnawa will capture your soul and fire up your feet.

Mediterraneo is a masquerade: tickets are £15 (including a free mask) – or if you bring your own mask, tickets are only £14.

Doors: 8:30pm. Live music: 9pm – 1am.