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Upcoming
NWU African Music Ensemble
North-West University, Potchefstroom. 11 August 2022.

South African Society for Research in Music
Rhodes University, Makhanda. 25-28 August 2022.

Bowed Electrons 2022: Concert & keynote address.
University of Cape Town (online), 3-7 September 2022. More info soon.

South African Music Concert
North-West University, Potch, Vaal & Mahikeng. 20 September 2022.

Centre for the Less Good Idea - Season 9 performances
Late October 2022. More info soon.

Recent
Music in Africa Conference
Tours, France (& online). 27 - 30 June 2022.

Transbordamento - Cara Stacey & Matchume Zango
National Arts Festival, Nun's Chapel, Makhanda. 25 & 26 June 2022.

ICTM Study Group for African Musics Symposium
Online. 13-16 June 2022.

​The Texture of Silence - streamed concert
View it here.

The Texture of Silence
Chiesa di Pazzo Lupi, Johannesburg. 17 April 2022

British Forum for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference
The Open University, Milton Keynes. April 2022.

Cara Stacey | Roméo Poirier | Kit Records
Café OTO, London. 10 April 2022. 

Sounds from eSwatini.
NWU 2022 Concert Series. 8 March 2022.

Cara Stacey & Galina Juritz
Bowed Electrons Festival. 4 - 5 December 2021.

Bashayi Bengoma with Mkhulu Mxofololo, Vusi Sibandze and Cara Stacey
Luju Lifestyle Festival, eSwatini. 27 November 2021.
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Dinaledi Chamber Ensemble.
JazzFest Berlin. 6 November 2021. 

Madosini Mpahleni, Lungiswa Plaatjies, Cara Stacey.
JazzFest Berlin. 5 November 2021. 

Gabriel's Odyssey. Kukutana Ensemble.
Online performance. 30 - 31 October 2021.

Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference 2021
28 - 31 October 2021. 

NWU South African New Music Concert 2021
26 October 2021.

South African Society for Research in Music Annual Conference.
23-24 September 2021. 

The Texture of Silence 
(Cara Stacey, Keenan Ahrends & Mzwandile Buthelezi) 
Online Concert. 11 December 2020. Watch it here.

Cara Stacey + Matthijs van Dijk. Bowed Electrons Festival (online).
4 - 6 December 2020. 

A Sea-drift of Songs. Re-centring AfroAsia Ensemble.
21 & 22 November 2020. Roedebloem Studios, Cape Town. More info here.

ARUM Ensemble online concert 
9 October 2020. 20/20 Entertainment in Containment by Biblioteek Productions. Preview here.

South African Society for Research in Music Online Conference.
18 & 19 September 2020. 

'The Texture of Silence' - Cara Stacey, Keenan Ahrends, Mzwandile Buthelezi. North-West University Online Concert Series. 1 September 2020.

'The Texture of Silence' - Cara Stacey, Keenan Ahrends, Mzwandile Buthelezi. Virtual National Arts Festival. 4 July 2020. More info here and here.

George A. Miller Visiting Scholar at the Robert E. Brown Centre for World Music Scholar in Residence
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 4 - 13 March 2020. More here.

Arts Research Africa Conference
Wits University, Johannesburg, 22-24 January 2020.

Safe Havens 2019: Cara Stacey + Nkosenathi Koela
Cape Town, 6 December 2019.

Spier Jazz and Classical Encounter 2019
Stellenbosch, Western Cape. 23 November 2019. 

Off the Score: An Evening of Exploratory Music
Cara Stacey + Keenan Ahrends
The Forge, Johannesburg, 15 November 2019. 

Sterkfontein Composers Meeting
Malmesbury, Western Cape. October 2019

"One Country" Project w/ Matchume Zango, Thobile Makhoyane
Marítimo, Maputo, 5 October 2019.

"One Country" Project w/ Matchume Zango, Thobile Makhoyane
Fundação Fernando Leite Couto, Maputo, 3 October 2019.

Cara Stacey + Mpho Molikeng
Bowed Electrons (University of Pretoria). 27 August 2019. 

Cara Stacey + Mpho Molikeng + Jonathan Crosley + Jonno Sweetman
Bowed Electrons (Wits, Johannesburg). 28 August 2019. 

ICTM Annual Conference 2019
Bangkok, Thailand. 11 - 17 July 2019.

Night Light Collective live with Lungiswa Plaatjies at the National Arts Festival.
Grahamstown, South Africa. 5, 6, 7 July 2019. 

Cara Stacey + Galina Juritz. 
Out of the Brew, London, UK. 24 April 2019.

Club Integral Midlands Branch
Inclementine. Birmingham, UK. 19 April 2019.

British Forum for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference 2019
Aberdeen, Scotland. 11-14 April 2019.

Betwixt: Kevin Volans performed by Jill Richards & Waldo Alexander
Johannesburg, 31 March 2019.

INSECThibition: 'In/Visibilities' with Maya Marshak + Diana Ocholla
6 Spin Street, Cape Town. 30 January 2019. 

Africa Centre: Artist-in-Residency Programme 
Sacatar Institute, Bahia, Brazil. October - December.

Cara Stacey + Luca Forcucci
CMC Festival. 13 December 2018. Salvador, Brazil. 

El Gato Tulipán
27 October 2018. Lima, Peru.

Peruvian-North American Cultural Institute
27 October 2018. Lima, Peru.

El Paradero
26 October 2018. Lima, Peru.

Cara Stacey + Camilo Ángeles. Integraciones Festival.
25 October 2018. Lima, Peru.

Vi die wat wil wiet / For those who need knowing
Ilze Wolff w/Cara Stacey. The Centre for the Less Good Idea.  19th + 20th October 2018. Maboneng, Johannesburg.

Betwixt | Women's Music Collective Concert
3 October 2018. SACM, Cape Town. 

Ife and Bilal.
1 + 2 October 2018. Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Cape Town. 

Betwixt | Women's Music Collective Concert
30 September 2018. 84 7th Ave, Melville, Johannesburg. 

Ife and Bilal. 'Recentring Afro-Asia' Annual Conference.
19 September 2018. Nunnery Theatre, WITS University.

In/Visibilities with Maya Marshak. ICA Live Art Festival.
11 September 2018. Ritchie Gallery, Hiddingh, Cape Town.

Bow Festival @ the 2nd International Bow Music Conference/SASRIM Conference
2 September 2018. Durban, South Africa.

Shh..Art Ensemble. AltFest 2018. 
26 August 2018. Cape Town. 

'Blendings' Southern African Tour: Luca Forcucci + Mpho Molikeng + Cara Stacey

*ProHelvetia studio residency final concert*

9 June 2018. Musikerwohnhaus, Lothringerstrasse 165, Basel. 

Shh..Art Ensemble. Johannesburg International Mozart Festival.
4 February 2017. The Spaceframe Theatre, Johannesburg. 

New Music Collaboration. Johannesburg International Mozart Festival.
27 January 2018. Goethe Institute, Johannesburg. 

Betwixt 5: Dumama + Inye.
9 December 2017. Ian Burgess-Simpson Piano Studios, Muizenberg. 
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Reworked: Matthijs van Dijk, Nicola du Toit, Cara Stacey
13 September 2017. Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town.

SASRIM African Music Meeting
29-31st August 2017, North-West University, Potchefstroom. 

​Music Education and Social Inclusion Symposium (SOAS)
20-21st July 2017. SOAS, London. 

MESI World Music Concert
20 July 2017. SOAS, London. 

International Council for Traditional Music Annual Conference
13-16 July 2017. Limerick, Ireland.

Betwixt 3
30 June 2017. Drawing Room Cafe, Observatory, Cape Town.

AFP w/ Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
24 May 2017. Orbit Home of Jazz, Johannesburg.

AFP w/ Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
20 May 2017, 9pm. WITS Music Room, Johannesburg.

AFP w/ Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
20 May 2017, 9am. Cape Gate MIAGI Centre for Music, Johannesburg. 

AFP w/ Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
19 May 2017, 8pm. Niki's Oasis, Johannesburg. 

Cara Stacey + Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
11 May 2017. Bahle Gallery, Mbabane, Swaziland. 

Cara Stacey + Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
13 May 2017. Bairro do Jardim Unidade 7, Maputo, Mozambique. 

Afrikan Freedom Principle w/ Mandla Mlangeni + Matchume Zango
17 May 2017. Wits Great Hall, Johannesburg. 
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Betwixt 2: Jill Richards, Luca Forcucci, Cara Stacey
26 April 2017, Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos, Cape Town.

PanAfrican Space Station: Luca Forcucci ft. Cara Stacey
27 April 2017. Listen here.

Edge of Wrong Festival: Hanan Ben + Cara Stacey
28 April 2017. Bijou, Cape Town. 

Betwixt 1: Pantalaimon, Shh..Art! Ensemble, Reza Khota and Camilo Ángeles (Peru)
22 February 2017. 

Unfinished Vol. 2. Shh..Art Ensemble + Lungiswa Plaatjies + Cara Stacey
16 November 2016. Gallery MOMO, Cape Town. 

Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference 2016
10-13 November 2016. Washington DC.

OMI Music residency (NY)
August 2016

Unyazi Electronic Music Festival 2016
14-17 July 2016. Cape Town. 

'Things that grow' @ PASS
19 May 2016. w/Reza Khota, Brydon Bolton. Watch here. 

Juliana Venter + Cara Stacey (Secret Soirée)
17 April 2016. Cape Town. 

'Things that grow' reworked. Cara Stacey + Shh...Art ensemble
14 April 2016. Blah Blah Bar, Cape Town. 

The Bow Conference (UZKN)
24-27 February 2016, UKZN, Durban

Beefheart Tribute Concert (Aaron Juritz and friends)

18 February 2016. Straight No Chaser, Cape Town

VOMO: Juliana Venter + Sh...Art Ensemble + Cara Stacey

17 October 2015. Cape Town. 

Cultural Calabash 
2 October 2015. University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban.

Upaj: Pergola
12 September 2015. I'klectic, London. 

ALBUM LAUNCH: 'Things that grow'
11 September 2015. Vortex, London. 

Natalie Mason, Ebrahim Nazier, Cara Stacey
16 August 2015. Alma Cafe, Cape Town

Bashayi Bengoma
30 May 2015. Bushfire Festival, Swaziland

Inclement Quartet
6 March 2015. Frictions Arts, Birmingham

Cara Stacey on NTS Radio
22 February 2015. Listen here.

Pergola + Juliana Venter
21 February 2015. Total Refreshment Centre, London 

Juliana Venter, Sarathy Korwar, and Cara Stacey on NTS Radio
20 February 2015. Listen here. 
 
RKSS / Krakkkbot / Pergola
13 February 2015. Power Lunches, London

Inclement Quartet
7 February 2015. Musical Picnic: Birmingham Symphony Hall.

The Little Unsaid + Inclement Quartet 
9 December 2014. Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

Cara Stacey (solo)
28 November 2014. Club Integral @ The Others, London

Shabaka Hutchings, Leafcutter John, Cara Stacey + Colin Stetson
18 November 2014. St. John, Bethnal Green, London

Pergola
8 November 2014. Daylight Music @ Union Chapel, London

Inclement Quartet
24 October 2014. Afrovibes Festival: Township Cafe, Birmingham

Joyce Moholoagae and Safricanto
12th London African Music Festival, 22 September 2014. Canada Water Culture Space, London

'Bashayi Bengoma': A concert of Swazi music
13 September 2014. Alliance Française, Mbabane
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