World Music Café is bringing you a world of great music and food with its Kalamunda Slide Summit on Friday, 8 August 2025 from 6.45-10pm at the Agricultural Hall, Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre, 48 Canning Road in Kalamunda.

The Dinner and Show event features some of Perth’s highest quality global musicians including Slide Summit with LUCKY OCEANS and PRAASHEKH BORKAR, plus Latin jazz quartet NOVOS ARES, and a delicious three-course meal by the Casa Latina, the World Music Café catering team.

Slide Summit was born out of the unusual migration of two of the world’s top slide players to Perth: Sarod player Praashekh Borkar from India and pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans from the United States of America, have both won the highest music awards from their respective countries.

Completing the quartet are Indian Australian multi-instrumentalist Tao Issaro on percussion and Manoli Vouyoucalos on bass. Together, their unique global repertoire covers Jazz, Blues, Indian Folk, North African grooves, and Irish reels. There’s nothing like the Slide Summit ensemble anywhere else in the world, their boundless musical curiosity and desire to tell emotion filled musical stories with outstanding musicianship makes this new group truly exceptional.

The Novos Ares quartet performs Latin jazz from Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina. The group features accomplished Cuban pianist Moha Builo Michel, who has a distinguished career performing with many Cuban ensembles. He met his musical partner, Australian jazz flautist Annalisa Powell, at a Brazilian roda de choro on the magical island of Florianopolis and after relocating to Australia, has become a highly sought-after Cuban pianist across the country.

The Dinner and Show concert also includes a delicious three-course menu created by Venezuelan chef Tamara Rodriguez and the World Music Cafe catering team to complement the musical cultures you’ll be listening to for an all-round aural, visual, and taste sensation.

Given shows often sell out, patrons are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment. Group Table discounts are available, so book a group table together with friends or colleagues here.

World Music Café acknowledges event partners – KMAM, Scanlon Foundation, Multicultural Futures, City of Kalamunda and project assistance by the Australian government through Creative Australia, it’s principal arts investment and advisory body.