Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers are on tour here in the UK, with their full concert of powerful taiko rhythms, huge drums, striking choreography and atmospheric percussion, presented in a dramatic & theatrical stage show.

Their tour includes a visit to the popular Camberley Theatre in Camberley, Surrey (www.camberleytheatre.biz) on Thursday 17^th May.

Last year they thrilled the 40,000-strong audience at London’s Proms in the Park, as well as pushing the boundaries in collaboration with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra at the London Jazz Festival. Their 40-date autumn 2011 concert tour concluded with a standing ovation at the prestigious Edinburgh Usher Halls.

This spring’s tour sees the return of special guest, New York based flautist and shinobue player Nobuko Miyazaki who made such a big impact on the group’s autumn UK tour last year.

The year 2012 is an important one for the group, as the two founders of the group, Neil Mackie & Miyuki Williams celebrate 20 years since first travelling to Japan & starting on their Taiko path. The group will also be performing in Japan in July at the Extasia Festival, and are hugely honoured to be able to represent European Taiko at the foremost Taiko festival.

To celebrate their visit to Camberley, the Theatre have kindly donated two tickets for us to give away as a listener competition prize. Simply visit the Theatre website and tell us “What is the Theatre postcode?”

Answers must be received by 12 noon on Monday 14^th May, 2012, simply email competitions@coventgardenradio.com with your full contact details and the answer to the following question found on the Camberley Theatre website: “What is the postcode of the Camberley Theatre?”

Terms and conditions:

• Standard Covent Garden Radio terms and conditions apply
• This competitions is open only to UK residents aged 18 years or over
• The decision by the Station Director, John Hicks, on all issues relating to all competitions shall be final

WIN one of ten bottles of CROFT PINK Port

IN THE PINK AT COVENT GARDEN RADIO

It’s time to think pink with a new lively drink called Croft Pink whilst listening to the London’s new arts, entertainment, events and music internet radio station, Covent Garden Radio.

Croft Pink is an informal take on traditional Port. Wonderfully vibrant, full of rich raspberry promise and so deliciously refreshing when served on the rocks, or as a base ingredient in a cocktail.

There are many cocktail recipes you can explore with Croft Pink which are outlined on its website www.croftpink.com. Indulge your senses with a Pink Garden combining a heady addition of peppers and thyme with Croft Pink. Or replace traditional afternoon tea with Pink Jasmine using equal measures of cold jasmine tea and Croft Pink, serve in a long glass with strawberries and ice cubes. And if temperatures start to rise, drizzle Croft Pink over raspberry sorbet for a tasty cool down.

To get you started, we have 10 bottles of Croft Pink to give away – one bottle a month until the end of the year. Alternatively, pop down to your local Sainsbury, Co-op or Morrison’s where you will find Croft Pink at £10.49 a bottle.

To enter, simply sign up for our newsletter on our Home Page and we will draw one lucky winner from the Station Director’s bowler hat on the last day of the month!

Two bottles will be given away in special competitions being run during the year, so listen out for details.

Closing date: The competition closes finally on the 31st December 2011.

Terms and conditions:

• Standard Covent Garden Radio terms and conditions apply
• This competitions is open only to UK residents aged 18 years or over
• The decision by the Station Director, John Hicks, on all issues relating to all competitions shall be final