We have such a great line up of South African electronic and DJs for you! We're at the wonderful Old Church on Clissold Park so come early, enjoy the sunshine in the park and catch us for some late Sunday goodness from Mzansi and abroad:
Christian Tiger School - SOUTH AFRICA - Flying in ahead of their
Sónar Festival appearance; CTS bring the blissed-up electronic sounds of Cape Town to our door. Check out the Sonar premiere of these Cape Town Futurist's new single: soundcloud.com/sonarfestival/sonar-premiere-christian-tiger-school-if-you-want-to
Zara Julius - JOHANNESBURG - Visual Story teller turned sonic truth-sayer, Zara Julius puts some serious knowledge into her sets. Check out this super-eclectic mix of rhythms on Between 10 and 5 Which seeks to "...highlight the connections throughout the African continent and the diaspora in the global south":
soundcloud.com/between-10and5-1/the-undercover-djs-zara-julius
Ross Dorkin - CAPE TOWN - Ross has taken time out from recording Beatenberg's new album to play us his very uniquely South African techno and deep house. It's very good - have a listen:
https://soundcloud.com/ross-john-james-dorkin
Nubya Garcia - LONDON - Nubya is best known as a band-leader, composer and the tenor-sax in NÉRIJA and Maisha, and as one of the leaders of the new sound and wave of jazz. She's played and worked with the likes of Congo Natty, Moses Boyd and Poppy Ajudha. She's also a brilliant DJ and will be spinning her selection of Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop and Danceable Grooves on Sunday.
Take a listen:
https://soundcloud.com/nubya-garcia
Midori / Menace - FRANCE - Label Boss of MENACE is gonna take of your soul with mixes like this one: www.mixcloud.com/RinseFrance/midori-11-f%C3%A9vrier-2017/
Make sure to get tickets quickly as this is an intimate venue and may sell-out early!
TICKETS: buytickets.at/zawaves
We'll provide the vibes - the church will provide drinks ;)
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SOURCE is the first long player by tenor saxophonist and one of London’s young jazz luminaries Nubya Garcia. London has been the campus for what has been happening in jazz lately, and the hothouse of Tomorrow’s Warriors and Trinity Laban Conservatoire along with nights like Jazz Re:freshed and Church of…
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Filming performances to be broadcast to viewers at home who can still feel somewhat part of the party is not novel. Boiler Room, the flagship online platform for underground acts to increase their exposure, tapped into a pre-existing appetite amongst the try-before-you-buy internet generation but that doesn’t negate the impact…
Artists: Cykada , D Double E , Greentea Peng , Jammer , Nubya Garcia , Rachael Anson , Reid , Resavoir , Steam Down
The glorious Love Supreme returned to the prime Sussex pastures of Glynde for its seventh year, and what a return it was. With such a startling array of talent on offer, it was a mighty challenge to stay in one spot for too long for fear of missing out elsewhere….
Artists: Alicia Olatuja , Allysha Joy , Chip Wickham , Dj Khalab , Ezra Collective , Gladys Knight , Gogo Penguin , Jimmy Cliff , Joe Armon-Jones , Lauryn Hill , Mahalia , Nubya Garcia , Sampa The Great , Snarky Puppy , Tank And The Bangas , Tenesha The Wordsmith , The Teskey Brothers , Theon Cross , Yakul
Brixton has been known as the cultural home of Caribbean diasporic music since the years of the Windrush, but this one-day festival, held in Brockwell Park, has certainly ear-marked the growing popularity in the nu jazz movements that have infected the London music scene, as well as the growing popularity…
Artists: Chaka Khan , Dawn Penn , Eliza , Lava La Rue , Masego , Mikey Dread , Nubya Garcia , Oscar Jerome
Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Love Supreme Festival returned for its 6th year of spreading the gospel of jazz, blues and soul to some 40,000 music lovers. Unless you were the man who told me, bizarrely, that he “doesn’t like virtuosity in music”, you were going to…
Artists: Beat Replacement , Brand New Heavies , Earth Wind & Fire , Elvis Costello , Ezra Collective , Lalah Hathaway , Level 42 , Mavis Staples , MF Robots , Moses Boyd , Nubya Garcia , Steve Winwood , Tony Allen![Album Review: Various Artists – We Out Here [Brownswood Recordings; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/we-out-here-620x620.jpg)
Colours rise from dark contours as a London jazz renaissance takes form. Feeling both early and late, We Out Here captures the tones of this evolving shape. Tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings directs the way, bringing together a collection of his most in-demand friends on the new-jazz scene. Familiar names such…
Artists: Ezra Collective , Joe Armon-Jones , Kokoroko , Moses Boyd , Nubya Garcia , Shabaka Hutchings , Theon Cross , TriForce
Last Sunday we went to The Pickle Factory for the first night of Ovation, a monthly series that will bring the best of contemporary jazz and world music to the intimate East London venue. The events are co-curated by Tom Skinner (Hello Skinny, Matthew Herbert, Owiny Sigoma Band, and Sons…
Artists: Moses Boyd , Nerija , Nubya Garcia , Theon Cross Trio , Tom Skinner
Tonight begins with a performance from Subajah, who, in and of himself, is an incredibly talented man. He displays his abilities as a rapper, singer and composer with real aplomb. In an age of vapid consumerism, it’s pleasing to find artists willing to stand up and go against the grain, educating the…
Artists: Congo Natty , Mad Professor , Natty , Subajah
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