47 Soul have been dubbed the ‘Soundtrack of Arab Youth’, with their lyrical focus on the war-stricken, terror state of their home in Palestine. This hip-hop collective named their debut album Balfron Promise, ‘Balfron’ being a play on the name of housing estate they were placed in, named Balfron Tower,...
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It was another triumphant weekend at Walthamstow Garden Party. Sunbathing in glorious weather and indulging in radiant notes played by brilliant musicians, we enjoyed every minute of it. From its debut, basking in Saturday’s early afternoon heat with London African Gospel Choir and their rendition of Paul Simon’s Graceland, until Sunday...
There’s no summer in London without Walthamstow Garden Party! The two-day free-entry festival happening every mid-July at Lloyd Park in Walthamstow is becoming a constant of the British capital’s summer event calendar. And it couldn’t be otherwise, because the weekend of music, theatre, dance, circus, film and spoken word organised...
14/07/2018 - 15/07/2018 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Walthamstow Garden Party Lloyd Park, London
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It was in Jordan’s capital city of Amman where 47Soul formed in 2013, bringing together Jordanian and Palestinian members from the Levant region of Bilad al-Sham to produce their debut album Intro to Shamstep, a set of 5 tracks fuelled with high-energy synthesizers where traditional Dabké and hip-hop verses in...
A few months ago, we had the pleasure of enjoying a preview (and pre-listen) of Balfron Promise, as 47Soul premiered their upcoming album when they filled Village Underground for a loud and exciting night. Now that the official album launch is only a few days away, we simply cannot wait...
If in the last four years, they have won over the Middle Eastern, British and part of European audiences with their distinctive electro-dabké (or, as they prefer to call it, ‘shamstep’), 47Soul are ready to do the same with the rest of world. The London-based quartet is one of the names...
07/02/2018 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm BOTW Presents: Omar Souleyman + Thris Tian Oval Space, London
16/12/2017 - 17/12/2017 9:00 pm - 1:00 am Arab-A-Dub: Ministry Of Dubkey//ElJehaz//MadMax//CalJader Rich Mix, London