Tribute to Chico Science, the Brazilian Fela Kuti, godfather of manguebeat. His crossover of Pernambucan traditions like maracatu, coco, ciranda & embolada with ’90s culture (hip-hop, rock) gave birth to a whole new style and movement called manguebeat, the beat of the mangrove. With his tragic death in 1997, the...
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Twenty+ years after Fela Kuti‘s death, afrobeat seems to be more alive than ever! Over the past two decades, afrobeat bands have arisen in the four corners of the earth, some paying homage to Fela, other playing their own blend of afrobeat, mixing their roots with Fela Kuti and Tony...
30/06/2018 - 01/07/2018 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Comida Fest 2018 in Greenwich Cutty Sark, London
08/06/2018 - 09/06/2018 10:00 pm - 4:00 am Love Carnival with DJ Tahira (São Paulo) Total Refreshment Centre, London