The Holy Mothership is approaching London. Captained by Dr. Funkenstein a.k.a. George Clinton, the arcane vessel will bring to Earth the full epic spectacle of P-Funk, an orchestral army of unprecedented magnitude, – the legend tells that once a stage collapsed under its weight – including a brass section, several...
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Are you looking for the coolest night of the month? Look no further… On the 16th of March, you can enjoy a show like no other, with two interpreters like no others. Will ‘Quantic’ Holland will join “sounds” with Alice Russell for a one-off gig recalling their successful collaborations resulting...
You might think a 9-piece band is overwhelming by definition. So try to imagine a 9-piece band playing Ghanaian highlife, Nigerian afrobeat, West African rhythms and mixing them all with a UK multicultural urban approach. It goes without saying that Friday’s K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade show at Jazz Café will...
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After a much awaited comeback in August 2016 with the release of their first album in 12 years, and the Anonymous Nobody, legendary American hip hop trio De La Soul are now on a tour that will touch down in London on Friday 10th March, at the similarly legendary venue...
In the convivial and cosy confines of Battersea’s Magic Garden pub, reggae legend Dawn Penn made an unassuming entrance, in hat and coat and carrying a large handbag she took to the stage, as her band warmed up before a modest crowd. She began to sing. Her tone was pure...
“The cure for boredom is curiosity, but how do we cure curiosity?” – Bob Parks. Parks is a British performance artist and unconventional musician celebrated for being memorably weird. He came to public attention after becoming the subject of a BBC Four documentary ‘The R&B Feeling’. In the 70’s, as...
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According to Fantastic Negrito, “Oakland is changing,” from ‘diverse and often unsafe’ to ‘white and safe.’ To him, “now Oakland is ground zero for the national discussion on gentrification.”With The Last Days Of Oakland, he’s set out to bring some of Oakland’s blues past into its future, through music. We...
Come down to the Bush Hall on the 15th of September and you’ll hear a revealing story, sung by Xavier Dphrepaulezz, better known as Fantastic Negrito. The singer/songwriter, like the city where he lives (Oakland), has gone through an intense and eventful life, fully exemplified in his music. If you...
Welcomed by a packed and doting Electric Brixton, The Hot 8 Brass Band met expectations: larger than life, feel-good and undoubtedly, infectiously groovy. Before the brassy boy entered, the muso Brixton crowd were well warmed with the reggae delights of the Ragga Twins. From their straight-up Jamaican vibes, to their...
Blending hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with the iconic sounds of New Orleans brass, bring your big brash boogie boots to Rich Mix next week, the Hot 8 Brass Band are in town. Formed by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995, The Hot 8 not only merged two earlier bands – the Looney Tunes...