Date(s): 1-30 September
Venue: Venues across London
With one ear to the ground and the other to the word on the street, DJ Debbie from Outerglobe, brings us the monthly round up of events in London. It's a great benefit to have Debbie on board each month sharing her unlimited enthusiasm, insider knowledge and passion for global music, which ultimately lets us know when we should be catching the train to the capital. For this month's listings read on..
London African Music Festival
The Southbank Website for details.
London African Music Festival Website for details.
Friday 5th:
Tunde Akin Tan: Yoruba beats- FREE Front Room QEH ,
Hassam Ramzy & his Egyptian Orchestra / Mad Professor with Aisha, Sister Audrey & Panafricanist on steel pans.
Sat 6th
Omar Puente - Cuba-Nigeria Project /Modeste Hughes - Madagasgar - Purcell Rooom
The South African Gospel Singers/Cheb Nacim - QEH
Sunday 7th
Lekan Babalola Afrobeat jazz percussion led Chidinma Okafor new Nigerian singer - Purcell Room
Claude Deppa and Horns Unlimited - 13 piece! / Kanda Bongo Man, - QEH
All concerts £20
Ramadan Nights
Barbican Website for more details
September 25 -8th Barbican Hall (unless stated) and LSO St Lukes
Thurs 25th
Reem Kelani
Powerful arrangements of traditional and classical Palestinian and Arabic songs from the incredible singer Reem Kelani, backed by her ensemble of jazz and world musicians. 'She has a voice and drama to rival the mighty Diamanda Galas' New Internationalist
LSO St Luke's
Fri 26th
Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov Ensemble
World premiere collaboration between Kronos Quartet and Azerbaijan´s greatest singer, the legendary Alim Qasimov. Qasimov sings with passion and dramatic flair` New York Times
Sat 27th
The Kamkars / Kudsi Erguner Ensemble
Traditional Kurdish music from Iran's leading music ensemble, a virtuosic family of singers and musicians. Plus Turkey's Kudsi Erguner blends sufi soul with jazz instrumentation.'They deserve an audience that stretches far beyond Iran and the Kurdish diaspora' The Guardian
Mon 29th
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba / Tartit
A rare chance to see two of Mali's hottest bands on the same stage! Featuring Bassekou Kouyate, Winner 2008 BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for Best Album (Segu Blue) and Best African Group. Plus the Sahara desert´s acclaimed Touareg band Tartit.
Club Life:
Wed 3rd and 17th
Barrio North , 45 Essex Rd, London N1 - Angel Tube
Barefoot into the Drumfields 6-12 midnight
DJ Suga Kan’n’s drumbastic night of raw roots and savage sounds + Live semi acoustic
Wed 3rd and Thurs 4th
Darbucka Chilli Fried North : Moroccan Festival
182 St John St, EC1 - Farringdon Tube
Wed: Hassan Erraji -oud ensemble + Jamie Renton DJ
Thurs: UK Gnawa + DJ Umb - Launch of his compilation
Chillifried website for details
Thurs 4th
Moviementos Salmon & Compass, Penton St, N1 Angel Tube
Latin flavoured - all styles DJ beats + Films + discussion
1st Thurs Month - this month Paraguay
Sat 6th
Kizomba Rocket, 166-220 Hollaway Rd, London N.7 Holloway Rd tube
The beats taking London by storm - Zouk/Cape Verde - 9pm learn the new moves, 11pm serious partying
Monday 8th
Esma Redzepova, the wonderful Queen of the Gypsies.
8:00pm - 11:00pm Club Boulevard, Ealing Broadway Street: 10 High Street W5 5JY :
Kazum Website for more details
Wednesday 10th
Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, E1
Latin Dub Sound System EP launch with 12 piece Flamenco Set band
Friday 12th
AFRO POP LIVE IS ONE@ the ICA
8pm w after party: Eric Soul and DJ Edu 1 Xtra
Wanlov the KUBOLOR
ICA Website for more details
A man with a message, super-conscious Accra-based hip-hopper Wanlov sings of ending war and stopping climate change, taking the road less travelled and being true to yourself; he also makes you dance, and he puts his money where his mouth is ( for one thing, much of his work supports young musicians in Ghana and Romania, the two countries where he was raised ). We have been bouncing about to the new album, Green Card, and will be bouncing even more at tonight's show. This is catchy, uplifting music with its heart and brain in the right place.
As our anniversary show we have lined up an all star Jamm ICA style to include Nneka, Olamide Faison (formally of USA boy band Imajin), Kenyan rapper S Kay, Visitor Q, Ximinez and more
Light of the World
Jazz Café Parkway, London NW1
www.jazzcafelive.com ">Jazz Cafe Website for more details
These guys have been going for 30years and back in the late 70’s defined a new homegrown jazz funk sound - they are on top form (with some personnel changes) and when I saw them @ Mau Mau last Thursday at a marvellous weekly called Jazz Refreshed we simply could not stop dancing
Sat 13th
Inn on the Green, Thorpe Close off Ladbroke Grove.
London W10
West Meets East club night- Palinka - female Transylvanian Hungary/Romania) band - this is a lovely venue with sheltered balcony with a view for those of you that must go outside at times during the evening!
Inn on the Green Website for more details
Sept 16th
CLUB ZIGANA FEAT. ORKESTRA DEL SOL
AMAZING BALKAN-LATIN BRASS BAND
32 Old Bailey, London EC4 - Rumanian Café 8pm Kazum night again
Fri 19th Kalahari @ The Synergy Centre , 220 Farmers Road, SE5 - Oval Tube
7pm - Late - a Festival in a night with healing area, organic foods, films, comfy sofas
!Gubi Family, Kakatsiti Drummers, Zena Edwards , Eric Soul
Sat 27th
Festival of Life
Conway Hall,
Red Lion Sq
London WC1 11am-3pm
A unique event with over 30 free talks and workshops and over 40 stalls covering: raw food preparation demos, superfoods, hemp, self empowerment, self healing, intuition, permaculture and environment, nature cures, natural cosmetics, spiritual/holistic philosophy, meditation, yoga, natural parenting, kids nutrition workshop, and plenty of delicious, nutritious, fresh organic gourmet raw vegan food stalls & juice bars. Followed in the evening by a conscious uplifting dance party
Please mail Outerglobe's DJ Dbbie with all your London listings. Outerglobe@yahoo.co.uk
You can also see this info and more at her new project, Vision Radio. www.visionradio.org.uk
