Date(s): 28th February 2010

Time: 20:00

Venue: The Hi Fi Club, Leeds

RAFIKI JAZZ play gloriously ambitious contemporary world music, and feature a very special mix of star international and local singers & music-makers in a truly inspiring cross-cultural sound collision. "exciting & special..comes across with a maturity and slow-burning beauty, to savour and enjoy.."(Debbie Golt: African Essence/Resonance FM)

With an outstanding all-Yorkshire frontline trio featuring the fiery Swahili taarab singing of Zanzibari Real World recording artist Mim Suleiman alongside Sheffield bossa-jazz singer Rosie Brown’s cool liquid vocals & newcomer Vanessa Chutturghoon’s sultry creole stylings, this ambitious band’s vision promises an ecstatic babble of voices, languages, stories & beats, whilst the breadth & energy of their arrangements focus on a daring combination of key cultural instruments..kora, marimba, tabla, steeldrums all propel a thoroughly contemporary sound, where beatbox meets berimbau and Brazil greets Banjul.

Acclaimed new CD release More Big Muzik from Over There comprehensively raids the global dance chest & grooves its way across the popular music of the continents, impressively linking both established & emerging musicians from our growing community of migrant & refugee artists with some of the finest roots and jazz singers & players from the region & beyond.. whilst regular special guests in the mix include BBC award-winning Fulani troubadour Juldeh Camara & shamanistic soundsmith Juan Gabriel Gutierrez from Colombia