Saturday 17 September 2011

TONIGHT 17th FUNMI OLAWUMI - the FAAJI - GOOD TIME - MUSIC Queen @ Purcell Room, South Bank London SE1 8XX



FUNMI OLAWUMI (NIGERIA) Event 15 | Saturday 17 September | Purcell Room | 7.30pm
£17.50/£15.00 (cons) | Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Funmi Olawumi, the leader of the Yoruba Women Choir, steps out with songs from her solo CD “Funmi Ti De” (JNR), a brilliant record that is driven by her own unique Faaji rhythms that emerged from the Nigerian party scene where hi-life, afobeat, juju and fuji rhythms are mixed together into one glories funky sound. Funmi Olawumi calls her music “Faaji Music” meaning “good time” in Yoruba and this is what she creates with her hand-picked 10-piece band powered by her producer and bassist Femi Sofela.

Faaji music is truly good time ... come and enjoy! Tickets still available ... the combination of Funmi Olawumi and Femi Sofela's arrangements soar and entice!

Saturday 10 September 2011

9th London African Music Festival 8-19th September 2011

9th London African Music Festival  is a feast of the most brilliant music from or associated with the Continent.  21 main events and a host of others as well ...... 
Contact me for more info or for media passes! info (at) outerglobe (dot) co.uk
Hear Africa ! Dance Africa ! Feel Africa !
 
On the 21st anniversary of its formation Joyful Noise presents the 9th edition of the London African Music Festival with 21 outstanding projects of which 17 are making their festival debut.
 It is staged in 4 venues across London - Southbank Centre, Bloomsbury Theatre, Jazz Café and Stratford Circus - to keep alive the original ethos of the festival.
There are also some 'Festival Extra' events too! You'll see as you scroll down ...
 
JAZZ CAFE 
ETIENNE MBAPPE (Cameroon/France)
Friday 9 September | Jazz Café | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0207 485 6834 | www.jazzcafe.co.uk
Meteoric bassist Etienne Mbappe leads a first class band that grooves
 
TERRAKOTA (Angola/Portugal)
Saturday 10 September | Jazz Café | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0207 485 6834 | www.jazzcafe.co.uk  
Terrakota, led by Angolan-Portuguese singer Romi Anauel, are a truly global groove band
 
CLAUDE DEPPA’S HORNS UNLIMITED (South Africa/UK)
Sunday 11 September | Jazz Café | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0207 485 6834 | www.jazzcafe.co.uk
Awesome music fired by the energy of one of the great improvisers on the scene.
 
THE BLOOMSBURY THEATRE
SONA JOBARTEH ( Guinea ) + Bumi Thomas (UK/Nigeria)
Monday 12 September | The Bloomsbury Theatre | 7.30pm | £15.00/£12.50 (cons)
Tickets: 020 7388 8822 | www.thebloomsbury.com
Kora virtuoso plays from her new album “FASIYA” with a cracking 7-piece band.
 
OLA ONABULE ( UK )
Tuesday 13 September | The Bloomsbury Theatre | 7.30pm | £20.00/£17.50 (cons)
Tickets: 020 7388 8822 | www.thebloomsbury.com
One of UK ’s finest soul singers mixes urban soul styles with African rhythms in a remarkable way
 
STRATFORD CIRCUS
GRUPO LOKITO (Congo/Cuba)
Wednesday 14 September| Stratford Circus | 7.30pm | £12.50/£10.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 357 2625 | www.stratford-circus.com
An unique fusion of Congolese Rumba and Latin music resulting in an explosive dance music  
 
NAIJA GROOVE 2
BUKKY LEO, AYINKE MARTINS, DIYA OJO, KUNLE OLASOJU
and NAIJA RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
Thursday 15 September| Stratford Circus | 7.30pm | £12.50/£10.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 357 2625 | www.stratford-circus.com
Hypnotic dance grooves from Naija Rhythm Orchestra and their guests
 
THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE 
DAVID O ( UK ) + LEO MKANYIA ( Tanzania )
Friday 16 September | RFH Foyer | 1.30pm | free
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Showcasing two new names from two genres of African music - afropop and afroblues
 
NAHINI DOUMBIA AND LES ESPOIRS DU MALI (MALI)
Friday 16 September | Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall | 5.00pm | Free
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Master drummer Nahini Doumbia of the Master Drummers of Africa leads his percussion group from Mali
  
INESS MEZEL (Algeria/France)
Friday 16 September | Purcell Room | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Iness Mezel’s new cd “Beyond The Trance” is one of 2011’s best releases in any genre of music.
 
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY (Ivory Coast)
Friday 16 September | Queen Elizabeth Hall | 9.00pm | £20.00/£17.50 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Africa’s reggae superstar star drops political lyrics driven by African rhythms and Jamaican grooves.
 
KADIALY KOUYATE AND SOUND ARCHIVE
Saturday 17 September | Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall | 1.00pm | free
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Kora master and his African funk group
 
THE VOCAL ENSEMBLE OF AFRICA
Saturday 17 September | Purcell Room | 3.00pm | £15.00/£12.50 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Six singers from six nations and their skin-tight band create music without boundaries.
 
MARCINA ARNOLD (SOUTH AFRICA/UK)
Saturday 17 September | Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall | 5.30pm | Free
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Afrosoul singer mixes urban grooves with South African rhythms
 
FUNMI OLAWUMI ( Nigeria )
Saturday 17 September | Purcell Room | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Infectious uplifting music from the unique fusion of juju, afrobeat, fuji and hi-life
 
RAY LEMA TRIO and SAKA SAKA ORCHESTRA (Congo/France)
Saturday 17 September | Queen Elizabeth Hall | 9.00pm | £22.50/£20.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Revered pianist leads his trio and 10-piece in jazz-soukous-rumba workout.
 
RUBY AND THE VINES (Congo/UK)
Sunday 18 September | Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall | 1.00pm
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Afro-pop from bassist and her group
 
HASSAN ERRAJI ( Morocco )
Sunday 18 September | Purcell Room | 3.00pm | £15.00/£12.50 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Erraji plays from “Awal Mara” ( World Village ) described as the best of his illustrious career.
 
THE RHYTHMS
Sunday 18 September | Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall | 5.30pm | Free
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Afro-funk jazz group lead by bassist Femi Sofela
 
DOBET GNAHORE ( Ivory Coast )
Sunday 18 September | Purcell Room | 7.30pm| £17.50/£15.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Grammy winner Dobet Gnahore is a singer known for her dynamic stage show
 
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE BARBÈS (Algeria/France)
Sunday 18 September | Queen Elizabeth Hall | 9.00pm | £22.50/£20.00 (cons)
Tickets: 0844 847 9910| www.southbankcentre.co.uk
One of the world’s music greatest groups creates music that burns with passion.
 
 
 
FESTIVAL EXTRAS:::::                                 
Upstairs at The Ritzy
                                                                                            
DIABEL CISSOKHO (Senegal)
Saturday 10 September | Upstairs at the Ritzy | 8.30pm | £7/£6 (cons)/£5 Members 
Tickets: 0871 9025739 | www.upstairsattheritzy.co.uk
A phenomenal singer and composer (kora) who has enough positive energy to power a small country
 
THABANI (ZIimbabwe)
Friday 16th September| Upstairs at the Ritzy | 8.30pm | £7/£6 (cons)/£5 Members 
Tickets: 0871 9025739 | www.upstairsattheritzy.co.uk
His new CD “Child of Independence ” is a personal journey with surges of childhood memories.
 
YAABA FUNK (Various)
Saturday 17 September | Upstairs at the Ritzy | 8.30pm | £7/£6 (cons)/£5 Members 
Tickets: 0871 9025739 |www.upstairsattheritzy.co.uk
The pride of Brixton - Yaaba Funk bring their explosive mix of Hi-Life and Afro-Funk to this festival session
RICHMIX
 
THE RHYTHMS 
Tuesday 25 October | RichMix, London |
Tickets: 020 7613 7498 | www.richmix.org.uk
Thrilling contemporary urban African music powered by afrobeat rhythms
  


Outerglobe
* 9th London African Music Festival - 9th-18th September
www.joyfulnoise.co.uk/lamf.html
* Yaaba Funk play LAMF on  Saturday 17th September @ The Ritzy Upstairs, Brixton
* Renu is @ Riverside Studios, Hammersmith on Friday 23rd September
* Festival of Life at Conway Hall/Red Lion Square, London on Saturday 24th September
* Teymour Housego's Haunting Bazaar CD is on iTunes....
* City Showcase Roots & Flutes

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