Live music

JazzAmba Lounge live concerts

JazzAmba is the first Addis club to play live Ethio-Jazz every night of the week. Every evening in the dimly lit den of cool, the DJ plays different hazily hypn...

MBONGWANA STAR + SPECIAL GUESTS

Mbongwana Star, a newly formed seven-piece band from the Democratic Republic of Congo, celebrate the release of their debut album, ‘From Kinshasa’, with two Lon...

Orquésta Chungu

Orquésta Chungu is group of international musicians who are touring Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. The group has cooked up a menu spiced with tasty groov...

LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE

London Afrobeat Collective take over The Clore Ballroom for a full live set. They are joined by DJs, for even more opportunities to dance. If, as Fela Kut...

Rappercussions von L-NESS

The event Rappercussions combines conscious Rap and Poetry alongside live traditional African percussion instruments like jembe, obokano, marimba, shakers, shak...

ALBUM LAUNCH: Shoeshine Boy – The Cool Shoeshine

Almost exactly one year ago, Goethe-Institut Kenya hosted the launch of Shoeshine Boy’s second album The African Way. He finally has finished the work on his ne...

TUNDAY AKINTAN @ Southbank Centre

The creator of Yorubeat plays a rare London concert. Tunday Akintan is the pioneer of Yorubeat music – a blend of soul and funk with Fuji-inspired overtones....

GALA 40 Years of Mozambique Independence

A PortCaiaFestivals production for the High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique in the UK featuring Mingas Benvindo Jose Tavares Fonseca,Maiuko Fi Moreira ...

Jazz Picnics: Seeds of Creation

Surely there can be nothing better in the whole wide world than to watch a jazz concert at sunset in a deck chair with a drink and view over London? Back by pop...

MANDELA WEEKEND

What would Nelson Mandela do today? Come to Southbank Centre to celebrate and explore the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. Enjoy free music, talks, film, p...