Blues
Thursday 16 May 2024:
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou
Thu 16 May 2024, 20:30 - Kings Place, London
> While a traditionalist in many ways, Hamzaoui is also a trailblazer, bringing the gnawa music to places... Asmâa Hamzaoui, the foremost female ambassador of Gnawa music, joins the Songlines Encounters... blues. Though women are essential to Gnawa rituals, there have not been many female Gnawa musicians... was born into a Casablanca family who have lived and breathed Gnawa - her father is a master musician
Friday 17 May 2024:
Vieux Farka Touré: Fundraiser for Gaza
Fri 17 May 2024, 19:30 - Kings Place, London
Kings Place and Earth Cruises are proud to present the return of Malian singer & guitarist Vieux... artfully between Malian Folk, with the unique instrumentation and style of Songhai’s deep musical tradition... and the Desert Blues, which first made the Farka Touré name legend.
With six solo albums
Wednesday 12 June 2024:
Jake Blount
Wed 12 Jun 2024, 20:00 - Kings Place, London
Kings Place welcomes back Jake Blount after his sell-out show in 2023, a rising star of American... roots music, whose work shines a light on the major contributions that Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ... artists have made to American folk traditions. Jake Blount is a rising star of American roots music, a... nominated for Artist of the Year at the 2023 International Folk Music Awards. He has also been showcased on
Sunday 24 November 2024:
Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents Duke Ellington’s New Orleans Suite
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 18:00 - Kings Place, London
London Jazz Festival performance of Duke Ellington’s New Orleans Suite. Intensely evocative, New Orlean... swing, but he’s added something more. There’s a swagger and grit to the opening track, Blues for New... drum for its blessings. Ellington’s music stands alone. It’s tempting to say that there’s Ellington and... musical director, Peter Edwards, Nu Civilisation Orchestra is earning a reputation as a shapeshifting
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