ONLY JOE + JALLYKEBBA SUSSO AND MANDING SABU + MAYBE MYRTLE TYRTLE + BOBBY GANDOLF
Wormfood Presents: ONLY JOE conscious, highly energetic and multi faceted ten-piece reggae outfit from London + JALLYKEBBA SUSSO AND MANDING SABU truly international band, made up of a 7-strong core of hyper-talented African, European and British musicians, Jallykebba Susso’s combines the history-rich, melodious sound of the Mandinka kora with powerful party-smashing grooves drawing on reggae, afrobeat, rock, [...]
GYPSY HILL + GYPSY WINE CARTEL + TIGER SOZE + DJ SHEFITZA
Kokolo Presents: GYPSY HILL 7 piece bringing the balls and the brass from the Balkans, surf-rock Mediterranean guitar lines, Arabic & Jewish melodies, massive bass-lines and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats + GYPSY WINE CARTEL finely sculpting a home-made mix of gypsy-ska with a chisel, a bottle of wine and a can of [...]
SHEELANAGIG + BLACKBERRY WOOD + THE JOHN LANGAN BAND + MR HOVIS
Wormfood Presents: SHEELANAGIG, Bristol purveyors of the finest Balkan jazz-folk mayhem, exhilarating and intense live performances, incredible players force you to dance your socks off + BLACKBERRY WOOD, cabaret spin on old musical styles adding big juicy modern flavours like jumpin’ ska, rock and roll, blues, bumpin’ hip-hop, gypsy punk ‘n many other irresistible body shakin’, [...]
THE DROP + KILLAMONJAMBO + BENIN CITY + DJS HNKY KNG b2b PORK MEDALLION
SUBLIVE PRESENT: THE DROP reggae of their own kind; heavy and melodic, moving the body with deep bass-lines and grooves and Dandelion’s unmistakable voice + KILLAMONJAMBO Lock up your daughters, put on your brown trousers and grab the nearest fire extinguisher, because this funk, rock, ska, dance skank are on fire! Tearing horn lines of [...]
NILA BAND
Rootmaster presents NILA BAND: exciting new project that sets out to bring together some of Senegalese most exciting talent in a collaboration that will take the audience on a journey of traditional music through to the influences of blues, salsa, jazz, reggae and Mbalax that infuses Senegalese music today.
WUNTANARA
Rootmaster presents WUTANARA: London’s premier West African music and dance ensemble blend red hot Guinean rhythms with soulful songs from the village, accompanied by traditional West African instruments.
VIOLENTANGO
Rootmaster presents VIOLENTANGO: energetic contemporary instrumental Tango, traditional tango themes with 60′s mainstream influences. Dazzling technical display, a mesmerizing stage presence to delight
ATONGO ZIMBA
Rootmaster presents ANTONGO ZIMBA: from the north of Ghana. Playing instruments such as flutes and percussion, as well as using their voices to make different sounds, many of which mimicked birds and animals
MANOS NEGRAS
Rootmaster presents MANOS NEGRAS, Led by Peruvian maestro Kieffer Santander, different rhythms of black Peruvian music with rhythms from La Lima Criolla’s, with the constant sounds of drums, and the melody of classical and modern strings. Melodic voices and energetic dancers.
KALAKUTA MILLIONAIRES
Rootmaster presents KALAKUTA MILLIONAIRES who have carved a reputation as one of the most dynamic live acts to come out of the UK. Drawing together some of the UK’s finest Jazz, Funk, African and Latin musicians, the festival band has had airtime on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, there’s been Kalakuta Millionaires tunes [...]