EVENT | SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS WEST AFRICAN DANCE BAND ‘ORCHESTRA BAOBAB’

By Rishma • On Events

SOUND­CRASH PRESENTS:

ORCHES­TRA BAOBAB

+ HELIO­CENTRICS
+ SHINGAI

Fri­day 27 Septem­ber, 7pm-11pm

Round­house

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Tickets £32.45

West Africa’s most iconic and influential dance band, Orchestra Baobab, are coming to London’s Roundhouse for their one and only UK tour date of 2019.

Orches­tra Baobab fuse Africo-Cuban jazz, with Con­golese Rumba, ‘Son Cubano’ and Por­tuguese Creole.

Formed in 1970 as the house band for Baobab Club in Dakar, the band went on to become one of  West Afric­an’s dom­in­ant bands of the 1970s, record­ing 20 albums before break­ing up in 1987. After the release of some of their music cata­logue by World Cir­cuit records, the band’s pop­ular­ity in the UK and Europe soared, prompt­ing them to reform in 2001.

The band’s pop­ular­ity has been stead­ily rising since then, as their spell­bind­ing live shows have bought in new admirers as well as keep­ing long-stand­ing fans hooked. They’ve sold over 4 mil­lion albums and con­tin­ue to release new music today.

After a string of sold-out events, the only oppor­tun­ity to see this legendary band this year in the UK, takes place on 27 September.

 

 

 

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.