Event: Spoek Mathambo (@SPOEK_MATHAMBO) Live At Rich Mix London For The Serious Space Festival

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Spoek Mathambo Live

London Rich Mix

May 20th 2017, 8pm

There is little doubt that South Africa is one of the most excit­ing music­al hubs in the world today, and who bet­ter as its ambas­sad­or than the inim­it­able Spoek Math­ambo.

With two solo albums under his belt (not to men­tion his col­lab­or­at­ive pro­jects Fant­asma and Batuk), Spoek Math­ambo is a true music act­iv­ist, show­cas­ing and stretch­ing the lim­its of elec­tron­ic music and hip hop. On his new album Mzansi Beat Code, released in April, he pushes it one step fur­ther, abandon­ing vocals to focus on pro­duc­tion, cre­at­ing a soph­ist­ic­ated yet densely woven land­scape which mixes vari­ous South Afric­an house schools (Bac­ardi, iGqomu, Sghubu), Clas­sic­al House, Techno, Rap and folk music Kwazulu Maskandi.

Armed with a Roland sampler and his laptop, Spoek height­ens off­beat rhythms to build sound col­lages where per­cus­sion, boun­cing gui­tars, and a bewil­der­ing array of samples (excerpts from phone con­ver­sa­tions, radio inter­views, speeches, sketches, old TV shows etc) inter­sect.
Mzansi Beat Code, is also Spoek’s trib­ute to all past, present and future South Afric­an musi­cians for the strength they give it. South Afric­an cul­ture is alive, and brim­ming with more energy than ever. Spread the word.

Spoek Math­ambo will be play­ing live at the Rich Mix on May 20th as part of the ‘Ser­i­ous Space’ Fest­iv­al. The fest­iv­al offers a pro­gramme of innov­at­ive new work coupled with a range of con­tem­por­ary music and col­lab­or­at­ive arts pro­jects. It provides a plat­form for show­cas­ing excit­ing new artists along­side more estab­lished acts who are present­ing new work and live music across six nights in club ven­ues; a vibrant addi­tion to the area’s diverse cal­en­dar.

For Tick­ets vis­it: http://serious.org.uk/events/spoek-mathambo

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Rishma Dhaliwal

Rishma Dhaliwal

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. Cur­rently work­ing in TV, Rishma brings her PR and media know­ledge to I am Hip Hop and oth­er pro­jects by No Bounds.

About Rishma Dhaliwal

Rishma Dhaliwal
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. Currently working in TV, Rishma brings her PR and media knowledge to I am Hip Hop and other projects by No Bounds.