All London's live music

Celebrate Pan-Africanism through rhythm, lineage and sound with artists responding to the visual arts exhibition, co-hosted by Moses Boyd and Jamz Supernova.

This extraordinary ensemble brings an electrifying fusion of Ghanaian music, guaranteed to set your heart on fire.

Osibisa are a pioneering British-Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro-rock band formed in London in 1969 by four expatriate West African musicians and three Caribbean musicians.

Wiyaala is a brilliant and exhilarating talent who holds a special place in our hearts after her incredible performance as the star of an emotionally charged night at the SL last September. If you were there (or at her recent cameo at one of our fundraisers), you know what we mean.

From the melas of Bangladesh to the streets of Havana, via the back alleys of Lagos and on to a London jazz club. This is the sound giving the city its new accent.

Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.

Kora master Suntou Susso is joined by his all-Gambian ensemble, the Gambian Superstars, for their debut UK performance, blending kora, balafon, percussion, drums, bass, keys and saxophone

The ‘father of Ethio-jazz’, and one of Ethiopia’s most celebrated musicians and arrangers, performs timeless classics from across his career.

Togo’s most electrifying five-piece fuses raw voodoo rhythms with electro-soul built for the dancefloor.

Renowned for his mastery of pan-African traditional instruments alongside cutting-edge experimental jazz, Dudù Kouate joins cellist Julia Biłat to journey through their cultural influences.

The UK’s largest festival of African music and culture presents three of the continent's most exciting artists: Ghorwane, Kizaba and Patoranking.

Cheikh Lô is a legendary Senegalese singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the most distinctive voices in modern African music.

Very excited to welcome back King Ayisoba for his first shows at OTO in nearly eight years! Often called “King of Kologo” and “a living legend”, King Ayisoba has a unique sound and significant range of voices, creating a music like no other.

Very excited to welcome back King Ayisoba for his first shows at OTO in nearly eight years! Often called “King of Kologo” and “a living legend”, King Ayisoba has a unique sound and significant range of voices, creating a music like no other.

Electric Jalaba (Morocco/UK) explore the entrancing overlap between traditional Moroccan gnawa and live dance music with a hypnotizing, electrifying and truly floor-filling sound.

This concert is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes in duration, including an interval

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Gamelan Sekar Enggal is the UK’s foremost ensemble for the Sundanese music of West Java.

Roland Perrin’s Blue Planet Orchestra is a new project featuring a six piece band playing the music of Roland Perrin. Perrin is a pianist and composer steeped in the traditions of jazz, Latin and African music.

Her unique voice explores reconnection to African roots, the sacred feminine, ancestors, and the earth.

The world famous acappella and dance group make a long-awaited return to the UK!

Arguably Zimbabwe’s greatest ambassadors, Black Umfolosi's performances are inspired by the traditional song and dance of their native southern Africa, with a beauty and enthusiasm that is unrivalled.

Hailing from a thriving London Jazz scene this up-and-coming group straddles many traditions and puts on a show that leaves audiences astounded.

Get ready for an unforgettable evening as two of South Africa’s most loved voices, Jo Black and Refentse, take the stage together as The Nickleblacks.

Pat Kalla and his Super Mojo present an African-disco groove that’s refined and airy, spreading warmth from the body to the soul.

Known for their ability to ignite energy and warmth on stage, effortlessly loosening up even the stiffest muscles.

Merging afro-jazz, funk, and indigenous Thai instruments

Thai-born drummer, producer and composer Salin heads to London!

Salin creates musich which merges afro-jazz, funk, and indigenous Thai instruments, forming a new sub-genre that she calls “Afro Thai Funk”.