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Rage Against the Tagine
African Jazz Middle Eastern

Rage Against the Tagine

Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

Get ready for a genre-defying journey with Rage Against the Tagine – a powerhouse fusion group blending the soul of jazz with the fire of Middle Eastern and North African rhythms.

Friday,
25 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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Fulu Miziki
African Punk

Fulu Miziki

The Fox and Firkin, SE13 6JZ [Venue Details]

Eco–Friendly–Afro–futuristic–Punk–Assemble returns to the Fox after last year’s incomparable performance.

Friday,
25 Jul 2025
@9.00pm

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Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua
African

Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua

The Camden Club, NW1 8AN [Venue Details]

Join us for a night of African music with Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua including FOX from universalsoulradio.com and DJ Jay P on the night.

Saturday,
2 Aug 2025
@7.30pm

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Dudù Kouate
African Experimental Jazz

Dudù Kouate

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

Renowned for his mastery of pan-African traditional instruments and rhythms alongside cutting-edge experimental jazz, Dudù Kouate journeys through his cultural influences in this rare solo show.

Sunday,
10 Aug 2025
@3.00pm

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Trail of Ganoush
African Jazz Middle Eastern

Trail of Ganoush

Next Door Records, W12 7LJ [Venue Details]

When Middle Eastern heat meets Nordic melancholy…

Sunday,
10 Aug 2025
@7.00pm

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Dudù Kouate
African Experimental Jazz

Dudù Kouate

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

Renowned for his mastery of pan-African traditional instruments and rhythms alongside cutting-edge experimental jazz, Dudù Kouate journeys through his cultural influences in this rare solo show.

Sunday,
10 Aug 2025
@7.30pm

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BBC Proms: The Cavemen.
African Jazz Soul

BBC Proms: The Cavemen.

Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP [Venue Details]

Before there was afrobeat there was highlife – a joyful, good-times Ghanaian musical style that took on new gloss in 1960s Nigeria.

There will be no interval.

Tuesday,
12 Aug 2025
@10.15pm

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KANDA BONGO MAN
African Dance

KANDA BONGO MAN

100 Club, W1D 1LL [Venue Details]

The king of Congolese Soukous returns to the 100 Club this Summer for another special night of music and dancing.

Friday,
15 Aug 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Jazz Africa
African Jazz

Jazz Africa

Jazzlive at the Crypt, SE5 8QZ [Venue Details]

Jazz Africa is Basil Hodge’s exciting new project. It is jazz from across the African continent.

Friday,
15 Aug 2025
@8.00pm

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Osibisa
African Rock

Osibisa

Boisdale Of Canary Wharf, E14 4QT [Venue Details]

Get ready for a night of high energy Afro-rock as the legendary Osibisa take the stage at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on Saturday, August 16th. Famed for their infectious fusion of African rhythms, Caribbean grooves, jazz, and rock, Osibisa were true pioneers of the world music movement in the 1970s.

Saturday,
16 Aug 2025
@9.00pm

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CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SIMO LAGNAWI // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
African

CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SIMO LAGNAWI // LIVE MUSIC // FREE

Grow, E9 5LN [Venue Details]

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

Sunday,
17 Aug 2025
@1.00pm

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FREE
Fabiola Mendez
African Cuban Jazz

Fabiola Mendez

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, W1D 4HT [Venue Details]

Fabiola Méndez is a Puerto Rican cuatrista, singer, educator, and Emmy-nominated composer. Her artistic vision and original music focus on the exploration of her culture, her ancestry, and her identities.

Sunday,
17 Aug 2025
@8.00pm

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The Vimala Rowe Quartet
African Blues Jazz

The Vimala Rowe Quartet

Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

World Jazz vocalist debuts her new show….

VIMALA ROWE: Vimala’s new original music is created from eclectic influences of music from Jazz and Blues to African and Indian folk, UK Indie and Soul.

Tuesday,
19 Aug 2025
@8.30pm

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Madalitso Band – Open Air Show
African

Madalitso Band – Open Air Show

The Fox and Firkin, SE13 6JZ [Venue Details]

Enjoy the joyous sound of the Malawian duo as they blend homemade instruments with irresistible vocal harmonies at this outdoor show.

Wednesday,
20 Aug 2025
@7.00pm

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Nyboma – Congolese Rumba Royalty
African

Nyboma – Congolese Rumba Royalty

Soul Mama, E20 1DB [Venue Details]

Nyboma: The Golden Voice of Congolese Rumba Returns to London by Popular Demand – Live Full Band + DJ at Soul Mama!

This special evening launches Toleka’s bold new series honouring Africa’s greatest musical icons.

Sunday,
24 Aug 2025
@6.30pm

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Kasai Masai
African

Kasai Masai

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

A special Sunday night with legendary African groovesters Kasai Masai, mixing the traditional rural songs of the Congo with urban rhythms and their own imagination…

The band create a delicious Soukous soup, guaranteed to make you smile and dance!

Sunday,
24 Aug 2025
@8.30pm

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Santrofi
African

Santrofi

229 London, Venue 1, W1W 5PN [Venue Details]

Santrofi are a Ghanian highlife group who formed in 2019. The members have played in the bands of countless Ghanaian artists including Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, AK Yeboah, and AB Crentsil.

Thursday,
4 Sep 2025
@7.00pm

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Damas Gratis & Los Mirlos
African Latin

Damas Gratis & Los Mirlos

Electric Ballroom, NW1 8QP [Venue Details]

This 2025 is the year to enjoy the rhythm of cumbia by the hand of Damas Gratis & Los Mirlos.

Sunday,
7 Sep 2025
@7.00pm

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Wiyaala
African Folk

Wiyaala

The Sound Lounge, SM1 1NU [Venue Details]

The new Afro-Folk sensation makes her Sound Lounge debut!

Wiyaala, meaning "the doer" is an award winning singer songwriter from Funsi in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Friday,
12 Sep 2025
@8.00pm

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AJEET
African Folk Latin

AJEET

Union Chapel, N1 2UN [Venue Details]

Those who come to Ajeet’s concerts can expect moments of all-encompassing calm, an experience of music as a mode of ritual and connection, and exuberant realms of celebration and release.

Tuesday,
16 Sep 2025
@7.30pm

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Yakir Arbib and Conti Bilong
African Jazz

Yakir Arbib and Conti Bilong

Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RW [Venue Details]

‘Afro Baroque’ is the new exciting multi-cultural duo collaboration between international award winning pianist and composer Yakir Arbib, and Manu Dibango's Cameroonian virtuoso drummer and vocalist Conti Bilong.

Thursday,
18 Sep 2025
@8.00pm

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Tim Lyre
African

Tim Lyre

Camden Assembly, Downstairs, NW1 8AN [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Thursday,
25 Sep 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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137 Events today| Wed. 23 Jul