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Antonio Forcione and Giorgio Serci
African Jazz Latin

Antonio Forcione and Giorgio Serci

Crazy Coqs Cabaret, W1F 7ED [Venue Details]

Legendary award-winning Italian acoustic guitar virtuoso and composer Antonio Forcione teams up with fellow Italian/Sardinian award-winning guitarist, composer, and educator Giorgio Serci. Passionate and melodic, these are world-class performers.

Thursday,
30 Apr 2026
@8.45pm

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Dig That Treasure & Baba Yaga's Hut present: Mohammad Syfkhan + more TBA
African Folk Middle Eastern

Dig That Treasure & Baba Yaga's Hut present: Mohammad Syfkhan + more TBA

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

Born in North-East Syria, Mohammad Syfkhan is a Kurdish musician who picked up the bouzouki while studying nursing in the early 1980s.

Syfkhan formed the popular group The Al-Rabie Band who performed festivals and weddings across Syria, while continuing to work as a surgical nurse.

Friday,
1 May 2026
@7.30pm

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Viva Cuba Late Late Show
African Cuban

Viva Cuba Late Late Show

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

The connection between Cuba and Ronnie Scott's goes way back. In the 80s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous sound of summer at the club.

Friday,
1 May 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio: Nueva Timba
African Cuban Jazz

Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio: Nueva Timba

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

Following the global acclaim of Timba a la Americana, virtuoso Cuban pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa returns with his most intimate project to date: Nueva Timba.

Saturday,
2 May 2026
@6.40pm

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Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio: Nueva Timba
African Cuban Jazz

Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio: Nueva Timba

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

Following the global acclaim of Timba a la Americana, virtuoso Cuban pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa returns with his most intimate project to date: Nueva Timba.

Saturday,
2 May 2026
@9.15pm

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Tommy WÁ
African Folk

Tommy WÁ

The Lower Third, The Lower Third (down), WC2H 8NJ [Venue Details]

A whole multitude of worlds exist within the music of Tommy WÁ,

Tuesday,
5 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Viva Cuba Late Late Show
African Cuban

Viva Cuba Late Late Show

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

The connection between Cuba and Ronnie Scott's goes way back. In the 80s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous sound of summer at the club.

Friday,
8 May 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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Viva Cuba Late Late Show
African Cuban

Viva Cuba Late Late Show

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

The connection between Cuba and Ronnie Scott's goes way back. In the 80s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous sound of summer at the club.

Friday,
15 May 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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WINNER MAN
African Gospel

WINNER MAN

Millfield Theatre, N18 1PJ [Venue Details]

Prepare yourself for an electrifying evening with Farly Mbele live in London!

Set your calendars for the 16th of May 2026, as this exceptional UK-based singer-songwriter takes the stage at the Millfield Theatre for a night of worship and celebration that you won't want to miss

Saturday,
16 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Tinariwen: The Hoggar Tour
African Blues

Tinariwen: The Hoggar Tour

O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 1JY [Venue Details]

With their long desert robes and Tuareg turbans or shesh, Tinariwen are the originators of what’s become known as ‘desert blues’, a style of music they themselves call ‘assuf’ which also means ‘longing’ or ‘homesickness’ in the Tamasheq language.

Monday,
18 May 2026
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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World Music Method Present Abdoulaye Samb (Senegal)
African

World Music Method Present Abdoulaye Samb (Senegal)

The Magic Garden, SW11 4LG [Venue Details]

Guitar-led trio grooving under a soulful Wolof voice, all the way from Senegal, we have the very wonderful Abdoulaye Samb.

Monday,
18 May 2026
@7.30pm

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Yakir Arbib & Conti Bilong ‘Afro Baroque’ : Album LaunchYakir Arbib & Conti B
African Jazz Middle Eastern

Yakir Arbib & Conti Bilong ‘Afro Baroque’ : Album LaunchYakir Arbib & Conti B

Crazy Coqs Cabaret, W1F 7ED [Venue Details]

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

Yakir and Conti will be performing music from their new album ‘Afro Baroque’.

Tuesday,
19 May 2026
@8.45pm

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Savara
African Pop

Savara

The Lower Third, The Lower Third (down), WC2H 8NJ [Venue Details]

Savara is a Grammy-certified Kenyan music producer and performer, widely recognised as a core member of the award-winning Afro-pop band Sauti Sol.

Thursday,
21 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Viva Cuba Late Late Show
African Cuban

Viva Cuba Late Late Show

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

The connection between Cuba and Ronnie Scott's goes way back. In the 80s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous sound of summer at the club.

Friday,
22 May 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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KONGO DIA NTOTILA LIVE: NEW FIRE, HOME TURF
African Jazz

KONGO DIA NTOTILA LIVE: NEW FIRE, HOME TURF

The Jago, E8 4AA [Venue Details]

Bringing fresh fire from a brand new album. Bassy, brassy, sunshine guitars & slick drums — you won’t stop dancing to Afrojoyful Kongo Jazz!

It’s been a minute, DALSTON! Get ready to DANCE!

Saturday,
23 May 2026
@9.00pm

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Viva Cuba Late Late Show
African Cuban

Viva Cuba Late Late Show

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

The connection between Cuba and Ronnie Scott's goes way back. In the 80s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous sound of summer at the club.

Friday,
29 May 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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Rhythm of Africa ft Olusegun The Stallion
African Afrobeat Jazz

Rhythm of Africa ft Olusegun The Stallion

Soul Mama, E20 1DB [Venue Details]

Olúségun and The Stallion is an Afrocontemporary band led by Nigerian saxophonist, vocalist, and storyteller Olúségun.

Rooted in Yoruba culture and inspired by the everyday poetry of Lagos life, the group blends Afrobeat, Juju, jazz, and indigenous rhythms into rich, immersive soundscapes.

Tuesday,
2 Jun 2026
@6.30pm

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Abel Selaocoe and Bantu Ensemble
African Classical Jazz

Abel Selaocoe and Bantu Ensemble

Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BP [Venue Details]

This concert will be approximately 90 minutes in duration, without an interval

Friday,
5 Jun 2026
@7.00pm

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Okailey – Ghana Groove and Afro-Fusion
African Jazz Rock

Okailey – Ghana Groove and Afro-Fusion

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

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

Friday,
12 Jun 2026
@7.30pm

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Osibisa
African Caribbean Rock

Osibisa

The Beck Theatre, UB3 2UE [Venue Details]

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.

Friday,
12 Jun 2026
@8.00pm

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Suntou Susso and the Gambian Superstars
African

Suntou Susso and the Gambian Superstars

Kings Place, Hall One, N1 9AG [Venue Details]

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

Sunday,
14 Jun 2026
@3.00pm

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Mulatu Astatke
African Jazz Latin

Mulatu Astatke

Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

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

Wednesday,
17 Jun 2026
@7.30pm

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Nana Benz du Togo
African Soul

Nana Benz du Togo

The Jazz Cafe, NW1 7PG [Venue Details]

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

Thursday,
18 Jun 2026
@7.00pm

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Africa Oyé x Barbican
African

Africa Oyé x Barbican

Barbican Hall, EC2Y 8DS [Venue Details]

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

Sunday,
21 Jun 2026
@7.30pm

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