All London's live music

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.

Get ready to groove live with The Banjo Boys documentary & Madalitso Band’s epic tunes in one night!

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

Friday night with the fantastic Grupo Lokito, purveyors of a floor-filling mix of Congolese and Cuban sounds, featuring sweet, soulful vocals, ringing guitar and the swinging salsa piano of bandleader Sara McGuinness!

Boubacar Samake, son of the late Malian music legend Sibiri Samake, carries forward the deep spiritual tradition of Mali’s donso (hunter) music — a lineage of ritual melodies and rhythms played for courage, healing, and connection to the natural world.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.