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CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
African Cuban

CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST // 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,
9 Nov 2025
@1.00pm

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Suntou Susso
African

Suntou Susso

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

Born into the 700-year-old Griot tradition of West Africa, Suntou Susso is deeply connected to his heritage, which drives his vision as a musician. Griots are entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the history, culture and values of their people.

Wednesday,
12 Nov 2025
@7.00pm

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CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
African Cuban

CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST // 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,
16 Nov 2025
@1.00pm

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Sunday Concerts: Kyan Quartet & Ahmed Dickinson
African Classical Cuban

Sunday Concerts: Kyan Quartet & Ahmed Dickinson

Conway Hall, Main Hall, WC1R 4RL [Venue Details]

In a new Conway Hall collaboration with Echoes Festival’s African Diaspora series, acclaimed classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson joins forces with the Kyan Quartet to explore vibrant Afro-Cuban repertoire by Cuba’s most distinctive contemporary composers.

Sunday,
16 Nov 2025
@6.30pm

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Mulatu Astatke
African Jazz

Mulatu Astatke

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

One of Ethiopia’s most celebrated musicians and arrangers – and the ‘father of Ethio-jazz’ – brings his farewell show to London.

Sunday,
16 Nov 2025
@7.30pm

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Falle Nioke
African Alt / Indie Pop

Falle Nioke

The Lexington, N1 9JB [Venue Details]

Heavily championed by BBC 6 Music, the Guinea-born, now Margate-based, singer and multi instrumentalist FALLE NIOKE has captivated audiences across the world with his addictive brand of mercurial afro-pop.

Thursday,
20 Nov 2025
@7.30pm

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N’Faly Kouyaté
African Electronic

N’Faly Kouyaté

Pizza Express Live Holborn, WC1V 6LF [Venue Details]

N’Faly Kouyaté is a world renowned Griot master musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a core member of Afro Celt Sound System, and as the “Jimi Hendrix of the Kora!”.

Sunday,
23 Nov 2025
@1.00pm

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Lagos to London
African Afrobeat Jazz

Lagos to London

Southbank Centre, Clore Ballroom, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

Join musicians across generations for a celebration of Nigerian music and culture and how it shaped UK jazz, with performances and workshops.

Sunday,
23 Nov 2025
@1.45pm

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Oumou Sangaré with BBC Concert Orchestra
African Jazz Orchestral

Oumou Sangaré with BBC Concert Orchestra

Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

Experience the legendary Malian singer – known as ‘The Songbird of Wassoulou’ – in a concert where the soul of Wassoulou meets the power of orchestral sound.

Sunday,
23 Nov 2025
@6.30pm

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ALL POWER EMANATES FROM THE LAND + Shenece Oretha (solo)
African Caribbean Various genres

ALL POWER EMANATES FROM THE LAND + Shenece Oretha (solo)

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

ALL POWER EMANATES FROM THE LAND is a new live audiovisual performance expanding on the soundscape made for Jessica Ashman’s exhibition ‘Those That Do Not Smile Will Kill Me’, at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery...

Sunday,
30 Nov 2025
@7.30pm

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Old School Raï Night
African

Old School Raï Night

Rich Mix, The Stage, E1 6LA [Venue Details]

A night of old school Algerian Raï music presented by Culturama and El Besta.

Saturday,
6 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Rob de Boer
African Latin Soul

Rob de Boer

Hootananny Brixton, SW2 1DF [Venue Details]

Soulful smooth vocals and evocative lyricism

Rob de Boer is a half-Dutch, half-Irish singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and visual artist based between Dublin and London.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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Snowboy & The Latin Section
African Cuban Jazz

Snowboy & The Latin Section

Pizza Express Live Holborn, WC1V 6LF [Venue Details]

There can be no denying that the pyrotechnic Snowboy And The Latin Section are Europe's leading Afro Cuban Jazz group. From their debut release in 1985, they have released 16 albums and played concerts and festivals in over 22 countries, from Holland to Australia, from Japan to Scotland.

Sunday,
14 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra
African Cuban Jazz

Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra

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

Eliane Correa & La Evolución is a fresh, high-energy 12-piece Cuban timba fusion orchestra consisting of some of the UK's top Cuban and Latin musicians.

Bandleader Eliane Correa, a renowned Latina pianist and composer, is a key figure in the representation of Cuban music and culture in the UK.

Thursday,
8 Jan 2026
@6.30pm

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Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra
African Cuban Jazz

Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra

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

Eliane Correa & La Evolución is a fresh, high-energy 12-piece Cuban timba fusion orchestra consisting of some of the UK's top Cuban and Latin musicians.

Bandleader Eliane Correa, a renowned Latina pianist and composer, is a key figure in the representation of Cuban music and culture in the UK.

Thursday,
8 Jan 2026
@9.15pm

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Cancelled
Camilla George
African Hip Hop Jazz

Camilla George

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

Visionary saxophonist and composer Camilla George returns to Ronnie Scott’s for a powerful showcase of her intoxicating fusion of jazz, Afrofuturism and hip hop, deeply rooted in West African rhythm and storytelling.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@6.30pm

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Cancelled
Camilla George
African Hip Hop Jazz

Camilla George

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

Visionary saxophonist and composer Camilla George returns to Ronnie Scott’s for a powerful showcase of her intoxicating fusion of jazz, Afrofuturism and hip hop, deeply rooted in West African rhythm and storytelling.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@9.15pm

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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,
6 Feb 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,
13 Feb 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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Osibisa
African Caribbean Rock

Osibisa

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

"Jimi Hendrix watched them rehearse, Stevie Wonder joined them on drums, and Fela Kuti partied with them in Lagos..." Guardian UK

Friday,
20 Feb 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,
20 Feb 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,
27 Feb 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,
6 Mar 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,
13 Mar 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

More Details

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,
20 Mar 2026
Doors open
@ 11.15pm

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165 Events today| Wed. 05 Nov