London’s Ultimate Music Calendar

An evening of breathtaking musical journeys, bringing together two acclaimed projects from L’Antidote + Naïssam Jalal & Roberto Negro that explore the restorative power of sound.

JASAD جَسَد (Arabic for “Body”) is the new album by Palestinian Nay virtuoso and percussionist Faris Ishaq, a breath-driven manifesto reimagining the Nay

The soulful voice of Samin Ghorbani, the enchanting sound of Shurangiz of Vahid Taremi, and the modern elements and clarinet of Rouzbeh Esfand bring to York what the Persian Trio refers to as “the sound of their shadows from a Trembling Land”.

This highly inventive six-piece contemporary jazz-fusion and World Music band are about to release their fourth album this Autumn just in time for the 2026 EFG London Jazz Festival.

Palestinian composer and viola soloist Samer Rashed returns to London with Strings of the Levant, blending Arabic maqam, Sahara-inspired rhythms and jazz improvisation.

One of Israel’s greatest songwriters and composers, Mati Caspi was a cultural icon whose music shaped Israeli life across decades.

Estuary is a celebration of encounter, transformation, and shared humanity. Inspired by the place where freshwater meets the sea, where currents merge and new life begins, the programme explores the creative possibilities that emerge when musical traditions flow together.

Pianist Roberto Fonseca and cellist Vincent Segal move effortlessly between contemporary, electronic, jazz and world music, creating an intimate, genre-blurring dialogue.

Bálint Gyémánt’s Trio is no stranger to the international jazz scene. Their album Vortex of Silence, released by the German label Jazzhaus Records, has reached jazz audiences across Europe and as far afield as China in recent years.

Fatoumata Diawara is pure energy, a magnetic force in contemporary African music whose voice carries the joy, pain and power of an entire continent. Singing in her mother tongue, Bambara, she transforms deeply personal stories into universal messages of hope, resilience and freedom.

Described by BBC World News as “The Diva of the Sudanese Desert”, singer Amira Kheir has established herself as a leading voice emerging from Africa and the Middle East over the last decade.

Music has many traditions, and Julian Joseph is a huge admirer of folk traditions from all over the world, including those at the heart of jazz and classical music.

Join the internationally acclaimed traditional Arabic Takht ensemble for an evening of Egyptian music from the 19th and 20th centuries in a special concert for the EFG London Jazz Festival 2026

Music – Food – Talks – Coffee – crafts

Mashallah! It’s Mozart…but not as you’ve heard it!

DakhaBrakha — is world-music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian «ethnic chaos» band DakhaBrakha, create a world of unexpected new music.

The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time.

Mashallah! It’s Mozart…but not as you’ve heard it!

Mashallah! It’s Mozart…but not as you’ve heard it!

There is something quietly radical about hearing centuries-old melodies rise beneath the vaulted ceilings of St Martin-in-the-Fields, candlelight flickering against stone as an ancient musical tradition unfolds in real time, note by note, entirely unrehearsed.

Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating the centenary of the silent cinema classic Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925), to be screened in a brand-new restoration courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art in New York,

Get ready to dive into the hypnotic rhythms and vibes of Gnawa like never before at Tabernacle!
A Soulful Night of Gnawa Trance & Healing Music with Maâlem Boujmaa Bouboul

Experience an authentic evening of Moroccan Gnawa trance and spiritual healing music live at The Tabernacle in London.

JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC NIGHT: HEADLINE ACT: Mathea Radwan and Anita Łazińska Duet - American and Polish Jazz Songbook. Support Acts:No Wahala Sound Orchestra(World Music) & Jafira JENUMZ Naqvi;(Poet)

Mehfil Masti, a unique evening where no two shows are ever the same.

Get ready to vibe with some authentic Moroccan tunes and good times with the Neghma Band!

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