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Take a detour in June 2016 and make your way to Calbourne Mill to hear some of the best music you didn’t know you liked. Dele Sosimi’s Afrobeat Orchestra; Justin Thurgur’s Afro-Jazz Septet; South London All Ska’s South London cats; ArHai Ethereal Balkan Folk Electronica; The Boom Yeh; CajunDaze Cajun; Fellowship of Groove; General Skank and many more + DJ Earl Grey, DJ Sepia, DJ Headfunk, DJ Global, Psychedelic Sound System, DJ Ember, DJDJ, Doctor DJ.
Keyboardist & Musical Director Dele Sosimi was born in Hackney but returned to Nigeria aged 4 and grew up with the Afrobeat revolution, playing in the Godfather Fela Kuti’s band for 6 years at their peak (he featured on the recent film), and afterwards a decade with son Femi. More recently he’s been hitting London dancefloors hard with all-nighters in hot venues and tunes produced by Nostalgia 77 on the hip WahWah 45s imprint. His 8-piece band includes many of the faces of the London Afrobeat aristocracy.