
Let yourself be carried to the West African highlife, Afro Jazz & the mesmerising rhythm of Fela’s Afrobeat with musicians who were there.
Let yourself be carried to the West African highlife, Afro Jazz & the mesmeric rhythm of Fela’s Afrobeat with musicians who were there.
Ed Emeka Keazor will lead from the front, and this time will be joined by a giant of Afrobeat, Dele Sosimi.
Dele Sosimi played keyboards with Fela’s Egypt 80 from 1979–86. He featured on major tracks and albums of the period, including Army Arrangement, Original Sufferhead, Authority Stealing, ITT (International Thief Thief), Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense and several others. In 1986, he left to found Positive Force with Femi Kuti and from then until 1994 he played keyboards and was musical director of the band. Dele relocated to London and has released five studio albums of his own, toured extensively as well as being musical consultant and keyboard player for the National Theatre production of ‘Fela, The Musical’ in 2010. In 2019 his “Too Much Information” (Laolu remix) became one of the UK’s Afro-House anthems.
When
Wednesday 11 November 2026, 7.30pm – 11pm
Tickets
£25, book at eventbrite.com.


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