“The grooves are solid, the playing immaculate and the three-part vocal harmonies the icing on the cake”
Soothsayers
Dance-inducing grooves, heavy dub bass lines, afrobeat rhythms, sublime vocal harmonies, fiery horns interplay and strong political messages are all captured in catchy, upbeat feel-good music for the soul.
Soothsayers have led the way for the last two decades with a unique blend of UK jazz, afrobeat and reggae that has been a key influence in the explosion of young jazz talent that has emerged from London in the past few years.
With 7 studio albums to date (the latest released on Wah Wah 45s in 2018) and a gig list that includes most major UK festivals including Glastonbury and Womad plus a whole range of international appearances including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Rototom, Sierra Nevada California and Dhaka World Music Festival.
Plus, collaborations with top quality artists including a host of world famous Jamaicans like Johnny Clarke, Cornel Campbell, Michael Prophet, Little Roy as well as great work with UK based artists Mad Professor, Dennis Bovell, Earl 16 and Manasseh.
Soothsayers’ band leaders Idris Rahman and Robin Hopcraft have also lent their skills to an array of other projects including Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA, Ill Considered, Arun Ghosh, Aswad, Anoushka Shankar, “Fela” The Musical at the National Theatre and many more.
The band shows no signs of slowing their pace - their next album is in progress, with recordings done already in Brazil and with some choice London-based collaborators, again due for release on Wah Wah 45s.
Follow them online at soothsayers.net on Instagram Facebook Twitter & Spotify
Lakuna
Returning to SSP after performing at South Sounds, this up-and-coming South London band with be supporting Soothsayers, performing brand new, previously unheard music.
Esme Rothero, Ben Glasser and Max Fraser make up Lakuna. A new band drawing inspirations from soul, jazz and hip-hop to produce their uniquely soothing South London sound. After their first EP 'Evening Gold' they've played gigs around London featuring local jazz musicians on keys and sax and guest vocals. Definitely one to watch.
Please bring your mask with you to wear during the show. The best mask will win a prize!
Performance Info - We’re Keeping Things Safe!
To keep us all as safe as possible, we are encouraging the use of face coverings when in the theatre and everyone will be seated in pods of two. Please book additional pods if your group is a mixture of households or bubbles. Full audience guidelines will be sent out to all ticket holders closer to the show. Our COVID-19 precautions can be found above.
1 Seated Pod = 2 people from the same household or bubble
Date: Saturday 17th October | Doors 7:30 pm I Lakuna 8 - 8.45 pm I Interval I Soothsayers 9.15 - 10.15 pm - Please arrive in plenty of time to be served your drinks and seated
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A workshop as part of our South London Music Festival, supported by Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants .
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