“The four-piece collective will perform a live premiere of the nine-track album – also featuring the exceptional talents of guitarist Reuben Reynolds and bassist Josh Vadiveloo – in full at St Mary’s Parish Church in Handsworth – known as the Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution – on Friday 23rd February.
At the full album performance in Birmingham, the band will be joined by special guest, Gboyega Adelaja – a former keyboard player with the Hugh Masekela Ojah Band and George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, and collaborator with renowned Nigerian musicians including Anikulapo Kuti and T Mac.
Beginning with an enchanting exploration of ancient Orisa music from the Yorùbá people of West Africa, the evening will also explore the vibrant rhythms of the Highlife genre, which blends Western jazz melodies and structures with Ghanaian and Nigerian dance band styles and traditions.”