African Soul Rebels - VENUE CHANGE

Afrobeat. Dance. Folk. West African Blues. World. feat Les Amazones d'Afrique, Gasper Nali, & N'famady Kouyaté. African Soul Rebels is reborn for a new era - celebrating fearless artists who reshape tradition, challenge borders, and put rhythm at the centre of resistance and joy. Leading the charge are the electrifying L'Amazones d'Afrique - the powerhouse collective of West African artists whose music fuses ancient roots with future-facing sounds and a message of unity and change. Joining them is the phenomenal Gasper Nali, a not-so-traditional babatoni player from the shores of Lake Malawi. With his 3-metre-long, one-stringed homemade bass guitar, a stick and an empty beer bottle, plus a cow-skin kick drum and collaborators on percussion and guitar, he creates impossibly danceable Afro beats with playful, joyful hooks. Opening the night is the one and only, N'famady Kouyaté, who has been building an enthusiastic UK audience with his unique musical style ever since he relocated to Wales from Guinea in 2019. Winner of the 2023 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, N'famady's music is a blend of his West African heritage and western musical influences from the likes of Super Furry Animals and The Flaming Lips.