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The St Chris Afro/Funk Collective
March 27 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
£8.25 – £13.75
The St Chris Afro/Funk Collective (A.K.A. The St Chris Jazz and World Music Ensemble) is hosting it’s yearly charity gig at Club 85 in Hitchin on March 27th; featuring a host of St Chris musicians, plus another appearance from the UK’s leading Afrobeat artist, and former Fela Kuti bandmate, Dele Sosimi.
The concert is curated by Justin Thurgur, who outside of his work at St Chris has an extensive performing cv, which includes a long term collaboratorion with Sosimi, being a member of the Cuban/Afrobeat project Cubafrobeat and the seminal English Folk band Bellowhead, plus session work with the likes of the legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, Cuban giants Giraldo Piloto, Julito Padron and Changuito, plus UK two-tone band The Selecter, and The Levellers.
Dele Sosimi was a member of Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 band, which he eventually left to form Positive Force with Fela’s son Femi Kuti. He was musical director of this band until he moved to the UK in the late 1990’s, when he set about forming his own group (Justin Thurgur was a part of that orginal line-up, and has been there ever since). More recently Sosimi has also been branching out in to other musical arenas, collaborating with the likes of Medlar and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, with remixes that have become established club soundtracks.
This year’s charity is “One Tree Planted”. A project which encourages the restoration of woodlands and forests in collaboration with local communities around the world.
Doors are at 7pm
Tickets:- £12.50 for adults, £7.50 for students + booking fee.
U18’s need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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