African Soul Rebels
Tickets: £34.50
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African Soul Rebels, Music Beyond Mainstream’s trailblazing live series, 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 Les Amazones d’Afrique - the powerhouse collective of West African artists whose music fuses ancient roots with urgent, future-facing sounds and a message of strength, unity and change.
From Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage to President Obama’s playlist the voices of Les Amazones d’Afrique are being heard worldwide. Female warriordom has never sounded so fierce - or so danceable.
Line up for Les Amazones D'Afrique:
Singers:
- Mamani Keita
- Fafa Ruffino
- Adeola Soyemi
Musicians:
- Xavier Pernet (drums)
- Manu Chavanet (keyboard)
African Soul Rebels is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME.
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 Guinean-born, Cardiff-based musician N’Famady Kouyaté. An award-winning balafon virtuoso, his uplifting sound blends West African traditions with indie and jazz influences. Winner of the 2023 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, he delivers joyful, high-energy performances packed with charisma, musicianship and infectious rhythms.
This isn’t just a gig.
It’s a revival of a movement.
A celebration of African creativity, resistance and innovation - past, present and future.
This event is part of Music Beyond Mainstream (MBM), a network of large scale UK venues collaborating to present exceptional diverse artists and distinctive musical voices beyond the mainstream touring circuit.
"A rousing and defiantly modern revolution in sound"Q Magazine
"A proud, forceful demonstration of the strength and variety of modern African music"The Independent
"Powerhouse West African supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique open day two of Glastonbury with a set that combines striking political activism with desert blues, dub, and crunchy, glitched-out electronics... It’s a remarkable mix of sweetness, seriousness and technical skill"The Guardian
"Noble causes seldom generate music as exuberant"Los Angeles Times
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