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Pama International perform Trojan Songbook / Band On The Wall
2025-02-01 19:30 (Europe/London) | Band On The Wall, 27 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ, United Kingdom
Pama International’s deep connection with Trojan Records began in 2006 when they became the first new band to sign with the iconic reggae label in 30 years. Their album ‘Trojan Sessions’ featured songs by Sean Flowerdew, performed by reggae legends like Derrick Morgan and Dawn Penn. In 2016, they launched Trojan Records’ club night in London, followed by a successful 2018 UK tour that ended with sold-out shows at the O2 Academy Islington. In spring 2025, Pama International will present The Trojan Songbook Part 2, featuring Trojan hits and new material from their album ‘Return of the Unity Rockers’. Attendees will receive an exclusive collector’s Trojan songbook.

Since 2001, Pama International has released seventeen albums and recorded five BBC sessions, earning praise from DJs like David Rodigan and Steve Lamacq. They’ve collaborated with artists such as Ken Boothe, and their lineup includes members from The Specials and Madness. Sean Flowerdew’s music has featured in films like ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’. The band has a strong live following, performing with The Specials and Jimmy Cliff, and at festivals like Glastonbury. Their live reputation includes sell-out shows at London’s 100 Club and Jazz Cafe, and a 2018 soul revue at Alexandra Palace with 7000 attendees.

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E L U C I D / YES
2025-02-01 19:00 | YES, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB
Stream and download his latest (and Fat Possum debut) REVELATOR, here.

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JPEGMAFIA / Albert Hall
2025-01-31 19:00 - 23:00 | Albert Hall, 27 Peter St, Manchester, M2 5QR
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Multi-talented experimental rapper, producer, performer, and leader of the underground rap scene, JPEGMAFIA (Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, “Peggy”) is coming to Manchester on the 31st of January 2025!

After producing six tracks on Kanye West’s latest album and a very successful 2023 with “SCARING THE HOES!”, JPEGMAFIA returns with their new single “don’t rely on other men”, taken from an upcoming album and a world tour called LAY DOWN MY LIFE.

UPGRADED TO ACADEMY FROM ALBERT HALL

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Todd Terje & Mr Scruff + Werkha + Andrea Trout / Manchester Cathedral
2025-01-31 18:00 - 23:00 | Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, Manchester, M3 1SX
Presented by Moovin Festival

We are delighted to announce a “udderly” fantastic line up within the awe-inspiring surroundings of Manchester Cathedral Returning to Manchester for our first party of the year is Norwegian music maestro Todd Terje who is ready to captivate audiences once again after his memorable performance at Moovin Festival 2023. We just had to bring him back for another show. Joining him is the beloved Moovin favorite and Mancunian legend, Mr. Scruff, creating a unique and exciting sonic pairing not to be missed! Werkha will also perform live , bringing his signature blend of jazz-inspired beats, which have been captivating listeners for nearly a decade along with multiple festival appearances. Kicking off the evening will be the soulful and groovy selector, Andrea Trout, who will set the perfect tone for what promises to be a special night of music to keep you “Moovin”

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Mud Morganfield: Son of Muddy Waters / Blues Kitchen
2025-01-29 19:00 | The Blues Kitchen, 13 Quay St, Manchester, M3 3HN, United Kingdom
As the eldest son of blues legend Muddy Waters, Mud Morganfield is a multi-award-winning artist and world-renowned bluesman whose performances are not to be missed.

Raised around blues greats, his sound is deeply rooted in Chicago blues, with his exceptional songwriting defining his successful career. With albums praised by icons like Buddy Guy and Jools Holland, Mud continues his father’s legacy, bringing the spirit of Muddy Waters to audiences worldwide.

Backed by top UK musicians, don’t miss the chance to see him live at The Blues Kitchen in an intimate setting.

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Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Band / Band On The Wall
2025-01-26 19:00 | Band On The Wall, 27 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ, United Kingdom
Band on the Wall is thrilled to present the Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti. Renowned for his relentless energy and powerful, vibrant performances, Femi continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his thought-provoking messages and exhilarating shows.

In 2021, he released Legacy +, a double album on Partisan Records. This special collection features Stop The Hate, his latest work, alongside For(e)ward, the debut album from his eldest son, Made Kuti. Stop The Hate showcases Femi’s signature Afrobeat sound, honed over a storied career, and reflects his unwavering commitment to political and social activism. The track PaPaPa received glowing acclaim from top international critics and earned a nomination at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Despite his tireless efforts for social justice, Femi’s boundless passion and drive remain undiminished. His advocacy for global causes has been both tireless and impactful, with his recent performances serving as a testament to his influence and brilliance. A sought-after collaborator, Femi Kuti has worked with an array of artists, from Coldplay to electronic producer Robert Hood and French hip-hop group IAM. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to see Femi Kuti and his ensemble, The Positive Force, as they bring an electrifying celebration of Africa to the UK. A Band on the Wall fundraiserBar open: 5.00pmArtists on stage: 7.30pmCurfew: 11.00pmStage: The Venue

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Earthgang / Gorilla
2025-01-26 19:00 | Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester, M1 5WW
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Mount Kimbie (DJ) / YES
2025-01-25 23:00 | YES, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB

Pique Roscoe, Blind Mic, Treks & Conduit / Stage & Radio
2025-01-25 19:00 - 23:00 | stage and radio, 43 Port Street, Manchester, M1 2EQ, United Kingdom
Manchester’s rising talent Pique Roscoe – joined by, Blind Mic, Treks & Conduit, expect an evening of authentic UK Hip-Hop/Rap. Not one to be missed.

BANDCAMP

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UrbanArtistry presents: JDL - Behind The Wall / Cultplex
2025-01-22 19:30 | cultplex, 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M4 4HF, United Kingdom
UrbanArtistry Presents… “JDL – Behind The Wall”

The guys at @cpxmcr have a boxing day sale on so be quick and use CPXJANSALES at checkout you have until 12 o’clock tonight to get 25% off your tickets.

Directed by @deborahfaraonemennella and produced by Rene and Mira Mendel @interakt.productions

This will be the film’s UK premiere and will be shown at @cpxmcr in Manchester.

Cinema doors will open at 7.30 for an 8pm start. As always Grub will be open from 6pm for Food, Drinks and Conversations

This is how Judith de Leeuw changed the world with paint.

Judith de Leeuw, also known as JDL street art, creates large- scale murals worldwide in order to draft attention to social issues.

In a period of 6 years she managed to travel and work over 41 countries, including big parts of Europe, Asia and the United states. In 2021, JDL’s work was sold for a record of 2,9 million in cryptocurrency of which she donated one million to charity.

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Zineswap launch: Kid Acne live & Living Room Dance Club DJ / NOMA
2025-01-22 18:00 | NOMA, 6-10 Hanover Street, Manchester, M4 4BB

Sonnyjim w/ Sleazy F Baby & Sindysman
2024-12-03 19:00 - 22:00
UK Rap aficionado Sonnyjim is coming to Stage & Radio for a headline show this Dec, Sleazy F Baby & Sindysman on support duties. Not to be missed.

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Black Sheep
2024-12-02 19:00 - 22:00 | The Blues Kitchen, 13 Quay St, Manchester, M3 3HN, United Kingdom

Shabaka / Albert Hall
2024-11-27 19:00 - 23:00 | Albert Hall, 27 Peter St, Manchester, M2 5QR
On the 27th of November, musician, composer + bandleader (formerly of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming), SHABAKA aka Shabaka Hutchings is coming to Albert Hall, following the release of his divine new album ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’ which is the result of a collaborative process between himself and a number of creative musicians including Moses Sumney, Floating Points, Lianne La Havas and many more!

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KOKOROKO / New Century
2024-11-25 20:00 | New Century Hall, 34 Hanover St, Manchester, M4 4AH
Kokoroko channel the greats of West Africa through a jazz-rooted approach, building on the foundations laid by Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor; they lace interrelated influences together into a soul shaking, horn fueled sound. They draw from the music they grew up with, the echoes of Afrobeat and highlife heard in melodies, drum patterns and harmonised vocals.

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Akemi Fox
2024-11-23 19:00 | The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor St, Manchester, M1 7HE
Akemi Fox is one of the north’s most soothing alternative R&B artists. Standing out for all the right reasons, her distinctive voice, seductive lyrical ability and 90s/00s nostalgic sound have cemented her a position in the UK music scene as one of its most fearless and gifted songstresses. Since the release of ‘Lemon Tea’, Akemi has found herself on the path to success. She is now continuously supported by Amazon, Spotify & Apple Music and has her releases placed on a number of playlists. Akemi exudes a potent combination of confidence and innovation which is manifest in her exceptional songwriting.

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Kofi Stone / Gorilla
2024-11-23 19:00 | Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester, M1 5WW
Inspired by his Grandad’s poetry, Kofi has had an advanced taste from as early as he can remember, freestyling and writing whenever he had the chance. A musical diet of Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kano and Sway further sparked his fascination with Hip-hop which later led his father to introduce him to an engineer who organised Kofi’s very first studio session. 2017 saw the release of his debut single ‘Stories In Pyjamas’, soon followed by ‘Nothin’ Ain’t Free’, which quickly positioned him as one of the most exciting emerging artists that year. With a growing fanbase, multiple sold-out headline shows and relationships built in all the right places, his debut project Nobody Cares Till Everybody Does was proof that Kofi had arrived. The record was independently released via his label Tru Community and featured BRIT-nominated musician Loyle Carner and Irish songwriter, Maverick Sabre. Kofi has since toured with Loyle Carner, graced the stage at festivals across the world, and joined forces with the likes of Jacob Banks, Mr Jukes & Barney Artist and Tiana Major9. After a brief hiatus, Kofi is back with new releases ‘May Sound Crazy ft. Benjamin Zephaniah’, ‘Black Joy’, and his most recent single ‘You’ll Be Okay’. With a new album on the horizon we can expect a triumphant 2024 for Kofi Stone.

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Say She She / Albert Hall
2024-11-20 19:00 | Albert Hall, 27 Peter St, Manchester, M2 5QR

Kneecap
2024-11-17 19:00 | New Century Hall, 34 Hanover St, Manchester, M4 4AH

The Herbaliser Band
2024-11-11 20:00 | Band On The Wall, 27 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ, United Kingdom
Way back In January 1995, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry AKA The Herbaliser, a sample- based beatmaking duo from Twickenham, South West London, released their debut 12” single ‘The Real Killer’ on UK label Ninja Tune. The pair were deeply immersed in Hip Hop culture and heavily into digging around in dusty record bins looking for funky samples. As well as jazz and soul records, they had a particular taste in old movie soundtracks, which would become a particular characteristic of their production sound.

They soon followed up with their first LP, ‘Remedies’ Establishing themselves as one of the main features of the Ninja Tune crew, as they expanded their roster of eclectic artists and DJs. The following year, as they were recording their second full length release, ‘Blow Your Headphones’, they extended their output to include an 8 piece live band and debuted June 1996 at George IV in Brixton. The Herbaliser Band continued on, touring internationally, to great reception, from diverse audiences and would become regulars at a multitude of electronic, dance, dub and jazz festivals, worldwide, for the next 2 decades or so.

Finally, in 2020, the relationship of the production duo that this all began with, came to a conclusion. In 2021 Jake Wherry solely declared The Herbaliser finished with a very simple statement across the internet that read “The Herbaliser played their last official show in 2021. Thanks for your support over the years.”

Now, in 2024, after something of a hiatus, The Herbaliser Band have reformed with original members Ralph Lamb (trumpet/flugelhorn), Andrew Ross (tenor/baritone sax- flute), (Micah Moody (drums), Patrick Dawes (percussion) with James Morton (Alto Sax)Oliver Parfitt (keyboards), Conor Cotterill (bass) & of course DJ Ollie Teeba on the turntables.

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Lowkey
2024-11-05 19:00 | The Blues Kitchen, 13 Quay St, Manchester, M3 3HN, United Kingdom
Lowkey returns to Manchester’s Blues Kitchen, in support of Soundtrack To The Struggle 3.

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Greenfinguz album launch @ The Hip Hop Chip Shop
2024-11-02 20:00 - 23:00 | The Hip Hop Chip Shop, 44 Blossom St, Manchester, M4 6BF, United Kingdom
BUY TICKETS

Greenfinguz – The Art Of Mess album launch

Music created in anguish with a side-eye to revolution.

Greenfinguz on words and beats, Jim Parris on bass, Truthos Mufasa steps up with Sovrano on mic, Agent J and Ceej run the tracks.

So run yourself a fiver and come vibe…

The Art Of Mess out now greenfinguz bandcamp

Raising money for Restless Beings Genocide Victim Support

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Talib Kweli / The Blues Kitchen
2024-10-30 19:00 | The Blues Kitchen, 13 Quay St, Manchester, M3 3HN, United Kingdom

Angry Blackmen & Kop-Z & Agent J
2024-10-28 19:00 | YES, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB
Angry Blackmen — the Chicago hip-hop outfit of Quentin Branch and Brian Warren — announce their new album, The Legend of ABM, out January 26th, 2024 on Deathbomb Arc, and present lead single/video, “Stanley Kubrick.” ABM’s second full-length and third release for Deathbomb, The Legend of ABM is a 30-minute coming of age narrative centered around Black men navigating this wilderness known as North America. A crucial and affecting inspiration was Richard Matheson’s 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel I Am Legend: “For us, this album is kinda like our villain origin story, a bedtime story and introduction to those who have and haven’t heard of us yet. Black men have historically been the boogie men of America, so I think it’s fitting that we tell our own legend.”

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J Chambers - Homecoming listening session
2024-10-27 19:30 | DBS Institute, Hanover St, Manchester, M4 4AH
Got a small allocation of tickets for those who want to come and hold a vibe with me and those who’ve developed this project, link in bio! Come through, watch, listen and full joy the ting. (Admission free, limited tickets)

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Black Coffee ft Skepta, Kerri Chandler, Tsha, Jayda G & more
2024-10-26 16:00 - 2024-10-27 03:00 | Depot Mayfield, 11 Baring St, Manchester, M1 2PY, United Kingdom

BLK ODYSSY / Deaf Institute
2024-10-20 19:00 | The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor St, Manchester, M1 7HE
BLK ODYSSY project is pushed by liberation. On his first album under this new moniker, titled BLK

VINTAGE, BLK ODYSSY―born and raised in Plainfield, NJ, based in Austin, TX― dives into his personal

history as a Black musician and the world he’s grown up around. It’s an album deeply informed by

individual experiences but applied to the plight of Black Americans everywhere. Even when the

album chooses smooth vibes and laid back lyrics in favor of overt activism, there’s a philosophical

bent that inspires BLK ODYSSY’s work. BLK VINTAGE is inspired by a few key moments and artists.

There’s the death of BLK ODYSSY’s brother, who was killed at the hands of police officers while BLK

ODYSSY was living in New Jersey. It’s the seminal moment of BLK ODYSSY’s life, the moment he was

forced to become an adult and reckon with the harsh reality of being Black in America. It fuels

everything he does, especially his activism.

After making a name for himself as an Americana musician, BLK ODYSSY decided to ditch the

popularity he gained in favor of creating music that would reflect his own experiences and

worldview. The result is BLK ODYSSY, and this first project, BLK VINTAGE, moves with the urgency of

an artist finally realizing their true sound. “I want to create something that will be culturally impactful

for my people. I want to do something that is impactful on a larger scale, something that is for groups

of Black people across the country.” There’s “1980,” which slinks with the rich funk-soul of artists like

Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, but BLK ODYSSY’s half-rapped cadence is wholly unique and utterly

intoxicating. The moments of levity hit equally as hard as the work refracted through the trauma BLK

ODYSSY has experienced. Still, though, BLK ODYSSY has the rare ability to present multiple sides of

himself. “Hang Low” is a sultry love jam, strutting with velvet harmonies and a bass line straight out

of the Pino Palladino school of indestructible grooves.

The good times occasionally give way to introspection and remembrance, though. The death of BLK

ODYSSY’s brother makes its way into the powerful “Drinking Good,” but he balances it with a desire

to inspire the next generation. “My goal is to connect with the black youth, and my goal is to connect

with my people and speak to them on a level where we can stop suffering from happening,” he

explains. “There’s only so much we can do for the dead. This record asks: ‘How can we stop this from

happening again?’” Though the music is deeply tied to BLK ODYSSY’s own identity, he speaks a

universal music in his language, one easily relatable for those that want to see a better world.

Neo-soul artists like D’Angelo and socially conscious MCs like Kendrick Lamar are clear touchstones,

but BLK ODYSSY also takes cues from the celebratory funk of Parliament who also came from

Plainfield, on tracks like “Funketology.” “All the musicians that I grew up with are relatives of

Parliament members. We grew up in that culture, it inspires who we are,” explains BLK ODYSSY. This

potent combination of politically-charged street anthems, party-ready funk jams, and top-down,

head-nodding beats makes BLK VINTAGE a sterling debut and one of the most powerful and timely

releases of the year. BLK ODYSSY speaks to his predecessors, but the new concoction is all his own.

It’s a triumphant testament to Black power, a message to the kids that look like him that there’s

someone in their corner. “The Black youth has been poisoned numb because of the shit we have to

deal with,” BLK ODYSSY explains. “I want to speak to our experiences and let people know it’s okay to

shed that layer and really, truly feel.”

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Ishmael Ensemble / Gorilla
2024-10-19 19:00 | Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester, M1 5WW

Fliptrix + Jazz T / Stage & Radio
2024-10-18 19:00 - 23:00
In support of new album DRAGONFLY.

Read more here.

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UNKLE / Gorilla
2024-10-16 18:30 | Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester, M1 5WW
Lavelle: “With the Rōnin Tour, the UNKLE live experience is reimagined within the context of a club environment rather than a traditional live show. This allows us to be creative and experimental in many different ways.

The Rōnin shows are layered, collaged and sampled to create a seamless UNKLE soundtrack experience, drawing influences from the past, present and future of UNKLE. The project started as a DJ-based performance and we aimed to push the limits of what we thought DJing was at the time, incorporating visual elements along with the music. We want people to dance, celebrate and have a great time.”

OCTOBER15 – Leeds, Project House16 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s17 – Liverpool, Arts Club18 – Manchester, Gorilla19 – Birmingham, Zumhof21 – London, Here@Outernet

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