Music Day UK at London Bridge City Summer Festival
Music Day UK at London Bridge City Summer Festival
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On Tues 21 June the world will use the longest day of the year to celebrate the 34th International Music Day!
#MusicDay2016 is a connected set of free public music events which takes place on this same date each year – there are events in over 120 countries and 700 cities around the world!
The main coordinating group in this country (Music Day UK) is this year presenting an afternoon and evening of free live concerts on London’s South Bank, as their flagship event:
Music Day UK @ London Bridge City Summer Festival
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Main event: 6pm-10pm
Lunchtime concert: 12pm-2pm
There are three stages of live bands and DJs in one of Central London’s most picturesque locations. Music will be in The Scoop, Hays Galleria and the London Riviera outdoor pop-up bar.
Free entry, no tickets necessary
For the full line up, pictures and further information please visit the main event page:
musicday.org.uk/flagship
More London Estates, Tooley St, London SE1 2DB
Click here for travel directions
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The Scoop, an amphitheatre space dug into the embankment of the Thames, next to City Hall and which looks out onto Tower Bridge:
Trans Siberian March Band
A London-based 13 piece Balkan Brass Band formed in 2007. The group’s flamboyant, high-energy performances have earned them an established reputation on the Balkan, burlesque and festival scene both in the UK and beyond. A borderless bag of musical styles includes the band’s own take on Balkan, Klezmer, Turkish, Russian and Gypsy tunes, with a hint of hip hop. This is music to dance to!
www.transsiberianmarchband.com
The Vegetable Collective
With more firepower than a bazooka, The Vegetable Collective are a raucous quintuplet of North London warehouse-dwellers who combine SKA, PUNK, DUB & RAP to create a manic live show that is guaranteed to blow your limbs apart. With regular live appearances across the London party scene and the uk festival circuit, The Vegetable Collective (and their pumped-up party posse) provide serious on-stage and on-floor wreckage for those who wanna SKANK! Their music is catchy, deranged, highly addictive and always AVVIN IT, certain to mash up the dance floor.
soundcloud.com/thevegetablecollective
Nelson & Friends
Nelson & Friends is a collective in East London of afrofusion, which blends Mozambique music with jazz and funk. This is a newly-formed African music project created by a traditional musician and dancer from Mozambique – Nelson Neves, who is now based in London. With him is Kofi Kari Kari, Ghanaian globally reknowned percussionist; James Bennett, a jazz guitarist and Josh Bergson, a jazz and funk Bass player.
openthegate.org.uk/bookings/nelson-and-friends-afrofusion-mozambique
Sambattalion
Sambattalion are a radically-inclusive samba band that formed in July 2014 out of a combined passion for banging drums and having a good time. They perform high-energy samba fusion with their own unique twist of fun and individuality.
www.facebook.com/sambattalionlondon
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Hay's Galleria, an impressive piece of Victorian architecture for more acoustic acts:
Annique
Raised in a musical family, Annique was singing before she could even speak, and began composing harmonies with her sister when she was just five years old. After being a much sought-after backing singer, Annique’s popularity is set to skyrocket with the release of Heads Up which will be a powerful launch to her solo career, and an opportunity for this promising singer to step out of the shadows into the limelight which she deserves.
anniqueofficial.co.uk
Will Whisson Music
Will Whisson is a singer/songwriter from the UK. Before launching his solo project, Will played lead guitar in Rock/Pop band Electric River for over 10 years honing his craft for catchy melodies, poignant lyrics and honest songwriting.
www.willwhisson.com
Chili sin Carne
Formed in London the band delivers high-energy sets of Rumba and Latin numbers, as well as sophisticated instrumental classics, Boleros and Latin standards.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVaRsvwHj4w
Palisander
Palisander was described as ‘outstanding’ and ‘thrilling’, in reviews of the quartet’s performance at Brighton Early Music Festival, last autumn. The group is delighted to have been selected for the prestigious St John’s Smith Square Young Artists’ Scheme 2016-2017 and were winners of the June Emerson Launchpad Prize for conservatoire chamber groups.
www.palisanderrecorders.com
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The London Riviera Pop-Up Bar, for laid-back DJ vibes at this beach-bar-styled venue:
Making Music UK
The UK’s number one organisation for amateur music will be inviting acoustic musicians to provide a lunchtime concert on the embankment. More details to follow...
www.makingmusic.org.uk
DJ Cal Jader
Cal Jader is one of the musical activists, founders and original 'dancehall caballeros' behind London cultural protagonists Movimientos. With his trademark blend of red hot 'classico' latin beats, uptempo carnival rhythms, tropical bass, and fresh global sounds he is helping to soundtrack the thriving underground scene with residencies across the capital.
www.movimientos.org.uk/dj-cal-jader-london.html
Mr.Bristow
Mr.Bristow is a DJ/Turntablist and producer from St Albans, with releases on BBP, Tru:Funk, Agogo, Funk Blasters, Detox Recordings, Funk Fusion and Sub-Tek. His mixes/tracks have been featured on XFM, Kiss FM, Pioneer DJ Radio, Radio 1, and BBC6 Music.
www.mrbristow.co.uk
DJ Kobayashi
DJ Kobayashi musical styles varies from Swing / Rhythm and Blues / Oldies / Balkan / Gypsy and Electro Swing. He regularly plays all over London and is a resident at Twisted Gypsy at the Magic Garden. He is also a member of the awesome Gypsy Hill band.
www.djkobayashi.com
Jerome Hill
DJ, Scratcher and Dot Joiner; a DJ since 1990, beginning with Hip Hop, Acid House, UK Bleep, Breakbeat and Techno. Jerome is a permanent fixture on the London scene and also DJs week in week out around the globe, living and breathing the music, his sets veering playfully between educational and hedonistic!
www.facebook.com/jeromehilldj
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More London Estates, 2A, SE1 2DB London
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Music Day UK at London Bridge City Summer Festival
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