ELECTRIC JALABA

Ecstatic gnawa music from Morocco meets British jazz psychedelia with this six-piece from London in a rousing influence groove.

Warm-up DJ set: Adamantios Cafetzis (Teranga Beat)
Support: Kugaya live
Clubnight by Cosmic Bordello DJs

Electric Jalaba effortlessly balance progressive world music, avant-funk, electronic music influences, doses of Jamaican dub and psychedelic jazz.

“Frenetic Anglo-Moroccan sextet infuse gnawa trance rituals with Comet Is Coming-style synth-jazz prophecies. Good attitude!” Uncut

“Une fusion hypnotique qui puise autant dans le mystère de traditions rituelles nord-
africaines que dans des arrangements dignes des meilleurs dancefloors contemporains.” FIP Radio

The Berber musical tradition of gnawa is their firm foundation with frontman Simo Lagnawi guiding this ritualistic musical expression with the primitive guimbri trichord and accompanied by brothers Oliver, Nathaniel, Barnaby and Henry Keen on keyboards, bass, guitar, percussion, FX consoles as well as, Kypseliotis now, Dave de Rose on drums. Together they create an ecstatic sonic environment expanding gnawa into a solid volume of melody and rhythm that has you flying between Marrakech and London. This music is only played by them, it is not classified! Their latest album El Hal (The Feeling) was released by the UK Strut Records of Sun Ra Arkestra, Mulatu Astatke and Ebo Taylor among others.

The five-piece Athenian outfit Kugaya is a recent addition to the local scene. They compose rhythmic orchestral melodies in the footsteps of afrojazz with clear influences of classic favorite afrobeat while the addition of strong guitar elements results in a particularly exciting authentic sound.

The immovable Adamantios Kafetzis founded the internationally acclaimed independent record label Teranga Beat specializing in the African continent while curates records and audio systems on the Eligo Audio Culture platform. Adamantios offers a musical experience that opens your mind while keeping the dancefloor in the air with exotically exciting selections!

The music celebration will continue after midnight curated by Cosmic Bordello and resident djs Eisenblut and Cest Pagrav in a global rave where traveling souls and open-hearted night owls coexist.

The doors open at 20:00 with Adamantio Cafe
Kugaya starts at 21:15
Electric Jalaba take the stage at 22:30
The clubnight starts after the live

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