Soulful Afro-folk-pop.

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AN EXUBERANT, EMOTIVE, AND UPLIFTING GLOBAL SOUND, EFFORTLESSLY WEAVING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL ZAMBIAN MUSIC WITH LATIN JAZZ AND FOLK-POP.

★★★★☆ The Guardian
★★★★☆ Financial Times
★★★★☆ Evening Standard

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Namvula: vocals, semi-acoutic guitar
Giuliano Modarelli: electric guitar
Domenico Angarano: bass
Arthur Newell: drums

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'Bright, bold, and vivid!'
fRoots Magazine

Hailed 'a true original' by The Guardian, Zambian-Scottish Namvula Rennie brings her captivating vocals and undeniable songwriting talent to an adventurous and distinctive world music fusion set that switches from gently soulful balladry to rolling highlife dance pieces and stomping jazz-rock.

Singing in a bewildering variety of languages - including her native Lenje, Zambian Chilenje, Nyanja and Ila, as well as English, French and Portuguese - and supported by a crack band 'packed to the rafters with talent' (BBC Late Junction), her songs sparkle.

One of the few Zambian artists performing in Europe, Namvula has shared the stage with legendary performers such as South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, multi-award-winning Zambian vocalist Maureen Lilanda, and sitar player Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the late Ravi Shankar.

'Exuberant, poetic and uplifting. Melodies that speak to the heart.'
Sunday Times

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For further concerts in the 2024 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club

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Cotham Club: a brilliant, eclectic, monthly live global music club with a passion for community at its core.

Music, with all its subtlety and spirit, has immense power to unite people. It is the universal language of mankind. The sounds of Africa, America, Eurasia and Oceania have always found a home in Bristol and there are few better examples of the city’s cultural cross-pollination than Cotham Club, a celebration in sound of what unites rather than divides. Each month we showcase some of the most diverse and brilliant musicians from Bristol and beyond, linking audiences to great music and to each other.

'Community-focused gigs welcoming an array of global musicians and gig-goers of all ages, genders, neurotypes and ethnicities.'
Bristol 24/7

epic cross-generational gigs (+) grassroots vibes (+) warmest crowds (in) brilliant space (w/) unique atmosphere (+) intimate feel (=) great night out

Tickets:
£12 in advance | £15 on the door | £5 conc. | £2 under-18s

£5 concession tickets are for people on universal and pension credit, people on job seekers allowance, 16-18 year olds and full time students, people with registered disabilities and their care assistants, members of the musicians union.

£2 concession tickets are for accompanied under 16s.

Free tickets are available for asylum seekers and refugees, accompanied under 5s.

Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR

Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events

Toilets:
accessible toilets available

Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk

train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com

walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road

Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders

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