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"Sell out warning! Inventive jazz fusion ensemble melding afrofunk, afrobeat, gnawa and rumba into a fire-breathing 9-headed psychedelic beast. Muito Kaballa are a force to be reckoned with FFO: Fela Kuti, Tenderlonious, L'éclair, Surprise Chef, the Pyramids."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Friday 24th October. The event starts at 19:00.
Muito Kaballa is global groove and jazz fusion ensemble based in Berlin and Cologne with a uniquely mesmerising and energetic live show.
They return in style with a new album and refined modern sound, blending indie pop, soul, hip hop, jazz, Brazilian rhythms, and West African grooves.
Departing from earlier jazz leanings, but Still oozing with soul, their sound nods to not only African funk and hip hop but strong modern references, including electronic pop favourites Jungle By Night and cosmic groove merchants Khruangbin.
Initially the solo project of tenor saxophonist and composer Niklas Mündemann, Muito Kaballa has grown into a 9 piece ensemble, championed across BBC 6 Radio Music, by the likes of Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, and Nubya Garcia, The Radio 2 Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum, Seattle indie institution KEXP, Music Is My Sanctuary, and loved for their energetic live shows.
Friday 24th October
Muito Kaballa
+ support
Doors Open 7pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
With their new album Tomorrow A Flower, Muito Kaballa embarks on another chapter of their sonic journey, picking up where Like A River left off – at the boundaries of genres and conventions. The album is a vibrant manifesto of love and life, a work that is both intimate and expansive, playful and profound, nostalgic and futuristic.
Across ten tracks, Muito Kaballa weaves influences from global jazz, Afrobeat, electronic soundscapes, and a touch of untamed experimentalism. The songs effortlessly shift between wild energy, introspective reflection, and ironic humor. They invite listeners to lose themselves in a sound world that resists categorization, yet remains consistently authentic and unifying.
The live show for Tomorrow A Flower is a captivating blend of musical spectacle and theatrical staging. Muito Kaballa mesmerizes audiences with boundless energy and their unmistakable stage presence. Each of the ten songs becomes an experience that simultaneously excites, moves, and surprises.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
They return in style with a new album and refined modern sound, blending indie pop, soul, hip hop, jazz, Brazilian rhythms, and West African grooves.
Departing from earlier jazz leanings, but Still oozing with soul, their sound nods to not only African funk and hip hop but strong modern references, including electronic pop favourites Jungle By Night and cosmic groove merchants Khruangbin.
Initially the solo project of tenor saxophonist and composer Niklas Mündemann, Muito Kaballa has grown into a 9 piece ensemble, championed across BBC 6 Radio Music, by the likes of Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, and Nubya Garcia, The Radio 2 Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum, Seattle indie institution KEXP, Music Is My Sanctuary, and loved for their energetic live shows.
Friday 24th October
Muito Kaballa
+ support
Doors Open 7pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
With their new album Tomorrow A Flower, Muito Kaballa embarks on another chapter of their sonic journey, picking up where Like A River left off – at the boundaries of genres and conventions. The album is a vibrant manifesto of love and life, a work that is both intimate and expansive, playful and profound, nostalgic and futuristic.
Across ten tracks, Muito Kaballa weaves influences from global jazz, Afrobeat, electronic soundscapes, and a touch of untamed experimentalism. The songs effortlessly shift between wild energy, introspective reflection, and ironic humor. They invite listeners to lose themselves in a sound world that resists categorization, yet remains consistently authentic and unifying.
The live show for Tomorrow A Flower is a captivating blend of musical spectacle and theatrical staging. Muito Kaballa mesmerizes audiences with boundless energy and their unmistakable stage presence. Each of the ten songs becomes an experience that simultaneously excites, moves, and surprises.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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