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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Saturday 13th May. The event starts at 20:00.
This Spring we’re excited to present another awesome international artist’s UK debut at The Jam Jar - Songø have been making fresh waves in Europe and on our radar over the last year.
Stunning, unique and powerful - with an eclectic fusion of African and European styles, this is going to be a truly exciting Bristol debut with plenty of soul, joy and pure fire.
Saturday 13th May
The Jam Jar Presents
Songø
+ Kaya Street
& afterparty with DJ Ru Robinson
Doors Open 8pm
At The Jam Jar, Bristol
SET TIMES
8.30pm Kaya Street
10pm Songø
11pm afterparty with DJ Ru Robinson
SONGØ
Songø is a fourtet from Europe and Africa. Since 2019, the band have been creating their own version of afro-pop music and delivering intense and powerful live performances.
Versatile frontwoman Sisanda Myataza sings and raps in Xhosa, English and French when she is not busy driving the audience crazy.
From Afrohouse and Amapiano to French Touch and Afrobeat, Songø gathers a variety of influences mixing electronic and organic beats, and leaving space for instruments and groove to express themselves.
Revealed to the world by Transmusicales festival, Arte Concert and KEXP, Songø are now releasing some new music and preparing a new show and tour for 2023.
KAYA STREET
"Kaya" meaning "pure, home, resting place, the healer".
Kaya Street is the creation of Bristol singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist producer, Kaya.
Dark, uplifting and atmospheric, the Kaya Street sound blends dub reggae and afrobeat and deals with socially conscious themes in a time of rising nationalism and environmental crisis. In 2021 after working with esteemed reggae producer Dubmatix, Kaya Street featured on Don Lett's BBC Radio 6 Culture Clash show and was championed by Sarah Gosling on BBC Introducing.
In 2023 the studio project evolved into a live band featuring some of Bristol's finest musicians.
Entry requirements:
Stunning, unique and powerful - with an eclectic fusion of African and European styles, this is going to be a truly exciting Bristol debut with plenty of soul, joy and pure fire.
Saturday 13th May
The Jam Jar Presents
Songø
+ Kaya Street
& afterparty with DJ Ru Robinson
Doors Open 8pm
At The Jam Jar, Bristol
SET TIMES
8.30pm Kaya Street
10pm Songø
11pm afterparty with DJ Ru Robinson
SONGØ
Songø is a fourtet from Europe and Africa. Since 2019, the band have been creating their own version of afro-pop music and delivering intense and powerful live performances.
Versatile frontwoman Sisanda Myataza sings and raps in Xhosa, English and French when she is not busy driving the audience crazy.
From Afrohouse and Amapiano to French Touch and Afrobeat, Songø gathers a variety of influences mixing electronic and organic beats, and leaving space for instruments and groove to express themselves.
Revealed to the world by Transmusicales festival, Arte Concert and KEXP, Songø are now releasing some new music and preparing a new show and tour for 2023.
KAYA STREET
"Kaya" meaning "pure, home, resting place, the healer".
Kaya Street is the creation of Bristol singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist producer, Kaya.
Dark, uplifting and atmospheric, the Kaya Street sound blends dub reggae and afrobeat and deals with socially conscious themes in a time of rising nationalism and environmental crisis. In 2021 after working with esteemed reggae producer Dubmatix, Kaya Street featured on Don Lett's BBC Radio 6 Culture Clash show and was championed by Sarah Gosling on BBC Introducing.
In 2023 the studio project evolved into a live band featuring some of Bristol's finest musicians.
Entry requirements:
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