NOVEMBER 3 ⩥ SECRET jam + conversation w/ BCUC in Easthampton
A SECRET JAM IN EASTHAMPTON
The members of Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness join us in a sweet, secret Easthampton spot for a community jam and a conversation about their music, creative process, and building a musical career in the Soweto township, post-Apartheid.
Bring an instrument, or just your clapping hands.
This is going to be an intimate hang, so please RSVP now if you’d like to be a part of this. Once you’ve RSVP’d, the location will be emailed to you a couple of days prior to the event.
Note that this is a member-only event — you can buy tickets to see the band play live on Nov 4 here.
africangungungu: the afro-psychedelic sound of soweto
BCUC is the new sound of Soweto. It got started just a stone’s throw from Desmond Tutu’s home, in the township of 1.3 million souls that was once the epicenter of the anti-apartheid movement. Their “ancient to the future” sound is a next-century mash-up of township music, shebeen (bar) music, church music, gospel, punk, and rock and roll.
“We are descended from tribes who use music as therapy.” Lead singer Nkosi "Jovi" Zithulele says. “Since 2003 we have wanted to be a band that would change the way people think about music from Africa.”
Music by the people, for the people, with the people. The members of Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC) frequently remind us of this, because it’s the firmament of their set— the audience and the band are one; not separate but together; engaged in a ritual of musical healing.
And there’s a lot of healing to do.
PUNK. SPIRITUAL. ECSTATIC.
BCUC’s live shows are transcendant rites of explosive sound. Their dancefloor Afrofuturism heals and commands in propulsive jams that rebalance bodies and souls, awakening crowds to the power of a shared, fairer future.
The band has been blowing up stages in Europe on a regular basis for awhile now — from Roskilde to Glastonbury, WOMAD to Le Guess Who —and they’re in such high demand that getting over the Atlantic is rare and often delayed.
This 21st century township music builds on the spiritual legacy of artists like Fela Kuti, but inherits just as much from artists like Kendrick Lamar, Tribe Called Quest, and Mick Jagger. It is Ladysmith Black Mambazo gone Afropunk with bass and drums.
Membership is easy
Just buy a music share to become a Secret Planet member. You’ll benefit from zero ticketing fees, early member registration, and special member-only events. But if you aren’t ready to commit, scroll down to buy a ticket.
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