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tuition
Current bookings 2024:
January 21st with Abel Selacoe's African Strings @ The Barican, LONDON, UK
February 1st Drumming workshop@ Nursery event, KENT, UK
February 9th with Mulatu Astatke @ Théâtre de Villejuif, VILLEJUIF, FRANCE
February 11th with Mulatu Astatke @ Metropol, BERLIN, GERMANY
February 13th with Mulatu Astatke @ Gloria Theatre, COLOGNE, GERMANY
February 17th with William Chapmen Nyaho @ The African Concert Series, Wigmore Hall, LONDON, UK
February 20th Drumming workshop@ Nursery event, LONDON, UK
February 24th Family Craft Workshop @ The African Concert Series, Wigmore Hall, LONDON, UK
March 1st with Mulatu Astatke @ Brecht Festival, AUGSBERG, GERMANY
March 3rd with Mulatu Astatke @ Uppsala Konsert and Kongress, UPPSALA, SWEDEN
March 9th with IROKO Theatre Co "Home from Home"@ Black Cultural Archives, LONDON, UK
March 14th with NOK Ensemble @ Church of Sound, LONDON, UK
March 16th with IROKO Theatre Co "Home from Home"@ Stratford Library, LONDON, UK
April 14th Private Event @ GLOUCESTER, UK
April 20th with Chris Cobson Afrojazz Quartet @ Swindon Jazz Festival, UK
April 25th Drumming workshop@ Nursery event, LONDON, UK
April 28th with NOK Ensemble @ Brick Lane Jazz Festival, LONDON, UK
May 14th with Pidgin Opera @ Wilton's music Hall, LONDON, UK
May 15th with Pidgin Opera @ Wilton's music Hall, LONDON, UK
May 22nd Drumming workshops/Kirikou Day@ School event, LONDON, UK
May 23rd with NOK Ensemble @ Jazz Refreshed, LONDON, UK
May 29th with Pidgin Opera @ Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room, LONDON, UK
June 4th with NOK Ensemble @ Peckham Levels, LONDON, UK
June 19th Private Event @ LONDON, UK
July 6th with Mulatu Astatke @ Tachikawa Stage Garden, TOKYO, JAPAN
July 12th with Mulatu Astatke @ Jazz a Vienne Festival, VIENNE, FRANCE
July 13th with Mulatu Astatke @ Bilbao BBK Live Festival, BILBAO, SPAIN
July 14th with Mulatu Astatke @ Bilbao Pirineos sur, LANUZAR, SPAIN
July 30th with Chris Cobson Afrojazz Quartet @ Royal Oak, SWINDON, UK
August 20th with Mulatu Astatke @ Nice Jazz Festival, NICE, FRANCE
August 31st with Mulatu Astatke @ Jazz:RE:Found @ CELLA MONTE, ITALY
October 18th TBC
November 1st with Mulatu Astatke @ Annabel, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
November 2nd with Mulatu Astatke @ Palladium, WARSAW, POLAND
November 3rd with Mulatu Astatke @ Cnetrum Kultury, POZNAN, POLAND
November 8th with Mulatu Astatke @ Teatro Celebrazioni, BOLOGNA, ITALY
November 10th with Mulatu Astatke @ La Cartonnerie, REIMS, FRANCE
November 13th with Mulatu Astatke @ Le Trianon, PARIS, FRANCE
November 15th with Mulatu Astatke @ Le Fil, Saint-Étienne, FRANCE
November 16th with Mulatu Astatke @ La Coopérative de Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
November 17th with Mulatu Astatke @ Le Bikini TOULOUSE, FRANCE
November 19th with Mulatu Astatke @ BEE-Flat, BERN, SWITZERLAND
November 20th with Mulatu Astatke @ Le Trianon, PARIS, FRANCE
November 21st with Mulatu Astatke @ Cosmopolite, OSLO, NORWAY
Previous bookings 2023:
January 21st with Bukky Leo's Black Egypt "The Funk of Nigeria"@ Ronnie Scott's, LONDON, UK
February 9th with Mulatu Astatke @ Sala Apolo, BARCELONA, SPAIN
February 10th with Mulatu Astatke @ Centro Cultural de Murcia - Fundación Mediterráneo, ALICANTE, SPAIN
February 11th with Mulatu Astatke @ Centro Cultural de Murcia - Fundación Mediterráneo, ALICANTE, SPAIN
February 22nd with Dele Sosimi @ Jazz Cafe, LONDON, UK
February 25th with Mulatu Astatke @ Inkonst, MALMO, SWEDEN
February 26th with Mulatu Astatke @, LEUVEN, BELGIUM
March 11th with Kham Quartet @ Al Bustan International Festival, BEIRUT, LEBANON
March 18th with COVCO @ Cafe Oto, LONDON, UK
March 27th Drumming workshops, SWINDON, UK
March 30th with Mulatu Astatke @ Le Quai M, LA ROCHE SUR YON, FRANCE
March 31st with Mulatu Astatke @ La Belle Electrique, GRENOBLE, FRANCE
April 3rd with Mulatu Astatke @ Moods, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
April 7th with Bukky Leo's Black Egypt Fela Kuti tribute@ Beck Theatre, LONDON, UK
April 14th Private Function, LONDON, UK
April 15th with Chris Cobson @ Swindon Jazz Festival, SWINDON, UK
April 22nd with Mulatu Astatke @ Cully Jazz Festival, CULLY, SWITZERLAND
April 23rd Family/Interactive Concert/Workshops - African Concert Series @ Forty Hall, ENFIELD, UK
April 29th Song Queen - A Pidgin Opera @ St John's Church, W2, LONDON, UK
April 30th Private recording session @ LONDON, UK
May 9th Private Event @ OXFORD, UK
May 13th solo/feature/collab @ The African Concert Series, Wigmore Hall, LONDON, UK
June 2nd with Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra @ Kala Festival, DHERMI, ALBANIA
June 6th Nursery drumming/storytelling workshops, LONDON, UK
June 9th with Mulatu Astatke @ Pustervik, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
June 11th with Dele Sosimi and friends @ Ronnie Scotts, LONDON, UK
June 17th with Ibibio Sound Machine @ Dia de La Musica Europeo, MADRID, SPAIN
June 18th with Chris Cobson Quartet @ Black Mountain Jazz Club WALES, UK
June 21st Open drumming workshops, Summer Solstice Festival, Hendon, LONDON, UK
June 24th Private function, LONDON, UK
June 27th School Drum/Dance/Drama workshops, LONDON, UK
July 1st with Mulatu Astatke @ Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, BEUNINGEN, NETHERLANDS
July 2nd with Mulatu Astatke @ Love Supreme Festival, GLYNDE, UK
July 5th with Mulatu Astatke @ Copenhagen Jazz Festival, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
July 6th with Mulatu Astatke @ Gent Jazz Festival, GENT, BELGIUM
July 8th with Mulatu Astatke @ Pohoda Festival, TRENCIN, SLOVAKIA
July 10th with Iroko Theatre Co @ school event, KENT, UK
July 11th-12th Recording Session @ SUFFOLK, UK
July 14th with Ibibio Sound Machine @ Llangollen, WALES, UK
July 17th - 21st with Femi Elufowoju's 54/60 Africa @ National Theatre, LONDON UK
July 22nd with Ibibio Sound Machine @ Ludlow Castle, LUDLOW, UK
July 24th with Gavin Holligan @ Pizza Express Holborn, LONDON UK
July 25th Nursery drumming/storytelling workshops, LONDON, UK
July 29th with Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra @ Womad Festival, UK
August 3rd with Mulatu Astatke @ Ozora Festival, DÁDPUSZTA, HUNGARY
August 6th with Mulatu Astatke @ Tempio di Giunone @AGRIGENTO, ITALY
August 10th with Mulatu Astatke @ Stormen Koserthus, BODO, NORWAY
August 12th with Mulatu Astatke @ Sildajazz, HAUGESUND, NORWAY
August 14th with Mulatu Astatke @ Oslo Jazz Festival, OSLO, NORWAY
August 21st with Mulatu Astatke @ Helsinki Festival, HELSINKI, FINLAND
August 23rd with Mulatu Astatke @ Elbphilharmonie, HAMBURG, GERMANY
August 26th Drumming workshops, LPF Kiddies Club, LONDON, UK
August 31st with Mulatu Astatke @ Jazz a la Villette, PARIS, FRANCE
September 2nd with Mulatu Astatke @ Jazz in the park, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
September 7th with The Venus Bushfires @ The Cockpit Theatre, LONDON, UK
September 9th with Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra @ LoveJam Festival, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK
September 23rd Private Event @ LONDON, UK
September 24th with The Venus Bushfires @ Koko, LONDON, UK
September 29th Private Event Nigeria Independence @ SUSSEX, UK
October 1st Drumming workshop with Culture Tree @ Southwark Town Hall, LONDON, UK
October 5th Ekomo Art Project Exhibition, Waterstones, Finchley, LONDON, UK
October 12th School drumming workshops @ SURREY, UK
October 13th School drumming workshops @ LONDON, UK
October 14th with Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra - Fela Kuti party@ Stange Brew, BRISTOL, UK
October 15th with Bukky Leo's Black Egypt - tribute to Fela Kuti @ Jazz Cafe, LONDON, UK
October 22nd Drumming workshops for African Concert Series @ Forty Hall, ENFIELD, UK
October 25th with IROKO Theatre Co "Home from Home"@ Willesden Green Library, LONDON, UK
October 26th Nursery drumming/storytelling workshops, LONDON, UK
October 27th Eparapo album launch @ The Forge, Camden, LONDON, UK
October 28th Talking drum workshops with Culture Tree @ Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, LONDON, UK