We're super excited to welcome Lekan Babalola back to the Spotted Dog this week with his Sacred Funk Quartet! There will also be a masterclass hosted by Lekan from 4-6pm at The Spotted Dog as well!! SACRED FUNK QUARTET
Twice Grammy award winning Nigerian percussionist, Lekan Babalola, is well known for his innovative musical style, using his native Yoruba tongue infused with traditional music, Afrobeat and funky dance overtones.
Awarded his first Grammy in 2006 for performances on the late Ali Farka Toure’s album ‘In the Heart of the Moon’, he was awarded a second at the 49th Grammy awards in 2009 for his work as Associate Producer on the American jazz diva Cassandra Wilson’s album ‘Loverly’. World press has given him rave reviews for his percussive ‘wizardry’ and infectious grooves.
Lekan received a cultural and political apprenticeship from the late Fela Kuti and has since performed with the likes of Ernest Ranglin, Branford Marsalis, African Jazz All Stars, Roy Ayers, The Kate Luxmoore Group, David Byrne, Joshua Redman, Charles Lloyd, Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, The KLLB Band, Axelle Red, Pinse Saul, Queen Salawa Abeni and Jean Toussaint and is currently touring the world with Atomic Bomb Band.
LINEUP:
Kate Luxmoore: Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Reuben Reynolds: Guitar
Josh Vadiveloo: Double Bass
Lekan Babalola: Percussion
TIMINGS:
Lekan Masterclass @TheSpottedDog: 4-6pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Set 1: 8pm
INTERVAL - £5 suggested donation
Set 2: 9:15pm
Jam session hosted by Dominic Johnson
Event Venue
Jazz At The Spotted Dog , Jazz At The Spotted Dog, 104 Warwick Street,Birmingham, United Kingdom