+ Support from CHISARA

Celebrate the sounds of the African diaspora as award-winning South African DJ and producer Esa Williams launches his debut LP Dala What We Must with a live band

Cape Town-born, London-based Esa Williams is an award-winning musician and DJ, blending Amapiano, Highlife, Jazz and Afrobeat, threading the connections of music of the African diaspora into new musical possibilities.

Opening our Right Here, Right Now concert series, the evening honours decades of African music, alongside an exclusive documentary screening and Q&A. Come ready to dance, discover, and experience the global connections of diaspora music.

Part of BBE Music’s 30th Anniversary celebrations at Grand Junction.

The evening is presented by BBE Music and Grand Junction, as part of the Right Here, Right Now programme, supported by the DCMS and Arts Council England (Supporting Grassroots Music fund).

BAND LINE UP

Esa Williams – Percussion & Synths
Robin Breeze – Bass & Synth
Chisara Agor – Vocals, Flute and Guitar
Forest Law – Guitar & Synth
Ziggy Zeitgiest – Drums
Viva Msimang – Trombone

ARTISTS

Esa Williams

Esa Williams is a London-based South African producer, DJ, and sound designer whose music bridges electronic innovation and organic rhythm. Inspired by his Cape Town roots and global influences, he continues to expand the sound of modern electronic music through his boundary-pushing productions and captivating performances.

CHISARA (Agor)

An artist without boundaries, writing and producing music to live within their inter-disciplinary worlds of performance and art. They have built a reputation for passionate and theatrical live performances as they continue to share their genre bending afro, folk-rock and jazz tinged alt-pop. Chisara’s emphasis on rhythms, unmistakable vocal performance and poetic storytelling speak to an ancestral memory while interrogating the chaotic present. Their most recent single And I Fell To The Earth showcases Chisara’s step into their burgeoning Afro-alt-pop sound as a precursor to an EP and future album. Chisara is not going anywhere quietly and has graced iconic stages across London including this year’s SXSW London festival for BBC introducing, as well as opening for the world’s biggest artists like Corinne Bailey Rae, BlackStreet, Anais Mitchel and duetting with Tom Odell.

www.chisaraagor.com @chisara_

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BBE Music

An independent record label releasing disco, soul, funk, hip hop, jazz and house on vinyl, we’re excited to be part of their 30th anniversary celebrations.