Paprika Balkanicus + The Zong Zing All Stars

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Double Headine night featuring two of our favourite dance bands here at The Magpie's Nest and Cut A Shine. Both have played for full to bursting nights at the Old Queen's Head, and here team up for a ethno-world-trad-folk-tastic-dance-off at the legendary Cecil Sharp House, Camden's best dancing venue.

First, PAPRIKA BALKANICUS, playing red hot traditional Central and Eastern European tunes with astounding technical precision and beguiling energy and enthusiasm. Since we first booked Paprika at the Old Queen's Head they have toured extensively around the world, rocking shows in Japan and Austrialia, WOMAD, etc, as well as finding the time to light up the muddy dance floors at many UK festivals this year. With packed shows from the South Bank to South Korea, these boys never disappoint nor fail to get the crowds swinging and moving.

Next up THE ZONG ZING ALL STARS, featuring THE top brass congolese musicians resident in the UK. Never failing to get a crowd on their feet and dancing, from 5 - 500 people, no one can resist the intricate guitar picking styles and raw harmony singing of this 'Soukous' band - when the Seben drops even the most wooden of types are seen to dance! No Attitude, No Fuss, just great music for dancing.

PAPRIKA: 8:30pm
ZONG ZING 10pm