PRESTEIGNE: The Barn

Friday 26th July, 2024

5:00pm

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London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and united by a love of afrobeat and a desire to take original music to new places.

This 8-strong collective from England, Italy, France, Congo, Argentina and New Zealand combine traditional afrobeat and hi-life with funk, jazz, Latin and dub to deliver party music born of their truly global DNA. A regular hit on the UK and Europe touring circuit and celebrated for their raucous energy, heavy dance grooves and conscious lyrics, the band has rocked major stages from Glastonbury Festival (UK) to the Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria and all across Europe in between.

Ffredi Blino grew up in the Southern Hemisphere, gravitating to guitar and songwriting from age 4. With influences as diverse as Prince, Gruff Rhys, Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell and Lou Reed, Ffredi and his band sit somewhere between scratchy rock’n’roll, melodic folk, funky pop and modern Welsh indie music.

Iris Rei are a new band from Liv Preye and Bertie Playle debuted this year to wide spread praise at the Assembly Rooms in Presteigne. Liv’s hypnotic looping vocals over whatever instrument Bertie decides to turn up with. Influences from as far and wide as it’s possible to find them.