The Afrobeats Orchestra

Monday 6th June

The ‘Love & Afrobeats Band’ comes together for the very first time to serve you a unique orchestral rendition of your favourite afrobeats  classics.

 

Be ready to dance and sing to the melodies, syncopated rhythms and beats of some of the biggest hit songs from the world’s most iconic afrobeats artists, from Tiwa Savage to Wizkid.

This 12-piece band of elite musicians from across the African diaspora and UK features strings, drums, bass/synth bass, guitar, keys, horns and vocals accompanied with loops and samples.

Together they fuse wide-ranging musical influences and cultures to perform songs not just in English but various African languages including Yoruba, Pidgin English, Shona and Lingala.

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