January Blues Festival 2026
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- From £11.00Includes booking fee
Featuring
Fantastic Negrito
Fantastic Negrito is Xavier Dphrepaulezz. A troubled beginning, he ran with gangs from the age of 12. He cleaned up, and was signed by Prince's manager, Joe Ruffalo (Prince was his boyhood idol). In 1999 Xavier was in an horrific car accident which put him in a coma with smashed limbs. He left music altogether for five years. But a happy accident – in his mid-forties – when he strummed his last remaining guitar to try and get his baby son to sleep, and the boy reacted with complete joy, convinced him he had to play once more. So, now we have Fantastic Negrito: an indie Al Green, a 21st century bluesman, a patron saint of second chances – preaching political harmony and funky good times.
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Snowboy
Playing a classic range of jazz funk tunes, Snowboy brings his disco-boogie, nu-jazz, old skool rap sound to dancefloors around the world. Latin percussionist, recording artist, former writer for respected hip-hop magazine Big Daddy, he's been DJing since 1978 and his deck skills have been in constant demand.
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Ben Poole
Inspired by the Blues, infused with a hard hitting, 'in-yer-face' rock approach and topped-off by virtuoso musicianship, Ben Poole is being talked of as the new up-and-coming UK Blues guitarist; one of the finest to have emerged in Europe for years. Having already played with, and received critical acclaim from some of his heroes; legendary blues artists including Jeff Beck, Gary Moore and John Mayall, it appears that there is no stopping this young and incredibly gifted musician.
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Kirris Riviere & The Delta du Bruit
One of the South West's finest blues bands. The incredible vocals of Kirris Riviere will take you back to old time greats like Muddy Waters, BB king and Buddy Guy. Backed by some of the region's finest exponents of the blues.
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229 Great Portland Street
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on Saturday 24 January 2026