Dende Nation Pre Carnival Night with Reggae Choir
Dende Nation Pre Carnival Night with Reggae Choir at Fox & Firkin, London
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Dende Nation Pre Carnival Night w/ Reggae Choir £13.20
Includes booking fee
About the show
Expect powerful rhythms, uplifting voices, dancing, participation and a carnival atmosphere that will leave you ready for Carnival weekend.Before taking to the streets of Notting Hill Carnival, Dendê Nation, winners of the Notting Hill Carnival 2025 Brazilian Bands Category, invite audiences to a special pre-carnival celebration bringing together the artists, music and communities behind Ìjó Ìdílé – Rooted & Rising.Joined by special guest Marivaldo Paim, Musical Director of Ilê Aiyê, the pioneering Afro-Brazilian cultural organisation from Salvador, Bahia.Special guests Reggae Choir bring their uplifting sound and infectious energy to the stage with a full live set of reggae classics and contemporary favourites. Reggae Choir is an exciting amateur, non-audition, non-religious, contemporary ensemble, open to all who enjoy singing reggae music, regardless of skill or experienceSupported by Arts Council England, Ijó Ìdílé celebrates the ancestral roots that continue to inspire communities today while creating new spaces for connection, creativity and collective joy.Produced by Gandaia ArtsSupported by Arts Council England & Black Butterfly
Featuring - Reggae Choir
Reggae Choir is an exciting non-audition, non-religious, contemporary ensemble, open to all who enjoy singing reggae music, regardless of skill or experience.
Formed in 2012 by award-winning singer-songwriter Fola Phillip, Reggae Choir have performed at many indoor and outdoor events and festivals including the U.K’s largest reggae and dub festival ‘One Love’, Citadel Festival, The London International Ska Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Fairfield Concert Hall, a sell-out show at world Famous Jazz Café in Camden Town, Hackney Empire, Hayling Island Reggae and Soul Weekender and The Royal Academy of Arts to name but a few.
Reggae Choir have also performed alongside legends like Sandra Cross, Janet Kay Tippa Irie, Winston Reedy, Black Slate and Dennis Bovell and shared line ups with Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, Prince Hammer and many other well known and much loved reggae artists.