Afro Celt Sound System at Colston Hall in Bristol on 19 November 2017
Afro Celt Sound System will perform at Colston Hall in Bristol on Sunday 19 November 2017.
Two decades into their cross-cultural collaboration, Afro Celt Sound System are still a force to be reckoned with. With sales now topping one and a half million albums and two Grammy nominations to date, their latest album ‘The Source’ (2016 on ECC Records) was described by fRoots as a “colossus of an album”.
Their live show, featuring a host of outstanding musicians, is as energetic and captivating as the album. Expect an uncontainable cacophony of global rhythms and roof-shaking beats with Johnny Kalsi, the UK’s most celebrated player of the Punjabi dhol drum, at the pulsing centre of the show.
“Bigger, better and bolder than ever before” – Songlines 2016
Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern electronic dance music with traditional Irish and West African music. They were originally formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, who now is still involved in one version of the band since their split in 2016. The members in Emmerson’s version of the band include; Simon Emmerson, N’Faly Kouyate, Johnny Kalsi, Moussa Sissokho, Griogair Labhruidh, Ronan Browne, Emer Mayock and Davy Spillane.
Support from label mates and friends The Dhol Foundation
Age guidance: 14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
Tickets are £26.88 including booking fees.