13/04/2026
On Friday the 15th of May we will be joined by AWALE JANT BAND!
We were lucky enough to discover performing at the Whitechapel Gallery. We feel honoured to host them, this is not one to be missed!
Message us now to book early-bird tickets for just £10…
You can also show up on the night at 7pm and buy tickets on the door for £13
We will also be joined by local masterchef who will be serving up some delicious Italian food!
A bit about the band…
Awale Jant Band was founded in 2017 by Senegalese singer Birame Seck and French musician and producer Thibaut Remy. Thibaut is a self-taught musician who relies primarily on feeling;
“When I heard Biram singing it reminded me of an American soul singer: He is a Senegalese soul singer… We’d like people to feel our music joining the dots between cultures.”
Singer, songwriter Biram Seck is from Dakar, the son of a Gawlo (story-teller). Biram’s grandfather was a master of the traditional West African guitar/banjo, the xalam;
“I love music because it is a means of communicating ideas to broaden minds and build an integrated world... a world of peace.”
The name is a combination of Biram Seck’s Jant Band and Thibaut Remy’s London group Awale - a collective of African, French, British and Senegalese musicians performing for the last 10 years in London. In Wolof, it means “Let the sun pass through”. And literally this is their mission, to uplift people with their music.
The music is Senegalese soul music, it includes various styles such as Funk, Latin Jazz, Afrobeat, Mbalax and Blues. Imagine Youssou N’dour meets Fela Kuti to listen to desert blues.
