Elikya (Congolese 9-piece), David DeBarra, Cormorant Tree Oh, Farah Elle, Little O, Pablo Santo, Telephones DJs + more

Live music, DJs & details this May bank holiday Sunday at The Sugar Club from 20:00—03:00 across 3 stages, both indoors & outdoors.

LIVE:
Elikya (Congolese 9-piece rumba/soukous)
David DeBarra (experimental folk 3-piece)
Farah Elle (alternative singer-songwriter)
Cormorant Tree Oh (experimental folk, drone, psych)

DJ:
Little O and Pals (global bass, afrohouse ++)
Pablo Santo (Brazilian, Latin, disco, electronic)
Telephones DJs (disco, boogie, funk, soul, house music)
+ more to be announced

Rooted in club culture and blurring the line between a gig and a club night, SIGNS is a party series with a wide and diverse music program spanning jazz, soul, funk, trad, world/global, hip hop, disco, and house music, alongside more left-field sounds and beyond.

ELIKYA 
Based in Ireland, Elikya, over the last twenty years have acted as Congolese Music’s Ambassadors to the nation. This 9 piece rumba / dance / bass heavy outfit brings together all the elements of Congolese music. Entrancing guitar melodies, hip-commanding basslines and melodic, relentless percussion topped off with the melodic sweetness that singing in Congo’s main language “Lingala” brings. With a penchant for precision, performance and theatrics, Elikya take the over 70 years of modern Congolese music history and its incredibly unique take on what makes a spectacle (think full band choreography/a highly stylized wardrobe and the musical expertise of classic big band orchestras) and combine it with hypnotizing low end magic. Elikya have earned their place for 20 years as flag bearers of modern Congolese Rumba and Ndombolo, leaving people in a frenzy up and down the country. 

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