Magic Garden Battersea

Aondo / DJ Special Guest - at The Magic Garden
2021-08-14 20:00 - 2021-08-15 02:00 (Europe/London) | The Magic Garden, 231 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 4LG, London, SW11 4LG, GB
trip-hop / electronica / live sampling

Aondo unites compelling electronic beats and organic melodies with the insights and experiences of two lives spent exploring the mountains.
Comprised of multi-instrumentalists, Kyle and Rob, Aondo’s music takes inspiration from their time spent wandering. They have built a project centred around the art and music of their experiences in the mountains.
The live band will feature guest singers and world class live musicians to bring the electronic sounds to an analogue medium.
kyleblackburn.co.uk/aondo

DJ: Special Guest

Malika Collective / DJ Captain Flatcap at The Magic Garden
2021-08-13 20:00 - 2021-08-14 02:00
Malika All Stars are an experimental London based musical collective they share the bill with DJ Captain Flatpack which means good times!!

Malika Collective are an experimental South London based musical collective. Exploring a wide range of musical styles from Afro cuban, Latin jazz and psychedelic soundscapes.
Malika Collective was born out of jam sessions and collaborations between George Risk (Guitarist and Band Leader) and Ru Lemer (Keyboards and Engineer). With the addition of a host of musicians from London’s thriving jazz and session scene; the Collective was born into an evolving line-up including multiple drum kits, a powerful rhythm section and some ferocious horns. Playing rhythmic music from around the world, this band draws on a range of traditional and modern genres to bring you passionate groove with a psychedelic edge.

DJ CAPTAIN FLATCAP
DJ Captain Flatcap plays multi-genre, instrumental Electronic Dance Music.Captain’s DJ sets, is centred around electro swing, but also includes influences of ska, funk, folk and various genres of dance music.

Casa De Salsa - ft Sarabanda
2021-08-12 19:30 - 2021-08-13 00:00
‘HOT CUBAN SALSA AND SON WITH A SERIOUSGROOVE’

Sarabanda are sure to fill the dance floor with their glorious mix of Cuban rhythms. Sliding effortlessly between classic Cuban chacha cha, mambo and son to the latest hot timba, salsa and Latin jazz, this isCuban music at its very finest.

Sara McGuinness (bandleader) was awarded UK Lukas AwardsLatin Musician of the Year 2018
Sarabanda’s obvious love of the music they play is evidentin the passionate and exuberant arrangements of Cuban songs both classic andmodern. The fabulous singer ElpidioAlegria, hailing from Buenaventura on Colombia’s pacific coast, is much indemand for his fantastic vocal talents. Combine this with the blisteringkeyboards of Sara McGuinness and solid bass grooves from Jimmy Martinezsupported by a steaming percussion section and you can’t go wrong.
The band regularly pack the house out Upstairs at RonnieScotts, London. Whatever the occasion, if you want authentic Cuban musicSarabanda is the choice for you!

Bin Bag Wisdom/ Dj Striz at The Magic Garden
2021-08-07 20:00 - 2021-08-08 02:00
Hip hop/ Funk/ Festival

Bin Bag Wisdom make golden-era Hip Hop that is transformed into clever modern-day observations on society, simultaneously abstract and astute. Driven by the towering delivery of Mc Binbags these guys never fail to get the crowd jumping, and yet there music enters realms much deeper than purely party music.

With intelligent rhymes and a rare knack of being both self assured and self-deprecating their music is equally as powerful when kicking back in the armchair and absorbing their witty realism. Essentially BinBag wisdom achieve what so much modern rap doesn’t – original, insightful, playful and banging!
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DJ STIRZ (Slamboree) loves nothing more than to tangle you into impossible shapes with an impressively eclectic selection of bass-heavy tracks! STIRZ produces bass music packed with home grown samples and tasteful genre twists. STIRZ is also a Jungle drummer and plays with Slamboree amongst various other artists in the UK. Charlie STIRZaker has been DJing a big mixed bag of beats in clubs and festivals in the UK and internationally since 2006, it is now time to launch a project which will provide a platform for STIRZ releases and performances with both drums and decks. Guaranteed to have you raving!

GRUPO LOKITO / DJ SPECIAL TERRY - The Magic Garden
2021-08-06 20:00 - 2021-08-07 02:30
‘‘THE CONGO MEETS CUBA IN AN EXUBERANT EXPLOSION OF MUSIC’

Grupo Lokito create a modern-day cocktail of two of the great world musics; Fusing blistering contemporaryCongolese grooves with the fire of Cuban music. The results have audiences dancing in a haze of energy.
The glorious melodious vocals ofCongolese front men Eugene Makuta and Iddo
Donnatella blends with soaring guitars courtesy of Congolese guitar hero Mbokalia ‘Burkina Faso’, and the lilting keyboards of Latin piano player Sara. All of this sits on top of the rhythmic powerhouse team of Ernesto(drums), Emeris (congas),Elpidio (bass) and Shyam(rhythm guitar).
Since their formation in 2006 the bandhave gone from strength to strength, completing several UK tours and building a solid following.
InMay 2020 Grupo Lokito were awarded an Arts Council grant to make music during lockdown and the band released three tunes on digital platforms: Yoka!, ¡Lo QuePasó! and Bolingo Ya Londres. Some more exciting new sounds are cooking in preparation for a vinyl release later this year.

Bandcamp:https://grupolokito.bandcamp.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPtcJ8i8EMN2W3-e68N8Q-o9ysc7nuaHs
Website: www.grupolokito.co.uk

DJ SPECIAL TERRY plays a unique selection of old skool Hip-Hop, Funk, Disco, Soul, Jazz, Afro Beat, Breaks and many other rare gems to keep the dance floor happy!

Gator Dogs Brass Band
2021-07-22 19:00 - 23:00
An all star horn section, the Gator Dogs look forward to seeing you on the dance floor.

The Gator Dogs are a New Orleans brass gang from East London. They bring you an explosive party, spanning Mardi Gras parade anthems to the swampy grooves of Dr John, via raucous Gospel more suitable for Saturday Night than Sunday Morning.
With three percussionists, a thumping tuba, as many horns as we can fit on the stage, and 3 part Gospel harmonies; the Gators bring you infectious grooves, virtuoso solos and songs you didn’t know you already knew.
The Gators love playing raucous speakeasy-style nights at infamous underground cocktail haunts the Oriole and Nightjar; performing for swing dancers at international events; and blasting the roof off at their Jamboree and the Blues Kitchens residencies, where they keep the brassy party going well into the night. They have performed twice at the EFG London Jazz festival, Shambala, Rollright Fayre, and internationally at The Gatsby Parties. In 2020, they wowed crowds at West End immersive theatre show ‘Lockdown Town’, receiving multiple 5* reviews across national media.
Hannah (percussion/vocals) has lived on/off in New Orleans since 2015, recently studying drums with New Orleans legends Herlin Riley and Shannon Powell. George Simmonds (trombone/tuba/vocals) has performed with the infamous Glen David Andrews, and Louise Balkwill (everything) is currently collaborating with New Orleans’ legend Leroy Jones on an original single. Backed up by Ed Ashby on Tuba, (Hackney Colliery Band, Brass Roots, Royal Shakespeare Company), and an all star horn section, the Gator Dogs look forward to seeing you on the dance floor.
ENTRY £2 to secure tables in music area
Table booking is advised due to limited capacity

James Riley Band at the Magic Garden
2021-06-18 19:00 - 2021-06-19 02:00
James Riley, award-winning folk & soul troubadour.

Anglo-American and raised in London, James followed his roots back to Nashville in 2015 for a short trip – which ended up becoming a 2-year odyssey. Whilst in Tennessee he met Grammy-winning producer Matthew Odmark, and recorded his debut album “Transatlantica”.

Since returning to the UK, James has been building towards his the release of his new record, putting out teaser singles, creating cinematic music videos, and through a slew of live shows and festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness, Shrewsbury Folk & Maverick, slow-burning his way towards national notoriety– and heads have indeed begun turning. The past 18 months have seen James nominated for no fewer than 4 awards – as well as yielding national TV and radio coverage, and international tours on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jaz Delorean Trio at The Magic Garden
2021-05-21 19:00 - 2021-05-22 02:00
Live music is finally back at The Magic Garden with acoustic sit down gigs in may

JAZ DELOREAN TRIO
Jaz Delorean is a London based British singer, with a colourful past and a fascinating present. The songs that he sings and plays on the piano are tender observations of our fragile and sometimes twisted existence. Strange things happen in dreams, but stranger things can happen in waking life, and Jaz Delorean has never shied away from baring his tattered soul to anyone willing to listen. He’ll pull at your heartstrings, and get you dancing to the rhythms of his fingers, before skulking off into the blackness behind the neon carnival lights.

Jaz Delorean is the lead singer and pianist from tearaway live band Tankus the Henge.
