{"title": "10a Sessions: Akolá Tambó", "start": "2026-11-21T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T21:30:00Z", "place": "Servant Jazz Quarters", "address": "Bradbury Street 10A, N16 8JN London", "price": "£18.50", "price_from": "18.50", "price_to": "18.50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world"], "description": "10a Sessions: Akolá Tambó is a live gig at the venue SJQ in Dalston, London. The London-based group Akolá Tambó performs bullerengue, an Afro-Colombian cultural expression of resistance, evoking the powerful, hypnotic rhythms of Colombia's Caribbean coast to uplift the spirit and awaken memory. 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It is the latest chapter of the event series brought to you by Onda Saoco, the love child of DJs Ana Isabela & Nora, who draw inspiration from the percussive foundations and rich musical cultures of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The duo created Club Saoco as a space to spotlight the sounds, DJs and communities they love, with previous editions at iconic London venues including Jumbi and The Fox & Firkin. For this edition, TSUNAMY, JADA PINK and NOE BRAVA join the hosts Ana Isabela & Nora behind the decks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/club-saoco-vol-3-43995/", "official_url": "https://foxfirkin.com/event/onda-saoco/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/11097c4b5dd529f2b1afc8b4f4aba99620d373dc321e810e147df6c0fb0a1fe9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Simo Lagnawi Jam Session", "start": "2026-11-12T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jago Dalston", "address": "Kingsland Road 440, E8 4AA London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk"], "description": "Simo Lagnawi Jam Session is a night of Moroccan Gnawa music fused with jazz, with hypnotic grooves and danceable rhythms. It is led by Simo Lagnawi, widely known as one of the UK's foremost guembri players, who brings his Moroccan jazz fusion jam session to The Jago every second Thursday of the month. Musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and join the jam. Entry is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/simo-lagnawi-jam-session-120034/", "official_url": "https://www.thejagodalston.com/event/simo-lagnawi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec24396e479a24e4a1c37a08758f758ed11f6402c895f9b18837bb446ef2d612-600.webp"}, {"title": "Colombian Dancefloor Explosion - Los Pirañas", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "Standing Tickets: £20, Restaurant Tickets: £20 - £35", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/latin/cumbia"], "description": "A live concert by Colombian trio Los Pirañas, whose music has been described as a Colombian dancefloor explosion. The group features Eblis Álvarez of Meridian Brothers and plays high-energy, genre-bending takes on cumbia, champeta, chicha and vallenato, reworked with a rock attitude and offbeat humour. Their joyful live sets have taken them to festivals across Europe and put them at the heart of the revival of the Colombian music scene. Earthly Measures also appear on the bill.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/colombian-dancefloor-explosion-los-piranas-80920/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/los-piranas/", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Liz Ikamba Band + Baldo Verdú", "start": "2026-11-14T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£12 / £8 / £15", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul/afro-soul"], "description": "A live music night at Jamboree, a London venue, featuring Congolese-British artist Liz Ikamba with support from Baldo Verdú. Liz Ikamba performs her Congo alt-pop and Afro-soul, blending traditional influences with jazz, dub-reggae and neo-soul, singing in English and Lingala on themes of storytelling, identity, heritage and belonging. Baldo Verdú plays a set rooted in Afro-Venezuelan tradition, rhythm and identity. 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It is hosted by RLB (Rhythm Latin Beat), a band of musicians from Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina whose repertoire spans Bolero, Son, Salsa, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue, Bomba, Plena and Latin jazz. The house band plays a set before musicians and singers can bring their instruments and join the jam, while audience members can simply listen and dance. All ticket sales from the night go directly to the house band.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/latin-jam-session-80998/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/37201d81f43a61f0eb3a9595c6b2421245381d2870e3ec560518cdd9d5a40aa1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Zaperoco w/ El Magico Baobab + Jamz Supernova", "start": "2026-11-14T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T02:00:00Z", "place": "Hackney Bridge", "address": "Units 1-28, ECHO BUILDING, East Bay Lane, E15 2SJ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/world/latin"], "description": "Zaperoco presents a night with El Mágico Baobab, Lady Avocado, Amancai and a special guest to be announced. The centrepiece is El Mágico Baobab, a handmade sound system built in the Netherlands to traditional Colombian measurements and painted by Colombian picó artist William Gutiérrez Peñaloza, playing vinyl-only sets spanning music from across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Lady Avocado is a Colombian DJ and vinyl selector from Barranquilla now based in Barcelona, blending Afro-Caribbean roots, tropical grooves and psychedelic rhythms, while Amancai, from Cartagena and co-founder of Zaperoco, moves through Champeta, Cumbia, Salsa, Soukous, Zouk and Compas.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/zaperoco-w-el-magico-baobab-jamz-supernova-47082/", "official_url": "https://hackneybridge.org/em_event/zaperoco-presents-el-magico-baobab-lady-avocado-amancai-and-special-guest-tba/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9bc70ab1be410406b26cc91a9cd4ae763eb1528320c6327bdb0bf5ee975f4f7e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Simmer Down", "start": "2026-11-13T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Efg London Jazz Festival", "address": "Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/reggae"], "description": "Simmer Down is a free daytime dance and monthly meet-up that gets all ages moving to reggae rhythms. It is a home for reggae and revival, held once a month in different spaces around the Southbank Centre, and is presented in partnership with Tomorrow's Warriors, a talent development agency and music educator specialising in jazz. The sessions bring together musicians and local people for an afternoon of joy, movement and soulful beats, uniting communities through live music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/simmer-down-69750/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/simmer-down", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a4e224797344d7f6e7838d3b90c8ca16ce3b748819f25b4952b8e6ac43266a8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Afternoon Kora Resonance Session With Francis Ssuna & Zarah Arora", "start": "2026-11-13T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T15:00:00Z", "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Free/donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world"], "description": "An afternoon session of live kora music at Jamboree. Francis Ssuna, of Folk Tales and the Afro-Latin Fiesta, and Zarah Arora play early Friday-afternoon soundscapes and verse. The audience is welcome to join in, sit on the floor with the musicians, or work and dream away to the sweetly-relaxing sounds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afternoon-kora-resonance-session-with-francis-ssuna-zarah-ar-36710/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-kora-music-in-london-2/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Popola: Twerk Temple", "start": "2026-11-13T22:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T04:00:00Z", "place": "Dalston Superstore", "address": "Kingsland High Street 117, E8 2PB London", "price": "£8 BEFORE 11 / £10 AFTER", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/world/reggaeton"], "description": "Popola: Twerk Temple is a club night at Dalston Superstore summoning gyals, gays and theys for a night of dancing to Reggaeton, Dancehall, Dembow, Soca, Baile Funk, Bouyon, Latin Bass, Afro Rave and more, with DJs Rataprincesss, Ivicore, Afroasis, Maldita Vaina, Sarpila and Anti Ribeiro plus GOGOs Tropicandance and Jay They Stallion. Popola is a spicy club night celebrating queer feminist energy with Afro Latinx and Caribbean music, a night full of booty shake, activism and empowerment. Twerk Temple is a space for Black & Brown diasporic queers, trans folks and femmes to embrace roots, celebrate culture and take up space. The venue is a queer space that prioritises LGBTQIA+ customers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/popola-twerk-temple-35535/", "official_url": "https://dalstonsuperstore.com/event/popola-twerk-temple-15/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c05124fb1444e4fc0a9712a32515ba9ef6f4e2f10ebf15cdf165a5ae5232fe8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Psych-Cumbia Disruptors Los Pirañas", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Cafe", "address": "Parkway 5, NW1 7PG London", "price": "Standing Tickets: £20, Restaurant Tickets: £20 - £35", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/latin/cumbia"], "description": "A night of Colombian dancefloor music at The Jazz Cafe, with Los Pirañas and Earthly Measures. The Colombian trio Los Pirañas, featuring Eblis Álvarez of Meridian Brothers, bend traditional tropical styles such as cumbia, champeta, chicha and vallenato into something raw, playful and wild, with a rock attitude and offbeat humour. Their joyful live sets have taken them to festivals across Europe and put them at the heart of the revival of the Colombian music scene. High energy and rhythm-heavy, they turn cumbia inside out and have a blast doing so.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/psych-cumbia-disruptors-los-piranas-61827/", "official_url": "https://thejazzcafe.com/event/los-piranas/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/58064ddeb0e8a2e2020d0c7636976beac90a4b1deba515ef3cb3405931bafb37-600.webp"}, {"title": "Candela Wax w/ La Mandarina", "start": "2026-11-21T22:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-22T03:30:00Z", "place": "The Jago Dalston", "address": "Kingsland Road 440, E8 4AA London", "price": "Check listings", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/world/latin/cumbia"], "description": "A tropical party played entirely on vinyl, taking over the Jago with special guest La Mandarina alongside Suma Phayiri and co-founders Moralito and Cal Jader. La Mandarina blends Colombia's musical traditions with Cumbia styles and their electronic variations from across Latin America, plus Acid and Jungle sounds. Moralito champions Salsa and Afro Latin sounds, Suma Phayiri weaves deep diasporic rhythms, and Cal Jader mixes Latin, Tropical and global grooves from Salsa to dancehall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/candela-wax-w-la-mandarina-42444/", "official_url": "https://www.thejagodalston.com/event/candela-wax-w-la-mandarina/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/20996cf44ee444d2965e074508311d9d49e5ae011eb70f542de8a432f4c62dc3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Brick Lane Jazz Festival Presents: Tanhai Collective w/ Billy Hare + Kotoa", "start": "2026-11-17T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "93 Feet East", "address": "150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/soul-jazz"], "description": "An evening of jazz at 93 Feet East presented by the Brick Lane Jazz Festival. Tanhai Collective, a six-piece instrumental outfit drawing on classic soul jazz and the jazzier end of post rock, play groove-heavy, melodic music made with 70s production and recording techniques, for fans of Donald Byrd or Badbadnotgood. They are joined by Kotoa, a five-piece South London band of drummer Laurie Campling, bassist Frank Black, keyboard player Sam Hillier, guitarist and vocalist Memphis Koloi and saxophonist and vocalist Maia Avery. The night is an 18+ event, part of the festival's year-round series Brick Lane Sound, and takes place in the Live Room / The Courtyard.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/brick-lane-jazz-festival-presents-tanhai-collective-w-billy-59910/", "official_url": "https://www.93feeteast.co.uk/?post_type=one50&p=9565", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8fa6d33205dae030a295d2b62ad55183c7c38e55c05a3fbc0629da18a3b08dbb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "EFG London Jazz Festival at Soul Mama | Yemi Bolatiwa", "start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Soul Mama - Angel", "address": "21 Parkfield St, N1 0PS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A live music evening at Soul Mama in Angel, presented as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The singer Yemi Bolatiwa performs a night dedicated to the songs of Tracy Chapman. Doors open in the evening and the show runs until late, with booking through an online ticket page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-at-soul-mama-yemi-bolatiwa-70430/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ba2d6168a3fefda920e67daf14383655ab469a62c005462a30fcefa74857be6-1200.webp"}]}