{"title": "TUNDE JEGEDE — An Evening of Kora & Cello Music", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "October Gallery", "address": "Old Gloucester Street 24, WC1N 3AL London", "price": "£10 + Booking fee", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/african"], "description": "TUNDE JEGEDE — An Evening of Kora & Cello Music is a solo concert at October Gallery pairing the West African kora with the cello. It is performed by Tunde Jegede, an internationally acclaimed composer, producer, cellist and kora virtuoso, founder of the Art Ensemble of Lagos and the African Classical Music Ensemble. The programme brings together Bach's solo cello suites and the royal court tradition of the kora, rooted in the musical heritage of medieval Mali. 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Her intimate live shows are known for mesmerising vocals, uncompromising lyrics and deft reinterpretations of songs on the cello. The evening takes place in the Live Room and is an 18+ jazz and soul night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-2026-presents-ayanna-witter-johnson-59911/", "official_url": "https://www.93feeteast.co.uk/?post_type=one50&p=9445", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c1be00e75ca90fa065e98f24e91dd5660c1b8f0f7b983c4ab36e003b3ff77f8f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Olamony", "start": "2026-11-06T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Blackheath Halls", "address": "23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world"], "description": "A 120-minute concert of Afro-fusion music in the Great Hall of Blackheath Halls. Nigerian-born musician Ọlá Akíndípe (Olamony) and his 10-piece band play infectious rhythms and feel-good energy. 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