Devon Afrobeat Collective are live in Ashburton!
The new line up went down a storm in their pre-lockdown gig in February last year with the fabulous voice of Jaz Gayle, two backing singers, and a five-piece horn section.
Where? Ashburton Arts (see website & Facebook page)
When? Saturday 18th September 2021, 7:30pm. (Doors open at 6:30pm.)
Tickets: £12 / £10 / £6 – please pay what you can afford. Buy tickets here.
Afterparty
Saturday Aug 24th Exeter Pheonix
Supporting Yellowman
He’ll be joined by support from Dakar Audio Club, an Afrofusion band playing uplifting West African Mashups and Devon Afrobeat Collective [we are on around 21.00] providing wall to wall danceable grooves and Ishmael Ensemble – one of the UK’s finest new groups, headed by multi-instrumentalist and established DJ Pete Cunningham.
Fill up on your world beats intake in one fantastic evening of music!
Sunday Aug 4th
Sets at 13.00 and 15.00 – beautiful setting on Dartmoor
The Devon Afrobeat Collective will be headlining at Totnes Alive
We have a dozen or so gigs in the pipeline ranging from private parties to headlining at a festival. All mainly in the Plymouth/Exeter/South Devon area.
I will post dates for public events as they are confirmed. If you are keen to catch us then contact us
Unfortunately, Totnes Rugby Club have cancelled Totnes Community Action’s Sunday Social on 7th October.
Watch this space for further news.
What a fantastic set at the Bell last night. I haven’t heard a groove that good since I don’t know when, drums, bass and conga marriage made in heaven. You guys have gotta do some more gigs, like Barry says – let’s dance – and Stu’s voice was superb, just gotta learn those lines………….
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Message from MMD
The Bell Inn – Moretonhampsteadl.
This is what you can expect to see and hear Moreton Music Day on Sunday 24th June:
5pm… The Treaty
6pm… Quorum Official
7pm… Devon Afrobeat Collective
8pm… Johnny Fuller, Matt Jackson & Chris Yarwood
9pm… Five Finger Discount
10pm… The Dockneys
That’s just one stage out of 5. More news to follow!
Food in Community in conjunction with Integr8 UK are celebrating diversity with our first World Cafe, bringing together some local musicians and dancers and wonderful food representing different regions of our world.
The event will be at the Methodist Church Totnes on 23 June, from 3pm to 8pm.
The event is part of Refugee Awareness Week and is a Pay What You Feel event. Profits will be shared between Integr8 UK and Food in Community. Suggested donation is £5 – £10 and includes food and all performances.
https://www.facebook.com/FoodinCommunityCIC
Line up:
3.00- 3.30 Dmitry Babichev and guest (Eastern European)
3.45- 4.15 Adnan Al Khalifa & Barry Cohen (Middle Eastern)
4.30- 5.15 Badenya (African)
5.30- 6.00 Rob Carney (World songs)
6.15- 6.45 Anna George & friends (Bollywood dancing)
7.00- 7.45 Devon Afrobeat Collective (West African)
Finding that we cannot get it together to record ourselves or photograph ourselves during a gig because we are too busy pumping out the music.
A plea to audience members – send us your pics and vids so we can share ourselves with the world.
Venue : Dartmouth Inn, Totnes
Date : May 2018
Audience : Invitation only
Verdict : Smashed it
The band is slowly forming. Efiom made an excellent first appearance on vocals and some nifty conga work.
Watch videographer Stuart Everitt’s clips of Devon Afrobeat Collective playing
And some more clips from 29th Feb –
A collage Colonial Mentality Mista President
The Devon Afrobeat Collective will be live on the Outdoor Stage at 7pm. More details here
The band are live at 6.30.
Today, Saturday 4th May, the band are playing at Blackawton’s Round-up festival at around 6.30pm.
Civic Hall Totnes Dec 8th
Saturday Night Dancing
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