Waaju feat. Majid Bekkas

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A masterful Moroccan musician collides with London's prodigy jazz band to create “a  majestic spiritual jazz masterpiece”(Songlines Magazine).

 

Fronted by one of the most powerful African voices of today, Majid Bekkas collaborates with London band, Waaju, to present a unique approach to the Moroccan trance music ‘Gnawa’.

 

Majid Bekkas has been a key figure in the last decade’s revival of Gnawa music and is one of the foremost figures in the genre, having collaborated with Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp and Peter Brotzmann. Waaju’s records have been championed internationally by the likes of Jordan Rakei, Gilles Peterson, Jungle & Jazz FM.

 

They bring their hard-hitting grooves, heavy psychedelia and otherwordly live show to London.

Venue accessibility information

We welcome everyone of all abilities to our venue and will do our best to accommodate any guest but please note there may be certain limitations on our accessibility. We recommend reaching out to us at info@thejazzcafelondon.com so that we can best try to accommodate your needs.

There is one step to enter the venue, and we have a ramp available which our door team will assist in putting in place when required.

We have a area for wheelchair users to the right hand side of the stage when facing, with an accessible toilet right beside it. Due to the nature of the venue’s layout, we recommend arriving as early as possible. Either way, a member of our team will happily escort you there.

If you would like your carer to accompany you for the night, please purchase a general admission ticket for yourself and email your carer’s name to info@thejazzcafelondon.com and they’ll receive a complimentary ticket.

Please note our restaurant is not wheelchair acc