Waaju + Volta45

Waaju are back! Fresh from their spectacular Maida Vale session with Gilles  Peterson, we are so excited to host them at their much-loved local  hotspot, The Post Bar! 

Waaju’s  energy builds, weaving psychedelic soundscapes through potent beats,  transcending the stage and melting into bodies. With a unique approach  to a familiar sound, they rise from London’s rich cultural palette.  Comprised of members from the bands of Mulatu Astatke, Jordan Rakei,  Alfa Mist, Ashley Henry, Chelsea Carmichael, Nubiyan Twist and many  more, Waaju has released two highly successful albums with Olindo  Records, which have been championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson,  Jazz FM & Jordan Rakei.

In their most recent project, Waaju  collaborated with a true legend of Moroccan Gnawa music - Majid Bekkas -  for a live session on Gilles Peterson's BBC6 Music show at Maida Vale  studios described by Gilles as "one of the most well received live  sessions I've ever had, on either 6 Music or Radio 1", as well as  sold-out shows at London's Church of Sound and Bristol's Strange Brew.  The two shows were recorded for a live album for release in the autumn,  as well as part of the 6 Music live session being personally selected by  Gilles for a compilation of his favourite live sessions for release  with Barely Breaking Even records.

"Sometimes the music on 'Grown'  feels like a trick of the light; it grooves so hard but it still sounds  so delicate. Even in the heaviest moments, Waaju play with a wonderful  lightness of touch" - Jazzwise Magazine ****

"('Grown' is) a majestic spiritual jazz masterpiece" - Songlines Magazine ****

Volta45

Volta45  (Bernard Johnson-Tackie) is a Ghanaian born, London based record  collector, DJ, writer, archivist and creative head of the The  Goldenstool Project. He travels the world digging for records which  would have been otherwise forgotten in time. His musical style is  heavily influenced by Jazz, and is very percussive; playing a  distinctive mix of afro funk, jazz, highlife and African influenced  sounds from South America and beyond, making him one of the most sought  after DJs on the afro scene in London.

His ‘Doin Our Own Thing’  nights, in the East End of London, are legendary, and he has also been a  regular on the European and UK music festival scene. He has over the  lockdown period curated a 5-part podcast documenting the history of  Highlife music from 1920 to present. The podcast was recently featured  in SongLines Magazine and Music in Africa(Paris).

Volta45 has  collaborated with various bands and record labels, notably Soundway  Records(Konkoma), Kalita Records, Yaaba Funk, Fofoula(offshoot of  Outhouse Ruhabi), Hewale Soundz(Ghana) to name but a few. He is  currently working with a Ghanaian jazz outfit whose single will be out  on his GoldenStool label imprint later on this year.

Listen to Volta45

TIMINGS

2100 - 2300 DJ

2300 - 0015 Waaju

0015 - Close Volta 45

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