Enjoy a view overlooking the stage from our mezzanine restaurant. Please note:
- Restaurant tickets include a non-refundable deposit of £20 per person which will be taken off your bill at the end of the night.
- Some guests on tables 11-23 may find their view slightly restricted. Bar tables 1, 2 and 3 have a restricted view of the stage.
- Restaurant tables 18-23 and Bar tables 1, 2 and 3 offer higher, bar-style seating.
Azmari Bet and Kazum present
KRAR COLLECTIVE + DAHLAK BAND + BABY MASINKO & ZEWDITU YOHANNES + SHEBA SOUND
Azmari Bet club and Kazum present an evening of the best Horn of Africa roots and rhythms to celebrate Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christmas, which takes place on 7 January.
Krar Collective serve up a mind-blowing feast of Ethiopian grooves. Led by Temesgen Zeleke, a student of Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, the band perform a contemporary take on roots music from Ethiopia. In the hand of Zeleke the krar (lyre) becomes a twanging ancient rock guitar, the hypnotic, ever-changing rhythms of the kebero drums drive the music, and powerful, intricate vocals take us on a journey through Ethiopia’s many different cultures. “One of the grooviest and most hypnotic bands at Damon Albarn’s Africa Express bonanza.” Time Out
Dahlak Band is a 4-piece from Eritrea featuring krar, saxophone, bass and keys. Growing out of the Eritrean club scene based around Stockwell, they are in demand around Europe for parties and functions, delivering some of the best dance music from their home country. Singing in Tigrigna, the language of Eritrea, the music is close to but different from that of Ethiopia. Will this be a battle of Eritrean versus Ethiopian krar bands?
The Azmari Bet is a traditional club that you can find hidden away in the back streets of Addis Ababa, where musicians entertain and customers come to drink, eat, dance, chill. At the heart of the Azmari Bet is the Azmari minstrel. Baby Masinko and Zewditu Yohannes are two of London’s very own Azmaris. Baby plays one-stringed fiddle and Zewditu has featured on several tracks in the legendary Ethiopiques series.
DJ Jonathan Banes (Sheba Sound) lived in Ethiopia for many years where he captured the mesmerising sounds of rural musicians using pop-up recording studios. Mixing them with dub, reggae and electronics, he brings these remixed roots to the dancefloor.
Line up
Krar Collective
Dahlak Band
Zewditu Yohannes & Baby Masinko
Jonathan Banes (Sheba Sound)
CLICK HERE to see a detailed seat map of the restaurant.
Ground floor standing tickets also available. CLICK HERE to book.
This event is strictly 18+ with ID required on arrival at the venue.
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