STAY TUNED FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

A UK PREMIERE FOR THE ROCK AND RAI BAND

A DANCE PERFORMANCE BY DANCE ARTIST HAYET AMAR

AN HOMAGE TO BLED MUSIC

The dynamic Andalusi - Jazz duo

 1 OCT 2022

Esraa Warda will open the night with a dance performance to the rhythms of rai, chaoui, allaoui and more Algerian beats!

All the way from New York, Esraa is a child of the Algerian diaspora. She is a cultural warrior and advocates for the representation and preservation of North African women-led dance traditions. A show to behold!

 1 OCT 2022

Headlining the Festival is The Voice star Samira Brahmia and her world-famous band.

Samira has since galvanised a huge audience on both sides of the Mediterranean and has become a huge star in the Maghreb music scene, frequenting various Parisian editions of Folles Nuits Berbères, Barbès Café, and Cabaret Tam Tam at the Cabaret Sauvage. She will rock East London with her incredible blend of East meets West sound and her strong yet mesmerising vocals. She comes to us with her latest album AWA.

22 Feb 2020

 The night will be a Sufi ceremony, showcasing the mystical sounds and rhythms of Issawa & Diwan, strands of Sufism from Constantine in East Algeria. With rhythms building up to a crescendo carried by Redha Boudebagh‘s majestic voice, accompanied by his Mondole, Oud and the drums & Bendir, the night will take you on a mystical journey with fast rhythms and warm African sounds you won’t resist.

 1 Nov 2018

Film screening with Q&A with the director Hassan MEZINE

 This documentary gives a privileged and rare insight into the life of Frantz Fanon through the stories and accounts of the people who were closest to him in his life and until his death. 

El Andaluz take their audience on a journey around the Southern shores of the Mediterranean, through the Saharan Sufi sounds.

They never fail to end the evening by getting any audience on their feet, dancing to the celebratory Chaabi music of Algeria, or to a classical Egyptian belly dance; this show will be no exception.

The second half of the night will be a creative explosion with various guests from Sudan, Algeria, the UK and Japan. Set to be the perfect night out!

 28 May 2015

 One of the veteran Algerian Diwane groups, will be performing at Rich Mix on Thursday 28 May, bringing to east London a spiritual ceremony to heal all ills. Although they do not replicate the vivid healing ceremonies, they very much reflect the feel of the lila and perfectly exude the essence of the tradition. Gaâda Diwane Béchar’s musically induced trance and moving sound is accessible and enjoyable, and the late veteran world music DJ Charlie Gillett said of them in the Telegraph that they are as good as anything he’s heard in years.

 6 NOV 2014

In collaboration with Film Africa Festival 

 The first Pan-African Cultural Festival took place in Algiers in July 1969. This historic festival brought a global spotlight to African culture and arts, celebrating the liberation of African nations from colonial rule and calling for the same freedom for the rest of the continent. William Klein’s film captures the sense of jubilation of the moment and provides historical context for understanding a continent.

 29 May 2014

Surprising by the richness of his music, Sidi Bémol (a.k.a. Hocine Boukella or Cheikh for the fans) is the composer of fusion: between modernity and tradition, between Algerian chaabi, gnawa, blues and rock, Berber and Celtic music. Changing languages over the albums -Arabic, Kabyle, French and English-, his texts are meaningful, successively poetic, nostalgic, critical, humorous. He depicts society with much tenderness and lucidity… 

Our International Women's day celebration, featuring films, live music, theatre, food and networking

 8 Dec 2013

Exploring the history of Algeria with Dr. Ed Macalister and Hamza Hamouchene, music with Rabah of MBS

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11 May 2013 

Our first ever event with Hamidou live in London.

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