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Electric Jalaba

  • The Rose Hill 70 Rose Hill Terrace Brighton, England, BN1 4JL United Kingdom (map)

THURSDAY 26TH JUNE | 7pm | £13 ADV / £10 CONCS / PWYC [limited avail]

THIS BAND!!! We have literally been trying to book Electric Jalaba (who are old friends) since we first opened 9 years ago. They were just too big and expensive for our little venue BUT due to a twist of fate, we have managed to grab them just before their Glastonbury show on the Friday :)

Electric Jalaba explore the entrancing overlap between electronic dance music and traditional Moroccan gnawa with Lead singer Simo Lagnawi at the helm. The band also features epic drummer Dave de Rose (Moloko, Mulatu Astatke, Agile Experiments) and the Keen Brothers (Sound species, Flying Ibex) on guitar, synths, samplers drum machines vocals, bass and percussion. The band have since found their own hypnotizing, electrifying and truly floor-filling sound, and they continue to explore this healing musical interface both in performance and on record.


“Frenetic Anglo-Moroccan sextet infuse gnawa trance rituals with Comet Is Coming-style
synth-jazz prophecies. Good attitude!”
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Their most impressive work to date. A wonderfully visceral record.” Future Music


“A strong album that is exploratory while remaining well rooted in tradition.” Songlines


“Frenetic Anglo-Moroccan sextet infuse gnawa trance rituals with Comet Is Coming-style
synth-jazz prophecies. Good attitude!”
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Later Event: September 20
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