SATURDAY 8th JULY | 7pm | £8 ADVANCE TICKETS

Jinn Records presents another night of exhilarating live music with the epic Pilani Bubu from South Africa. She played here last October and she blew the roof off ! What a show!

“An act that enthralled audiences with her soothing melodies, exceptional vocals and message-laden repertoire is singer-songwriter from South Africa...she shines through with a poignant set of songs with pure grit and talent which inspired head popping and feet tapping from the receptive audience...a feel-good singer with conscious and meaningful lyrics” - Daily Graphic Newspaper (Ghana).

Pilani Bubu has been described as nothing short of a modern-day Miriam Makeba. A multifarious artist, singer-songwriter, storyteller, poet, TV presenter, creative entrepreneur, activist and curator. Pilani’s relentless energy has no limits. Coming from a lineage of traditional South African healers and light-workers known as Sangoma, Pilani harnesses the technology of music to transmit meaningful stories about her lived experience, inherited knowledge and ancestral wisdom.

Her project Folklore - Chapter 1 won Best African Adult Contemporary Album at the South African Music Awards (SAMA26) with its spellbinding fusion of folk, jazz and soul with her local sounds, carrying a wealth of tradition forwards into today's world.

Over the past decade, Pilani Bubu has made waves as an emerging artist, gracing stages at renowned music venues and festivals worldwide. From the Drum Beat Festival and Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa to international events like Jazz on The Roof Top in Romania and the Musique Metisse Festival in France.

Recent highlights include collaborating with Maya Angelou's estate, her music being used on the South African Netflix series 'The Brave Ones,' and earning nominations and awards for her creative work at the prestigious Loeries awards.

With Folklore, Pilani seeks to use what she describes as the “ technology of music” as a medium to capture and preserve our heritage and culture. She has founded the Folklore Community, a culture and heritage project, with a lifelong commitment to document and share our folklore with the next generation. Folklore encompasses undocumented beliefs, customs, tales, proverbs, jokes, and various art forms passed down through generations by word of mouth. Through the Folklore community, Pilani aims to provide a platform for holders of indigenous knowledge systems to share their work and document their own stories. Recently, Pilani Bubu launched the Folklore Festival, a multi-disciplinary platform that interweaves various art forms in indigenous African storytelling. The second edition will be held in Johannesburg in autumn 2023.