Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival presents:
THE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY
with special guests
BCUC
(Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness // Soweto, South Africa)
Saturday 6th June, doors 5pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE TICKETS (booking in advance is advised).
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The official after party for Preston Jazz Festival. An evening of dancing & good times, with world class live music from Soweto, South Africa - the incredible BCUC aka Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. This is the full-on festival finale! Amazing DJs & live music til late!
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Demand for this FREE concert will be high and tickets are limited.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE...
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: BCUC & guests - Preston Jazz Festival - Official After Party tickets from Skiddle .
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BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness - Indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa.
"Loved their set, it was one of my highlights of a great weekend" - Nick Dewey, Glastonbury Festival
"Without a doubt the best live act I saw"- Gilles Peterson
"Guaranteed to touch untapped corners of your soul" - Okayafrica
"The most impressive newcomers this year" - The Guardian
From humble beginnings, rehearsing in a shipping container a stone's throw from the church where Desmond Tutu organised the escape of the most wanted anti-Apartheid activists of Soweto, BCUC have grown to become one of the world's most celebrated bands, playing the biggest stages at some of the most important festivals in the world: Glastonbury West Holts, Roskilde, Afropunk Brooklyn, Worldwide, Womad, Boomtown, Colours of Ostrava & many more.
Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation. 2023 even saw them win the prestigious Womex Artist Award, an accolade usually reserved for much older artists, in recognition of their fearless work ethic and prodigiously transformational live shows.
The seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances that have fast made it one of South Africa's most successful musical exports. Artistic heirs to Philip "Malombo" Tabane and Batsumi, they give contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. Jazz sounds of 1970s and '80s productions replaced by hip-hop influences and punk-rock energy, taking the listener on an intriguing epic journey, sharing their controversial yet interesting views on modern Africa. They tackle the harsh realities of the voiceless, especially the plight of the uneducated workers at the bottom of the social food chain.
BCUC taps into the elusiveness of the spirit world of ancestors by which they are inspired. The Africa portrayed by BCUC is not poor, but rich in tradition, rituals and beliefs.
"We bring fun and emo-indigenous Afro psychedelic fire from the hood," says vocalist Kgomotso Mokone.
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+ GUESTS TBA
Full DJ lineup from 5pm til late - TBA.
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FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM Skiddle: skiddle.com/e/42457502
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
Made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
