Last week, I went to Brownswood night. Brownswood
is the label of the famous radio DJ Gilles Peterson. Three artists were
performing that night. The first one was Sarah Mcfarlane, a 28-year-old singer
based in London. She is mostly celebrated for making some memorable appearances
with musicians who are known to not choose their collaborators lightly Denys
Baptiste, Orphy Robinson, Soweto Kinch and Jazz Jamaica All Stars, to name a
few. She played a quiet, jazzy set, which did become a bit tedious after a
while. The second act of the evening was Owiny Sigoma Band. This band exists of
a handful of London-based musicians who travelled to Nairobi in Kenya to
collaborate with local musicians. Their act at the Depot was therefore quite
multicultural as well, with two guys from Kenya and three from London. This
show, although interesting at first, was also not able to mesmerize the crowd
for very long. They did have very nice merchandise with handmade necklaces and
masks. After the two performances, DJ Lefto closed the evening with a party
with a fantastic set and a great diversity in music.
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