Funkiwala

12/03/2025

Find tickets for Cubafrobeat, The Jazz Cafe showing at the Jazz Cafe - London , GB Saturday Apr 19, 7:00PM Tickets starting at £24.00

14/12/2024

OUT NOW!!! Phil Dawson’s sensational new album ‘Don’t Waste Your Ancestors Time’. Afro-Brazilian grooves on a dub and improv tip. Check it out on Bandcamp.
Featuring the likes of Afrobeat Maestro Dele Sosimi, former Femi Kuti vocalist Abiola Dosunmu, Saxophonist Tony Kofi, Spoken Word artist Khadijatou Doyneh and flautist Rowland Sutherland……

6 track album

25/10/2024

OUT TODAY!!!
Phil Dawson’s new single ‘Shifting Sands [Mainline]’.
A poem by spoken word artist Khadijatou, philosophising from her immediate surroundings in a backdrop of warped Ghanaian-style Highlife guitar and ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’-inspired Fender Rhodes, with flute commentary from the great Rowland Sutherland.

The single is a taster of his forthcoming album ‘Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time’, which is releasing at the end of November.

A poem by spoken word artist Khadijatou, philosophising from her immediate surroundings in a backdrop of warped Ghanaian-style highlife guitar and ‘Filles de

10/10/2024

Hi all, we have 5 test pressings of the new album available together with a ticket to our 22nd October Pizza Express Dean St. show here: https://rb.gy/0qm718 hope to see some of you down there either way. https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/phil-dawson-quintet-feat-khadijatou-doyneh

05/10/2024

OUT NOW!!! Phil Dawson’s new single Ilé (Iyesa), featuring the Afrobeat Legend Dele Sosimi and vocalist supreme Biola Dosunmu… Yoruba meets Brazil… with a powerhouse Brazilian rhythm section. It’s a taster for his forthcoming album.
Check it out and buy it on Bandcamp

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10/06/2024

Find tickets for Cubafrobeat, The Jazz Cafe showing at the Jazz Cafe - London , GB Wednesday Aug 14, 7:00PM Tickets starting at £14.50