Shkembe Soup. Whirling and swirling music and dance
Forthcoming gigs, photos, news and contact info for Shkembe Soup
November gig news
We have two gigs coming up in November. Come and join us. Here are the details.
FEEL THE RHYTHM WITH SHKEMBE SOUP at the Gallery Cafe, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9LP on Friday 15th November 2019 7.30 – 10.30 pm.
Join us at Biddle Bros 88 Lower Clapton Rd, London E5 0QR on Thursday 28th November 2019 7.30 pm til late.
We are coming to the Anchor & Hope pub this Saturday afternoon. Come and join us. Read on for more dates.
Our next gig is this Saturday afternoon, the 8th June 2019 at the Anchor and Hope Pub, 15 High Hill Ferry, E5 9HG. We’ll be there from 16:00 to 19:00 +. We’ll be scattering joy and bringing you wild dancing and singing. We are bringing new songs and old, from east and west and up the road. Here’s the event page.
We have lots more gigs in June and July 2019. Here are the details:
We are the first band to perform at this year’s Summer Band Stand Season 2019 in Victoria Park, London. Come and join us and party and picnic on Sunday 16 June 2019 from 2pm. Organised by Victoria Park Friends.
Saturday 29 June 2019 we are performing at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Summer Fair 2019 E3 4PX , from 12 midday to 5pm. Come and visit this beautiful urban wild space, there’s live music and dance, cakes and lots of other stalls. Free. Read about THCP in this recent piece in The Guardian
Sunday 6th July 2019 as part of the Stokebourne Festival 5-6 July 2019. Starts around 4pm. St Matthias Church (the garden), Wordsworth Road, LONDON, N16 8DD. More news on this soon.
See you at the Rollright Fayre 12-14th July 2019, Kigstone Farm, Little Rollright, Warwickshire OX7 5QB
Lastly, thank you for coming to our gigs and for supporting us. Hope to see you this summer. Love and peace. The Shkembes xxxx
September gigs so far…
Saturday, 5th and 6th September 2020 SAVE OUR SPACE community art weekend. We’re pleased to b e part of this event on Sat 5th Sept at 4pm in the ‘cage’. Loads of dancing and fun. The event starts at 2pm with performers, art, story-tellers, gardens and lovely people a plenty. Experience and learn more about this beautiful and precious space. Full event details.
Sunday 6th September 2020 FROM 13:30-17:00. Gypsy Jam Sandwich, Springfield Park. E5 9EF. Come and join us for a social distancing picnic in the park, with lively music and dance! 2-3pm: Balkan Gypsy Dance Workshop. 2-3pm: Balkan Gypsy Dance Workshop. 3-4pm: BALKAN VILLAGE BAND. 4-5pm: SHKEMBE SOUP.
Bring your fillings for our sandwich! (food , laughter, love and friends). Donations welcome (suggested £5).
We’ve got loads of gigs coming up. Here are a few. Details will be posted on our facebook site. Hope you can join us. Shkembe Soup xx
Friday 24th May 2019 Eve. Paper Vintage Dress Bar Mare Street, London E8 1HR
Saturday 8th June 2019 late afternoon/eve 4pm
onwards Anchor
and Hope Pub 15 High Hill Ferry Clapton London E5 9HG.
An early au revoir
to Ruth and Seb and lots of ‘Horse’ songs
Sunday 16 June 2019 as part of the Victoria Park Bandstand Season 2019. Sunday from 2pm. See Victoria Park Friends facebook site for full programme. Join us for a fab picnic too.
Saturday 29 June 2019. Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Summer Fair 2019 12 midday to 5pm
Sunday 6th July 2019 as part of the Stokebourne Festival 5-6 July 2019. Starts around 4pm. St Matthias Church (the garden), Wordsworth Road, LONDON, N16 8DD
See you at the Rollright Fayre 12-14th July 2019, Kigstone Farm, Little Rollright, Warwickshire OX7 5QB
Happy International Women’s Day to all of us. We are celebrating this evening at a local event put together by Tower Hamlets Homes called ‘Her Story.’ We’ll be listening to inspiring stories from all walks of life and learning about the ‘Women in Leadership and Development Programme’. We’ll share insights and any interesting news we get from this event. Love Shkembe Soup
This is to let you know about our Shkembe Soup YouTube channel. We have a few recordings of us playing at different venues and events. We will adding loads more soon. I hope you visit, enjoy and subscribe. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPEPjTF64nn_MAcHtymgCOg
We’ll dance, play and sing. We’ll welcome back the light.
Join Shkembe Soup as we celebrate the day the sun turns round. We’ll dance, play and sing. We’ll welcome back the light, gather around the fire, eat cake and find the king and queen of misrule. Free event. The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road, Clapton, E5 8RL. From 7 pm to 11.30 pm. Free event.
Come and dance, sing and enjoy beautiful music and rhythms. Join Shkembe Soup as we perform our take on songs from different music traditions. Hear about love and loss and cowboys and mythic creatures. Join us in The Kolo and bring some light to these dark nights. Enjoy the ambience of Babel ART House and food. Free entry.
Saturday, 18 November at 8 PM – 11:30 PM, Babel ART House, 86 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 7PA London, United Kingdom (formerly called MostArt Centre)
SEA ENEMIES lurch out of the shallows and present their first self-curated night of alt-folk-pop……and it’s FREE ENTRY!
SEA ENEMIES are a North London-based outfit, sometimes poetic and sometimes political, but always passionate! Moving on from their residency at the sadly departed Bohemia Cafe and their groundbreaking performances at Tottenham Chances, Sea Enemies are now ready to take The Gunners by storm… We hope The Gunners is ready for them!
www.facebook.com/Sea-Enemies-1734157773580358/
Joined by :
Legendary singer-songwriter AYO BAMIDELE (Ayo Bamidele Artist) : acoustic soul, inspired by Richie Havens, Ted Hawkins, Van Morrison, Tracy Chapman & Bill Withers. Warm soulful vocals, delicate guita…r playing mix with socially conscious and life worn themes.
SHKEMBE SOUP : a unique troupe of musicians and dancers…music and dance from around the world…songs from Egypt, Hungary and East London. Gallop through time and space from Medieval Morrocco to 1940s London via the deserts of Bohemia…….guitar, djembe drums, violin, mandolin, flute and more.
AMOR BENDITO (aka Robert Allwood) : Hackney’s answer to the Gypsy Kings (as seen on “Come dine with me”!) Beautiful, passionate and dramatic Spanish songs celebrating a golden age of Latin song/melody, Spanish protest songs, rumba flamenca, and flamenco-style coplas aka Canción Española.
https://soundcloud.com/dhyandeva
Friday, June 30 at 7:30 PM – 11 PM
N5 Live at The Gunners 204 Blackstock Road, London N5 1EN.
Join us for more songs, dance, fabulous costumes and fun.
Live music & dance with Shkembe Soup
29 April 2017
8.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Location MostArt Centre, 86 Stoke Newington High Street London N16 7PA. Just turn up or book a table on 020 7686 8184. Contribution hat for the band.
Hackney based Shkembe Soup return to MostArt Centre with beautiful performance favs and new songs and dance plucked from places near and far. Our band weave drums, violin, guitar, flute, mandolin, voice and dance to soulful ballads and wild rhythms. The music, dancers and the flamboyant characters you meet will charm you as stories are told. We are 11 musicians, dancers and singers with loving souls who strum, pluck, beat and whirl.
Join us and dance, sing, eat and drink.
We will be returning to MostArt Centre on Friday 12 May 2017 so come then and spread the word.
See you there.
Shkembe Soup. Whirling and swirling music and dance 