Here's your weekly roundup of all the best live music in London this weekend
Looking for something different this weekend..? Try Electric Six
This Friday (2nd March) quirky-punk-rock band Electric Six play at the O2 Academy in Islington.
The band describe themselves as “music for people who don’t like music” have a unique style. The six-piece American band from Detroit have a unique style of rock, infused with elements of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The lead singer, Dick Valentine and founder of the band refuses to label the band to any particular genre. They met fame in 2003 when they released the abrasive but addictive single "Danger! High Voltage" and the infamous "Gay Bar" with an equally controversial video to go with it. Since then they have produced 16 albums, heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and Queen. The UK can’t seem to get enough of Electric Six with their slightly “un-pc” lyrics and off the wall sounds. The band made it into several best-of-2003 lists as well as reaching the top 10 in the UK album chart, and had four hit singles in the UK.
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For Jazz-Funk don't miss Roy Ayers
This Saturday (3rd March) the Barbican Centre hosts"The Godfather of Neo-Soul", Roy Ayers.
This legendary American funk composer has been playing for four decades. Starting in the 1960s, he was an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and later branched into R&B in the 1970s and ‘80s.
His style continues to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. He has been a much sampled inspirations by rappers such as 50 Cent, Tupac and Ice Cube. A documentary called the Roy Ayers Project revealed just how heavily Ayers has influenced hip hop producers. He is also one of Pharrell William's key role models.
Classics to expect include 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine', 'Mystic Voyage', 'Love Will Bring Us Back Together' and 'We Live in Brooklyn'.
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More in the mood for world music? Try Number 90
This weekend the Hackney Wick Institution Number 90 celebrates its four year anniversary with some internationally inspired beats
Starting tomorrow evening, March 1st, this canal-side bar and restaurant will play host to a four day long fiesta of live blues and world music. at 7.30 pm the Senegalese blues band Abdoulaye Samb Minnjiaraby
The primary artist Abdoulaye Samb was inspired by his musician brother who taught him how to play the drums. Influenced by the beautiful scenery and the surroundings of Senegal, he wanted to create his own sound. He since taught himself to play the guitar, his band Minnjiaraby was founded in 2002 and has since had a resounding impact on the East London music scene.
This musical celebration will also include funky beats from the "Haggis Horns", a Leeds based band whose unique form of Jazz attracted the attention of such famous names as Amy Winehouse and John Legend.
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Words by Alessia Tinti
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