Gasper Nali Band: Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival
Sat 31 May 7:30pm
Sat 31 May 7:30pm
Gasper Nali
babatoni
Luhangah
vocals, percussion
Mattias Stålnacke
guitar
Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK
01225 860 100
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Wild Afrobeat rhythms and unstoppable energy
For the second night of the Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival we bring you an Afro-beat party to blow the roof and your mind. Famous since a film of him went viral, Gasper Nali is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from Lake Malawi. The babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle. Together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!
Gasper has toured the UK and Europe several times since his breakthrough video, playing in all environments from seated arts centres spaces to major festival stages. This year, Gasper will be transforming his customary one-man-band show and perform with a three-piece band for the very first time in the UK. Along for the ride is Malawi born songsmith and cultural proponent Luhangah on additional vocals and percussion, as well as Gasper’s long-time producer and collaborator Mattias Stålnacke on guitars.
Watch Gasper Nali perform
Gasper’s unique style of Kwela music has received an extraordinary amount of online attention after a video of him playing by the lake shore went viral with over 20 million views. He has been featured by CNN and in the documentary ‘Deep Roots Malawi’, jammed with Joss Stone, appeared on Wired for Sound – Malawi, remixed by Aroop Roy for Sol Power Sounds and been played by Iggy Pop on BBC 6! His debut album, Abale Ndikuwuzeni, roughly translates to ‘People, I want to tell you’. It is a fitting title as Gasper’s songs, all sung in the Malawi national language of Chichewa, talk about life and strife in the country, often including social issues such as the rich and the poor, child marriages etc.
Gasper will also release his new record “Chule Chule Iwe” to coincide with a UK tour in May/June of 2025.
SPECIAL BOWL FOOD OFFER!
Enjoy a bowl of delicious freshly-prepared food by local caterer, Fat Fowl Kitchens, before the show.
Choose from:
Bobotie with fragrant yellow rice
Or
Quorn Bobotie with fragrant yellow rice
£16pp
Pre-order at checkout by 3pm on THURS 29th MAY. Dining will be informal with plenty of space to sit or stand. Limited numbers available.
Marshfield ice-creams are on sale after you’ve eaten.
His songs are moving to hear and a spectacle to watch
Simon Broughton, Evening Standard
