90 Lots Road
Sun 27 Sept · 20:00 · £24
Grammy®-nominated New Orleans-born soul singer Acantha Lang has been hailed as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary soul and funk, earning comparisons to legends like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. Her debut album, "Beautiful Dreams", reached #3 on the Official UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart and #14 on the Official UK Independent Album Breakers Chart, receiving 5-star reviews from Echoes and Soul Bag magazines and earning Lang the SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award for "New Artist of the Year". An artist of international stature, she's appeared on the national US TV programme "CBS Saturday Morning" and performed everywhere from SXSW to Paris, Amsterdam and the Barbican London. You can also hear Acantha's music on BBC Radio 2 and 6, Jazz FM and the very hip college station KCRW in Los Angeles. This new show is a celebration of the voices that built soul music. Inspired by Acantha’s own YouTube series that has reached over 16 million views worldwide, it features music by legends from Gil Scott-Heron and Donny Hathaway to Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Al Green. Joined by Emlyn Francis -guitar; Andy Noble -keys; Chris Hanby -bass; Michael Connolly -drums and two of the UK's top horn players, Jim Hunt -sax & Paul Jordanous -trumpet, don’t miss this opportunity to hear Acantha perform her own interpretations of some of the greatest soul songs ever written! “She’s brilliant… an independent artist destined for world domination" Craig Charles (BBC6 Music Funk & Soul Show); “...a soul singer of the highest order” Blues & Soul Magazine; “One of the most exciting soul singers in the world” Soul Tracks Photo by Katy Cummings acanthalang.com
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.