Neneh & Andi: 45 years of Friendship, Family and Food
British Library96 Euston Road
Fri 4 Dec · 19:00 · £15
About this event
This event has been rescheduled from the original date of 2 July, which was cancelled due to ill health. All original in-person and online tickets will be valid for the new date, unless ticket holders wish to request a refund, which can be arranged by contacting [email protected] friends, collaborators and confidantes, broadcaster, chef and author Andi Oliver and singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry share their memories of lives lived side by side. Friends since 1981, the pair became instantly close as members of their band, Rip, Rig & Panic, and over the course of four decades they have been through the good and the terrible together – from the births of each other’s children to the death of Andi’s brother Sean, their former bandmate and a close friend of Neneh’s.Coming from very different backgrounds - Neneh grew up in Sweden and travelled the world with her musician and artist parents, while Andi grew up in Suffolk - the pair instantly connected, and their friendship has remained an anchor ever since.Throughout it all, there was food. Cooking together when they had little money to buy ingredients yet making enough for everyone; food as a means to connect to their heritages that span Sweden, West Africa, Jamaica, Britain and the US.The pair come together to discuss friendship, family and food in an intimate discussion chaired by Food Season co-director Melissa Thompson.This event is part of the British Library Food Season 2026.
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