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Bossaphonik is firmly established as Oxford's representative hub for live jazz-dance. Established in October 2004 by Dan Ofer and Gil Karpas, it has blossomed into a celebratory night of live jazz-world dance music, and has played host to over 60 great bands. So come on down to The Cellar on any second friday of the month. Chill with your friends for the first couple of hours while the DJs play nourishing music for the mind and soul. Then experience the energy of a wicked live band, then dance your socks off to the most tasteful Jazz Dance music till the early hours! FORTHCOMING... February 10th  Bossaphonik continues on Friday 10th Feb with the 9 piece brass band phenomena – "HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND." Following on from the 2 brass bands hosted at Bossaphonik in the last 2 years – Horndog and Brassroots, the HCB are a brass sensation currently terrorizing the UK's streets and stages with their loud, funky and mobile sound. Formed in 2008 by a group of London horn players (in a hackney kitchen), they were inspired by New Orleans marching bands, Balkan brass and contemporary hip hop influenced brass bands coming out of the US, they decided it was time for a British take. Three 7 inch releases and their self-titled debut LP have been released on renowned London label, WahWah 45s, which have received DJ air play by the likes of Gilles Peterson on radio 1 and have been in DJ charts worldwide. Their repertoire includes stomping covers that we all recognize along with original compositions by several of the band members. “I'm excited about Hackney Colliery Band.” Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 1 “Make sure you get with the HCB – and that's coming from the HBE!” Hypnotic Brass Ensemble “The incredible 9 piece brass band has been ripping up Wah Wah dancefloors for a couple of months now with their awesome live shows.” Wah Wah 45s To learn more, and sample the audio for yourselves, check out the HCB website and myspace. Following on from HCB will be Bossaphonik resident DJ Dan Ofer, along with special guest DJ Dom Servini of Wah Wah 45 Records, spinning a luscious selection of Nujazz – future soul – Latino loveliness – afrobeat – Balkan beats and world breaks! BUY ONLINE TICKETS HERE March 9th  This exhilarating 11 piece afrobeat, afrofunk and Ethiopian funk collective were the onstage band from the National Theatre's hit musical, "FELA!". A real treat as they play tunes by the great Nigerian composer, as well as their own original material. They feature band members of Jazz Jamaica, Mulatu Astatke band, Plan B and Dele Sosimi. myspace April 13th  The music of The Voyagers is an exciting meeting point of Jewish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean music and jazz, formed by the Israeli double bassist in 2003. A virtuosic 6 piece comprising woodwind, accordion, trumpet, drums/darbuka, vocals and double bass bringing together textures and grooves from cultures often in conflict. "This is music of contrasts: Arabic with Jewish, jazz with tradition, Mediterranean Sephardic Jewish with East European Ashkenazi. And yet what is so striking is the sense of harmony." fRoots Magazine website myspace May 11th  Just squeezing onto The Cellar's stage, this 15 piece ensemble of Balkan and gypsy mayhem are back! With an increasingly hectic gigging schedule and rave reviews for their debut album, 'Out of Babel', the Birmingham boys are truly on fire. "…out of the Balkan gypsy sound-alikes comes a blow-your-mind original" - Songlines Magazine website myspace June 8th  This band are all about the joyous sounds of highlife - the indigenous authentic dance music of West Africa throughout the whole 1900s. Led by charismatic Kodjovi Kush, bassist in Soothsayers and London African music promoter extraordinaire. Guitars shine, horns sing and percussion blazes in a true band of all-stars. myspace youtube July 13th  A genre-dodging 6 piece currently taking the world by storm from UK festivals to Brazil, incorporating drums, bass, guitar, accordion, trumpet, violin with the sultry tones of lead singer Natalia Tena. Their self-styled "gyp-step" innovatively blends diverse sounds of gypsy-Balkan, samba, ska, dubstep, swing and a shed load of love; for each other, for music and for making rooms full of people dance 'til they drop! website myspace August 10th  Titans of live hip hop FUR take the finest elements of the UK sound, with conscious lyrics and the role of the anti-hero which they invigorate with an 8 piece band. Deftly blending funky roots-esque West African Mblax rhythms, Ethiopian jazz and dub, frequencies of east and west London ride with Africa and Jamaica! website facebook |
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