Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival: BCUC

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This seven-piece collective, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness, have been mesmerising audiences globally. Live they are joyous and unmissable!

About Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival: BCUC

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Explosive and energetic blending extended funk and rock grooves with stirring vocals from Soweto townships that draw deeply on indigenous spiritual traditions. Infused with the spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, this seven-piece collective - Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness - have been mesmerising audiences globally. Gilles Peterson is a fan of their indomitable outspokenness on modern Africa, delivered with powerful indigenous funk, hip-hop consciousness and punk rock energy. Live they are joyous and unmissable.

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