BCUC
Early bird
€17,50
Pre-sale
€20,00
Late bird
€22,50
(+ €1 service fee)
Date
Friday 26 April, 2024
Start 21:00
Doors open 20:00
Start 21:00
Doors open 20:00
BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. Indigenous funk, hip hop, consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa. In April the 2023 Womex Award winners will return to Grounds for another show!
The seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances that have fast made it one of South Africa’s most successful musical exports. Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumo, they give contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous people. Jazz sounds of 1970s and ’80s productions replaced by hip-hop influences and punk-rock energy, taking the listener views of modern Africa. They tackle the hard realities of the voiceless, especially the plight of the uneducated workers at the bottom of the social food chain. BCUC taps intro the elusiveness of the spirit world of ancestors by which they are inspired. The Africa portrayed by BUC is not poor, but rich in tradition, rituals and beliefs.
2017-2019 were incredible, seeing them collaborate with legends like Femi Kuti and Saul Williams and play the cream of European festivals including Glastonbury (West Holts), Roskilde, Dour, Worldwide, Womad, Fusion, Sziget, FMM Sines, Beaches Brew, Boomtown, Colours of Ostrava.
We bring fun and emo-indigenous Afro psychedelic fire from the hood,” says vocalist Kgomotso Mokone“Without a doubt the best live act I saw” – Gilles Peterson“Guaranteed to touch untapped corners of your soul” – Okayafrica“The most impressive newcomers this year” – The Guardian“Loved their set, it was one of my highlights of a great weekend” – Nick Dewey, Glastonbury Festival.
Afterparty with DJ Klapsalon
