For one night only, Saturday 5 July, Honest Jon's takes over the Barbican Centre in London. An Honest Jon's Chop Up features a stellar line up of musicians - all of whom have recorded for the Honest Jon's label - including but not limited to: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Kokanko Sata, Simone White, Candi Staton, Victoria Williams, Tony Allen, Lobi Traore, Afel Bocoum + more tbc.

The first release on Honest Jon's (set up by the celebrated record shop of the same name in London's Portobello Road) was 2002's celebrated Mali Music, featuring Damon Albarn, Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabate and a host of Malian music makers. Since then, the label has specialized in nothing except wonderful music, from post-war black music in Britain to African highlife, from 70s English folk music to modern Southern Soul.

In Lagos, a chop up is a lavish feast. For one night only this outernational array of musical talent will come to the same table, performing separately and together as the spirit moves them. Expect good times and good music, from the blistering Afro-beat of Tony Allen to the magical Malian blues of Lobi Traore; the blazing brass of the Hypnotics to the soulful folk of Simone White.

Tickets are £12.50/15/20 - for more info and booking details visit barbican.org.uk : https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?id=7388

The Honest Jon's travelling circus will also be appearing at the Lincoln Center Festival, New York (July 12) and the Nuits de Fourviere Festival in Lyon, France (July 10). Please check the festivals' websites for details on the line-up which will vary from show to show.
http://www.lincolncenter.org
http://www.nuitsdefourviere.fr