This July Islington Mill plays host to the return of the beyond superlative sights and sounds of Shangaan Electro. A super high energy dance music from South Africa, Shangaan struck a chord in the UK with a slew of irrepressibly incredible releases from Damon Albarn’s Honest Jons record label over the last few years. With dance workshops in the day and a performance later from the genre’s masked superstars the Tshetsha Boys, this is undoubtedly the highlight in Manchester’s cultural calendar so far this year.
Listen – Tshetsha Boys (pictured) – Nwa Pfundla (including a dog moved to join in at 1.45)
Watch – Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music from South Africa
Fri 19 Jul, Islington Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW, 8pm-4am, £9, www.skiddle.com
- Words:
- Dan Hampson
- Published on:
- Wed 19 Jun 2013