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Ngoma is a four-hour club experience blending deep, soulful DJ sets with live improvisation from guest live musicians. Ngoma fuses house, jazz, and dub into an organic, evolving soundscape for dancing.
- Ronnie McGrath - Live percussion
- Phil Campbell (Dr.Keys) Keyboardist
- Kate Novo DJ
- Robbie Duncan DJ
- Rayjuss DJ
Robbie Duncan has performed at renowned venues such as The Roundhouse, Ministry of Sound, and Bush Hall. However, his true passion lies in sharing the transformative power of music with others. He seamlessly blends jazz, soul, future R&B, and deep, soulful house into immersive, genre-defying sets. His sound is smooth yet energetic, with fluid transitions and an intuitive connection to the dancefloor.
Katie Novo’s DJ setsfuseJazz, Broken Beat, Latin, Soul, Afrobeat, Funk, House, and Boogie — asound that has been nurtured over a 30-year journey of musical discovery. For Katie, DJing is a celebration of community, connection, and the power of music to unite. Whether she’s curating her monthly Friday night mix on Brighton’s 1BTN or hosting her weekly Breakfast show on Noods Radio, where she champions local talent and community initiatives, Katie is deeply committed to the art of sharing musicin a way that uplifts and inspires.
As the founder of Bristol’s Counting Blessings parties, she has created an open and welcoming space to let go and enjoy the dancefloor, while further afield herjazz, soul, and groove-infused setshave delivered her signature warmth and soulful energy to clubs and festivals across the UK, always with the intention of building spaces where joy,connection and a sharedlove of music can flourish.
RayJuss A veteran of the London Pirate Radio scene, now based in Cheltenham, Ray has been playing records wherever he can. Previously running the vinyl only night Off The Record, this opened Ray's ears to a whole host of new music. Ray will be pops up online and in London venues sharing records from his collection for your listening and dancing pleasure. A fan of drums that are slightly off the grid, whether that be House, Garage, Broken Beat or anything else.
Ronnie McGrath is a writer, poet, visual artist, and a founding and former member of the cultural musical group The London Afro Blok. As a dancer and significant man about town, Ronnie was part of the boogie/Rare Groove scene in Essex and London which birthed such bands and musicians as David Grant (Linx), Dee C Lee, Mica Paris, Central Line, Light of the World, Sade, and The Brand New Heavies to mention a few. For this one off session, Ronnie has teamed up with the inimitable Dj Robbie Duncan, to sprinkle some percussion over the tracks and colour the vibe.
Phil Campbell (Dr.Keys) Known for his incredible playing on many of the Situationism's releases. More recently providing keys on the new release album Proxemics. This accomplished new album has been two years in the making and began with three tracks recorded by South African vocalist Venessa Jackson while she was on tour in the UK. As well as Venessa’s sweet tones, vocalists from across the globe contribute alongside some core Situation members: James Payne, Phil aka Dr Keys and Jon Gray aka BitterSuite who take care of bass, arrangement, production, and guitar.
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