Live Music with TwoManTing
Schedule
Fri May 31 2024 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location
Ford Road, TA42RE Wiveliscombe, United Kingdom | Taunton, EN
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2024 sees the 20 th anniversary of Jah-man and Jon’s duo projectTwoManTing!
The duo was formed all those years ago when Sierra Leonean percussionist
Jah-man Aggrey, and guitarist Jon Lewis were playing together as part of
dance band, Le Cod Afrique, at events such as Montreux Jazz Festival and
WOMAD.
The duo immediately became a hit on the UK festival circuit with their brand of
bouncy “Sunshine Afro-roots”. Shows have included Glastonbury, Secret
Garden Party, Shrewsbury Folk, Wilderness and Green Man Festivals to
name but a few. Using guitar, live loops and percussion the duo creates a
highly danceable full band sound and their reputation has earned them recent
support slots with the likes of Tinariwen,and The Oyster Band. Their music is
often featured on BBC 6Music and Radio 3.
Shows feature palm-wine, acoustic dub and highlife grooves with thoughtful
and thought-provoking lyrics on subjects ranging from childhood memories,
political protest and er….duvets.
The latest album “Rhymes with Orange” draws on a range of sounds from
1970s Sierra Leone to 1980s UK punk through to the Soukous beats of the
Congo.
“Brilliant – if you want a bit of early summer, then get this into your ear-
holes!”
(Lauren Laverne, BBC 6Music)
“John Peel would play something like this on his programme and the
world would suddenly seem a better place”
(Steve Lamacq, BBC 6Music)
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Where is it happening?
Ford Road, TA42RE Wiveliscombe, United Kingdom, 40 Ford Road, Taunton, TA4 2, United Kingdom,Taunton, SomersetEvent Location & Nearby Stays: