African Night Fever presents BCUC + DJs
BCUC bring their Womex award–winning afro-psychedelic future pop from Soweto to Brighton—raw, political, and hypnotic
The 2023 Womex award winners bring their afro-psychedelic future pop from Soweto to Brighton. BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness bring their mix of indigenous funk, hip-hop consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa.
A stone’s throw from the church where Desmond Tutu organised the escape of the most wanted anti-Apartheid activists of Soweto, BCUC rehearse in a shipping container-turned community restaurant, where their indomitable outspokenness echoes in a whole new way. Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation.
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.
'The energy you feel from BCUC can make your jaw ache from smiling. They are the most incredible live band and this is the second time we have seen them, with hopefully many more times to come. Everyone should see this band, it should be used as therapy for the soul.'Audience member from BCUC's 2024 Brighton Dome show
*There is a £3.50 per order charge for all phone and online bookings (not applicable to Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival members)
**Stage timings are subject to change
