African Head Charge
- Sunday, october 25
- 2:00 PM-7:00 PM
- Fox & Firkin 316 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6JZ, United Kingdom
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African Head Charge is a dub and experimental percussion project founded in 1981 by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah.
Formed in the UK but rooted in Jamaican and West African rhythmic traditions, the group became a part of the post-punk dub movement through its collaboration with producer Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound.
Blending Nyabinghi drumming, reggae basslines, industrial textures and studio experimentation, African Head Charge developed a distinctive sound that bridges ritual percussion and studio work. Their early albums, including My Life in a Hole in the Ground and Environmental Studies, helped define the outer edges of dub in the 1980s, influencing generations of producers and experimental musicians.
Across four decades, African Head Charge has remained an evolving collective centred around Bonjo’s percussion, continuing to tour internationally and release recordings that fuse ancestral rhythm with forward-thinking sonic exploration.
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Fox & Firkin
316 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6JZ, United Kingdom