Jalen Ngonda: Solo Performance (Matinee)
- Tiistaina, toukokuuta 26
- 16.00-18.00
- Rough Trade East 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL, Iso-Britannia
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Jalen Ngonda plays Rough Trade East, London, on 26 May 2026 with an intimate in-store solo set marking the release of Doctrine of Love on Daptone. Born in Maryland and long based in the UK, he has shaped a voice-led soul approach that draws on 60s foundations—measured tempos, clear basslines, lean arrangements—while keeping melodies sharp and contemporary. Solo, he pares the songs back to essentials, letting guitar, pulse and phrasing carry the weight. The set moves between slow-bloom ballads and tighter R&B-inflected grooves, circling themes that run through his writing: romance, doubt and the push-pull of desire.
Linked with Daptone since his early singles and the 2023 album Come Around and Love Me, Ngonda has honed material that sits comfortably on stage as much as on record. This date offers a close look at a songwriter revisiting soul’s codes with economy, leaving space for the grain of his voice and the cut of his melodies.
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Rough Trade East
91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL, Iso-Britannia