Magic System live in London
Ivory Coast stars of 'Premier Gaou' fame to play first ever full live show this Easter Sunday at London's Coronet.
Magic System is more than just a popular African group. Magic System is a phenomenon and what made them a phenomenon is ' Premier Gaou ', the first African song, after Mory Kanté's 1987 smash hit 'Yéké Yéké’, that truly exploded in Europe and all over the African continent.
Now for the first time Ivorian supergroup Magic System will bring their Zouglou sounds to the UK with a full live band. To see and hear what to expect check out these Magic System videos:
YouTube: Un Gaou a Oran (113 & Magic System)
YouTube: Premier Gaou
YouTube: Bouger Bouger
YouTube: C Cho Ca Brule (feat. Cheb Bilal & Cheb Akil)
YouTube: Premier Gaou (the original video)
Support comes from Franck Akyl from the Democratic Republic of Congo who together with his band Nostra Musica will perform contemporary Congolese Soukous music and Pit’a Mbongo , a Makossa act from Cameroon. DJs on the night are BBC 1Xtra's DJ Edu from Kenya who plays music from all over the continent, Ivorian DJ Agbadou who specialises in Coupé Décalé, Zouglou and Ramer Ramer, and DJ Metro from Sierra Leone.
Date: Easter Sunday, 8 April 2007
Location: The Coronet Theatre , 26-28 New Kent Road, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500)
Transport: Elephant & Castle (tube/ train), buses 1, 12, 40, 45, 53, 68, 133, 171, 176, 188
Times: doors open 8pm, show starts 10pm, ends 1am
Tickets: £15 advance, £20 on the door
Ticket outlets: Ticketweb (0870 060 0100), Stella Tickets (0870 760 2603), Sterns Music (020 7387 5550)
Information: Wabehia Productions (0773 7298 755 / 0773 7493 695)