The Summer Sessions: Headlined by Son Yambu
5pm Steve Grippa (Café Bar)
Steve is a vocalist and guitarist. He has written for and played with artists including Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour. Steve’s influences include The Beatles, David Bowie and Elliot Smith.
6.30pm Vicki Sayers (Studio stage)
7.15pm Ollie Robbens (Studio stage)
8.15pm Totie (Courtyard stage)
Totie is a local piano playing singer-songwriter. Her music has been played at the Cannes Film Festival and Los Angeles where she was nominated for best soundtrack with her song Cover Me.
Headline at 9.30pm
Son Yambu (Courtyard stage)
Playing authentic ‘Son Cubano’ or Cuban son – the essential Afro-Cuban music that originated in the streets of eastern Cuba at the turn of the last century. Son is a fusion of Spanish and African rhythms and is the root of all salsa music. Expect red hot rhythms straight from the streets of Eastern Cuba.
WHY? ‘Son Yambu are an acoustic septet with the real sound of Santiago De Cuba’ ★★★★ The Evening Standard
★★★★ BBC Radio 3 ★★★★ Financial Times