Category: The Bongolian

The Bongolian and his band line up for another UK tour this Autumn taking in 2 dates in Wales, Leicester and Bristol and a detour via Lilles in France!
See all the dates here.

The Bongolian will be playing a rare london show at Blow Up’s Christmas Party, on Friday 2nd December in London (more): in session he long-awaited 4th album from The Bongolian continues the musical journey where 2007’s Outer Bongolia left off, bringing us back down to Earth possibly via France circa 1967 via 2011, in a wildly eclectic rare groove fusion of Funk Soul Hammond Beat Jazz and a Sci-Fi Boogaloo.

BLOW UP CHRISTMAS PARTY – FRIDAY 2nd DECEMBER 8PM – 3AM
THE BONGOLIAN + THEE FACTION +PETE KOSANOVICH + BLOW UP DJs
GINGLIK Shepherd’s Bush Green, London W12

The 2nd of Blow Up’s new monthly West London residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush, and just in time for Christmas! read more…

THE BONGOLIAN will be in session on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show this Saturday 26th November on BBC Radio 6music! Along with some banter, he’ll be performing tracks form his new album ‘Bongos For Beatniks‘. Tune in / listen online from 7pm GMT: bbc.co.uk

‘The Riviera Affair‘ – the first single from The Bongolian’s forthcoming 4th album ‘Bongos For Beatniks‘ is released week. The single was featured on BBC6 Music’s Nemone’s Lunchtime Loves last week, and Nass from The Bongolian popped in for a quick interview on air on Friday while he was in town for the sell-out Blow Up @ HMV event.

The sleeve for the Bongolian’s 4th album is finally revealed! ‘Bongos For Beatniks’will be released on Monday 9th May, but if you can’t wait that long you can download the debut single ‘The Riviera Affair’ which was recently featured on Lunchtime Loves on BBC 6music, and also Sky Sports Soccer AM‘s track of the week.

Limited edition bundles will be available very soon to pre-order so stay tuned. The album is also featured in Scootering Magazine’s ‘Recommended Listening’ this month alongside an early review of the album, an interview with The Bongolian and a live review of February’s Blow Up/HMV show.

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BONGOS FOR BEATNIKS the long-awaited 4th album from The Bongolian continues the musical journey where 2007’s Outer Bongolia left off, bringing us back down to Earth possibly via France circa 1967 via 2011, in a wildly eclectic rare groove fusion of Funk Soul Hammond Beat Jazz and a Sci-Fi Boogaloo.

The first single from the album ‘The Riviera Affair‘ was recently featured on BBC 6music Nemone’s Lunchtime Loves (alongside plays from Gideon Coe and Craig Charles) and was also Sky Sports Soccer AM’s track of the week.

“A bakers dozen of gems. Bongo powered grooves at their very best. Preston Epps eat your heart out” SCOOTERING ‘RECOMMENDED’