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The Bongolian live at the BLOW UP Christmas Party – Fri 2nd December

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 Craig Charles Funk & Soul Session

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

Triumph Of The Olympians EP: Free Download

We’re in the Olympic mood here at Blow Up HQ, and have compiled a 4 track EP of appropriately titled tracks.

…Yes its the ‘Triumphs Of The Olympians EP‘ featuring The Bongolian, Big Boss Man (who have already dedicated title track to Wiggo), Neon Plastix and SILVERY. AND it’s free for a very limited time from http://blowup.co/Th3EkK

Baltic Fleet BBC 6 music session

Baltic Fleet will be live in session on BBC Radio 6 Music on September 6th 2012 with Marc Riley tomorrow night from 7pm performing tracks the new album ‘Towers‘.

If you’re not in the UK you can listen online here.

Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck Christmas Single

Following ‘Leaving For A Day‘, another brand new track from Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck, an melancholy upbeat indie-pop song for Christmas….

Released before Christmas, you can check out now on Soundcloud and youTube...

Big Boss Man Mini-Europe Tour Kicks Off Sat 8th Dec

Big Boss Man kick of their mini-European tour this Thursday at Le Bar Du Matin in Brussels, followed by dates in 2012, with concerts in Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Paris…

See all the Big Boss Man dates here

Big Boss Man Mini European Tour – December 2012

Big Boss Man have just confirmed a mini tour in Europe for the start of December 2012, with concerts in Belgium, Germany and France… see the dates here

The Bongolian ‘The Riviera Affair’ – new single out now

‘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.

Silvery ‘Two Halves Of The Same Boy’ – new single out now

‘Two Halves Of The Same Boy‘ – the third single from Silvery’s 2nd album ‘Railway Architecture‘ is released this wee and makes it onto the BBC 6Music playlist for a 5th week running.

Blow Up at HMV Next Big Thing 2011: The Bongolian + Silvery + Baltic Fleet

Blow Up will be hosting a night for the 2nd year of HMV’s Next Big Thing festival on Friday 4th February at Upstairs @ The Garage. Blow Up artists Baltic Fleet, Silvery and The Bongolian will all be playing live, followed by the Blow Up club.

The 2nd Silvery album ‘Railway Architecture’ – out now

~ CD available to buy from all good shops including the below ~

blow up mail order

for more regional stockists check out the Cargo Collecttive:
~ or DOWNLOAD from ~

~ Silvery ‘Railway Architecture’ ~ Cat. No. BU057CD/DD ~ Mon 9th August 2010 (UK) ~

Bongos For Beatniks – coming this May

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.