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This weekend, on Saturday, 4 October, Cecil Sharp House hosts the Black British Folk Revival, a one-day festival that spotlights the sounds, stories, and histories of the African diaspora in British folk. Guest curator Angeline Morrison (recently hailed by MOJO as one of the voices “taking folk into the future”) has brought together an incredible line-up of musicians, poets, and storytellers for a day that combines tradition, innovation, and conversation.
The festival runs from 1.25pm to 10.30pm and features live sets from Angeline Morrison & Mataio Austin Dean, Germa Adan, Bethany Weimers, Marie Bashiru, Muco, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, and more. Expect everything from haunting harmonies and ancestral folk songs to new sounds that challenge the meaning of folk in Britain today.
There's also a live conversation with Zakia Sewell and Emma Kathryn, exploring African diasporic identities and their relationship with British folk traditions—a conversation that feels overdue, and one that this festival proudly puts centre stage.