Among the new bands and all-encompassing blend of genres featuring at this year’s Great Escape, there is the intriguing multi-cultural collaboration of Africa Express Sound System (AESS), which brings together some of the finest musicians from Africa and the West to collaborate in greatly acclaimed one-off shows. Each show is unique, with new artists coming together to explore new musical frontiers and develop new sounds and this convention-defying collective will be appearing on 12th May at the Brighton Dome.
Among the musicians set to appear are Senegalese legend Daniel Cissoko, Jesse Hackett (the Gorillaz keyboardist and director of the project), Reverend & the Makers’ John McClure, Shinga Shoniwa, the electric frontwoman of the Noisettes, and Ghanaian hip-hop pioneer M3NSA.
To ensure guaranteed access at the Africa Express Soundsystem performance, attendees can top up their festival wristband for £7 per show, or purchase a separate gig ticket at www.escapegreat.com
