Africa Junction gigs

When	Where	Comments
5 Nov 2011	North London Flying School Fireworks Party, Hertford.	We played in a warm and cosy a spot by the fish-tank in the corner of the cafe and then went outside to watch a spectacular fireworks display. When everything had calmed down we came back inside and played some more. A very good night!
29 Oct 2011	Arts4Every1 Grand Opening, High Wycombe.	We were joined by members of the Vitae Drummers for the second half of our set as High Wycombe officially opened the doors to its new arts centre.
23 July 2011	Market Square, Aylesbury.	Another spot entertaining the Saturday shoppers in Aylesbury. After some initial confusion about where to set up the drums, we settled down and played three sets. Lovely and informal, it's nice to play with out the pressure of having to cramming it all in.
22 July 2011	Queen of Clubs Cabaret at Truck 14.	There was a brass band, circusy things, belly dancers, comedians ... and us. And that was just in the one tent. A proper festival, this one!
17 July 2011	Penn Street Beer Festival, The Squirrel, Penn Street.	Not fun carrying drums and dodging torrential downpours, but when the rains came again and drove everyone in to the tent to watch we were much happier. And they stayed when the rain stopped, too.
2 July 2011	One day African Linx festival at The Brasenose Arms, Cropredy.	A lovely day helping to raise money for the Kartong Festival in Gambia.
26 June 2011	Mad About Waddesdon, Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury, Bucks	An amazingly full day. We performed our own set. Justine gave a series of workshops, and then we played again as part of the Hartbeats Vitae drummers.
28 May 2011	ABC 2011 West African Drum and Dance Festival, Thornborough, Bucks	Check out the latest photos on our Pics and Video page.
20 February 2011	Belle Vue, High Wycombe	A great night with our friends.
12 February 2011	Wycombe Arts Centre	Creative Cafe Love Arts Family Fun Day.
18 November 2010	Aylesbury High Street	They asked us back once again in Aylesbury to help keep the crowds warm as the Christmas lights were switched on.
24 October 2010	Wycombe Academy of Music and Arts, High Wycombe	Supporting Sadio Cissokho and his band.
25 September 2010	African Linx at Cropredy	African Linx's aim is to encourage cross cultural collaborations, including supporting the Kartong Festival, in the Gambia.
7 August 2010	Outside Inside Festival, Reading	AJ joined the line up to entertain Saturday shoppers at the Oracle in Reading.
3 July 2010	Roald Dahl Festival, Aylesbury	Thousands lined the route as AJ joined the the big parade and then played for shoppers in the sunshine in Market Square. We were simply told to choose our spot and play as much as we want. We like Aylesbury!
26 June 2010	Feast of St. Peter, Goldhill Common, Chalfont St. Peter	A few of us opened the event at 10.30 and the full group played at 1.30. The stage was even bigger than last year, though maybe the smoke machine operator was a little too enthusiastic! See us in many of the photos of the event, here.
5 June 2010	African Beats Camp Day, Thornborough, near Buckingham	AJ were first on stage in the Big Barn, making a great start to a wonderful day of music and dance.
26 March 2010	Piddingon, near High Wycombe	AJ performed a more melodic set for Piddington seniors at a (very) belated Christmas do, with arrangements for three new songs using balafon and acoustic guitar.
19th November 2009	Aylesbury town centre	AJ painted the town red to switch on the Christmas lights
14th November 2009	Great Missenden Village Hall	Marie Cates, African Village Support: "[The performance] was great and everyone was very complimentary. Thanks to you all for helping the evening to go so well."
7th November 2009	Uxbridge Golf Club	A 60th birthday party
24th October 2009	Gambian charity night, Hertford	Raised £837 towards projects in The Gambia
25th...31st August 2009	African Beats Camp, Somerset
27th June 2009	Feast of St. Peter, Goldhill Common, Chalfont St. Peter	10:30am Main Stage + 12:30 dance workshop in The Arena
20th June 2009	Indian Summer Festival, Walkern Hall, near Stevenage	5:55pm (with Kakatsitsi) and 7-8pm Performance Stage
13th June 2009	Little Chalfont Village Day	Random crowd comments afterwards: "We LOVED you - you were fab!"
21st May 2009	Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe	-
10th May 2009	Piddington village green, near High Wycombe	Official opening ceremony unveiling a new children's play area with Doctor Who!
21st March 2009	Burnham Grammar School Wellbeing Day	Anne Pierronnet: "We saw Africa Junction at the Burnham Grammar School on Saturday and I cannot say enough how much we enjoyed it. I went along but did not really know what to expect. It was a fantastic experience for me. The energy, happiness and enthusiasm that came out of the group in itself was a joy to witness."
7th March 2009	Red Nose Day in Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham and Amersham	Free gigs raising £806 for Comic Relief :-)
7th December 2008	Clayton's Bar, Marlow. Fundraising Event for African Charity	-
29th November 2008	Annie Bailey's Pub, Chesham. Fundraising Event for Ugandan Charity	-
21st November 2008	Global Cafe, Reading, "That's the Jam!"	Gav Sirisena, percussion, sax and keyboards with the Junkyard Scientists (headline band and promoter) said: "Having the drummers packed into the global cafe for arguably one of the most popular live music events in Reading, 'That's the Jam!', was an awesome, thunderous addition to the night! If their music didn't blow the roof off, the crowds response certainly did! An absolute pleasure to watch and to hear..." Fellow performers' comments: "I'm never listening my drum beats again, that was amazing!" "I've heard other people doing African drumming, but you were really tight, you must work really hard!"