An end to isolation! Flotsam Sessions showcases London’s diversity in a one week residency and spellbinding concerts
The Flotsam Orchestra, a vibrant 30-piece band, will be playing a show that combines music from across the globe in upbeat and eclectic arrangements, featuring many of the cultures and traditions that make London the world’s most international city. This show will follow their residency in Catford cultural institution Ninth Life with two exhilarating final shows at Ninth Life & The Jago, Dalston alongside legendary London- Sudanese collective The Scorpios.
We’re proud to be based in Lewisham’ says Flotsam Sessions director Maya McCourt, ‘it really feels like a borough that’s full of life… and incredible musicians! We wanted to bring together an ensemble that really represented the diversity of the area and of London’ says Maya, herself a long-standing musician on the London scene, (often to be found playing with award-winning band Medævil Bæbes, among many others).
Co-founder Moa Norsell Fahlander agrees, ‘it’s a real space of communication and incredible music-making. It’s so exciting to finally be playing again — a sort-of antidote to some of the difficulties we’ve all experienced over the past two years. Flotsam Sessions brings together communities, and we’re so happy to have many incredible refugee and migrant musicians in our group.’
Key talents include Tade Brach (pictured), one of London’s top Ethopian musicians. He says of Flotsam that ‘..we speak different languages, but we can understand through music.’
Concerts:
Sun 13th March 2022 6pm
Sat 12th March 2022
Ninth Life, Catford, Free!