Grand Union: An Evening of Cross-Cultural Music

On Nov 22nd, come hang out at Poplar Union and watch Grand Union groove, Improvise and create magic in real time! It’s an open jam, so feel free to relax, listen and enjoy the music.

Bring your friends, bring your family, or simply come as you are. Celebrate with us in this powerful, inclusive evening of music and community!

Performance starts 7.30pm.
Doors open 6pm. Happy hour 6pm-7pm.

The GU Band is the acknowledged pioneer and leading exponent of cross-cultural music-making in the UK. The GU Band are second-generation musicians who share each other’s heritages and explore West African, Caribbean, Bengali, European, and Korean music forms. Our Poplar Union monthly residency, now in its fourth year, showcases musicians from all of these cultures.

About GU Band
A collective of musicians who met, grew and trained through GUO, The Grand Union Orchestra. The acknowledged pioneer and leading exponent of cross-cultural music-making in the UK. We’re a hybrid of non-standard instrumentalists featuring Tabla, Ghuzeng and Kpanlogo players with jazz players who share a love of traditional music forms. The GU Band members are the experienced musicians of the Grand Union Youth Orchestra, who continue to compose pieces divined from the music and ethos of GUO in its ever-evolving traditions, from which they are rooted. Political in root and explorative of culture and history of migration and art.

Our shows feature improvised music with a fusion of world music traditions.

www.grandunion.org.uk