SoundCellar presents: Thokozile Collective

Thokozile Collective play joyous world jazz sounds, heavily influenced by Southern and West Africa, as well as the London acid jazz scene.

Originally formed in 2010 on the back of a British Council music exchange with South Africa. The band continued as a legacy of that project and played sporadic gigs in local venues along with supporting name bands such as James Taylor Quartet, New Cool Collective, Osibisa and others, honing its live set and growing a local following.

The band settled into its current sextet line up in the early 2020s with African, Canadian, European and British members. Eponymous debut album Thokozile Collective dropped in 2024, consisting of a couple of originals plus some South African jazz standards and other tunes from different genres the band had played live over the first few years. It garnered rave reviews in the UK and in Europe; ‘a wonderful debut…remarkable’ stated Liverpool Sound and Vision; ‘Accomplished… fun, enjoyable’ stated Songlines; ‘A masterfully good record’ beamed Dutch site, Moors Magazine.

Discounted tickets available for Drumming Workshop ticketholders and under 18s!

Dan Somogyi – keyboards/guitar 
Terry Quinney – saxes 
Rob Palmer – guitar 
Jack Shaughnessy – bass 
Neil Evans – drums 
Cheikh Diop – percussion