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Gasper Nali is returning to the UK for a tour in May/June 2025, and this time he’s bringing a band!!

He is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. The babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle, together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!

Support by Malawian songsmith Luhangah

When the ticket links come live, they will appear below

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22 May EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms
23 May GALLOWAY Knockengorroch
24 May BETHESDA Neuadd Ogwen
25 May NOTTINGHAM CommuniTree
26 May STOCKPORT Strines Nighingale

28 May SWANSEA Elysium
29 May MAIDENHEAD Norden Farm Centre
31 May BRADFORD ON AVON Festival
01 Jun REDRUTH The Great Estate

03 Jun DEAL, KENT The Lighthouse
04 Jun CAMBRIDGE Portland Arms
05 Jun BRIGHTON Komedia
06 Jun CHIDHAM Old Malt House
07 Jun LONDON Magpies Nest
08 Jun CHELMSFORD Hot Box Live

This video is from Adrian Kwelepeta’s album ‘Live or Die Story’ from 2017, that I had to re-upload when switching to a different digital distributor. Hearing it again, I’m reminded of how eclectic and beautifully off-the-wall his music is. There are so many powerful moments on this record!

You can check out the full album on Spotify, or even better, listen or buy a CD on Bandcamp!

The Netherlands / Germany / June 2024

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Netherlands
Jun 2 EINDHOVEN, Bridge Guitar Festival
Jun 5 ENSCHEDE, Sound Unbound Record Store

Jun 7 ROTTERDAM, Poetry International Festival
Jun 8 LEIDEN, Qbus
Jun 9 SCHIJNDEL, Ander Festival
Jun 12 TERSCHELLING, OEROL

Germany
Jun 15 ERFURT, Krämerbrückenfest

From Nkhata-Bay to the UK: GASPER NALI is getting ready for a jam-packed autumn tour. 21 shows in 29 days all over the UK!
Malawi’s own One-Man-Band Afrobeat Explosion with his 3-metre home-made Babatoni bass guitar, cow skin kick drum and the most beautiful and catchy and danceable tunes possible!

Check out dates and ticket links at: https://gaspernali.com/tours/

Joining Gasper on this tour is Malawian Reggae Poet Michael Mountain.

https://gaspernali.com/
https://michaelmountainmusic.com/
https://sparedogrecords.com/

Find Gasper’s and Michael’s music on the usual places, but preferrably on Bandcamp where they get properly paid:

https://sparedogrecords.bandcamp.com

See you on the road!

Well this is Quite Great! Since we’re at our best working with artists to produce really good music and organising tours, and at our worst trying to promote what we’re doing, I think this could be a game changer. The good people at QG will primarily help us spreading the word about Gasper Nali’s and Michael Mountain’s upcoming UK autumn tour and then who knows where it will take us?

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We’re super excited to announce that Gasper Nali (MW) and Michael Mountain (MW) will do a joint autumn 2023 tour in the UK. So far 20 shows are booked in late September and October and more is on the way. Check dates and links to tickets below!

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Gasper Nali is a roots one-man-band from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. He plays a one-string home-made 3-metre long Babatoni bass guitar with a stick and an empty beer bottle, and together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!

Michael Mountain is a reggae poet and small-scale farmer. The front porch of his small house in the remote village of Viboko is his favourite place, and from there he can clearly see life from a different point of view, and put his reflections into song.

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Click the venues to get your hands on tickets.

Sep 30 CHIDHAM, The Old Malthouse
Oct 1 BORNEMOUTH, Arts by the Sea
Oct 1 PORTSMOUTH, The Lens

Oct 4 CAMBOURNE, Cambourne Library
Oct 6 LONDON, Green Note
Oct 7 SUFFOLK, John Peel Centre
Oct 8 COLCHESTER, Colchester Arts

Oct 10 SETTLE, Victoria Hall
Oct 11 BURY, Bury Met
Oct 12 HEBDEN BRIDGE, Trades Club
Oct 13 NEWCASTLE, Star & Shadow Cinema
Oct 14 GLASGOW, Hug & Pint

Oct 18 BRIGHTON, The Rose Hill
Oct 19 MANCHESTER, The Vale
Oct 20 ISLE OF MAN, Centenary Arts
Oct 21 WHITBY, Musicport Festival
Oct 22 NORTHAMPTON, Garibaldi Hotel

Oct 25 LIVERPOOL, Philharmonic Hall
Oct 26 WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Loves Cafe
Oct 27 BRISTOL, Pangea @ Lost Horizon
Oct 28 ABERYSTWYTH, Art Centre

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GASPER NALI SUMMER TOUR

UK July 2023

Gasper Nali is back with another UK festival tour in July 2023. And it’s soon – quick, get your tickets!

Jul 12 LICHFIELD FESTIVAL, Lichfield
Jul 14 SQUARE CHAPEL, Halifax
Jul 15 TROPICAL PRESSURE, Porthtowan
Jul 16 MARTYRS FESTIVAL, Tolpuddle

Jul 21-22 NOZSTOCK FESTIVAL, Bromyard

Jul 26 MARCH LIBRARY, March
Jul 27 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Arbury

Jul 29 ALTITUDE FESTIVAL, Kentisbeare
Jul 30 KENDAL CALLING, Lowther