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Tour Cancelled – Gasper Nali

It’s with a heavy heart that we must inform you that Gasper Nali’s Netherlands / Belgium / Malaysia tour for June-July 2020 has now officially been cancelled. Of course things had been looking bleak for a while, but with the Dutch government finally declaring all larger events outlawed until September, there’s no chance for it to happen this year.

With a number of excellent bookings now gone, we’re hoping for festivals and booking agents to come together and do a straight one year postponement with the same line-ups where possible, so that Gasper will have a chance to do this tour next year instead.

In light of this new situation, we’ll be planning some other exciting (yet social distancing-friendly) new project ideas for those of you who need another fix of Malawian music ASAP. We’ll keep you posted here on this web site and on our Facebook page. Tionana mtsogolo for now.

P.S. If you need Gasper’s music straight away, go to our Bandcamp page and check it out.

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GASPER NALI 2019 UK TOUR

 22/6 Africa Oyé - Liverpool
22/6 Neuadd Ogwen - Bethesda
23/6 SOLAS Festival - Errol
26/6 The Canteen - Bristol
27/6 - TBA -
28/6 - TBA -
29/6 Glastonbury - Shangri-La
30/6 Glastonbury - The Common
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The SDR Family is Growing

If you’ve wondered why it’s been a bit quiet from us lately, it’s all because of this brand new rock’n’roller demanding a lot of attention! Fear not, we’ll soon get this new member of the crew up to speed, and we’ve got some really exciting announcements in the near future. Stay tuned!

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Happy 2019!

Let’s have a look at what we did last year, and what lies ahead!

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Download New Danny Kalima Single For Free!

 

Lonjezo (Chichewa language, meaning ‘Promise’) is a brand new single from Malawi soul giant Danny Kalima, in a kind of chill local pop music style, with a great tropical vibe. Listen to the song right here, click on the cover image to download the track, or better still – go to our shop and pay some money for it, if you want to support the music!

This song was recorded in Lilongwe by DJ Sley – we’re expecting a music video to show up very soon. ENJOY!

 

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Soft Launch: Zoona Malawi – Gasper Nali

 

ZOONA MALAWI

available Nov 2, 2018

 

 

 

Gasper Nali’s second album, Zoona Malawi (roughly translates to ‘It’s true, Malawi’), is a return to simplicity. While his debut album had a band arrangement of instruments, this time it’s only Gasper.

Recorded on a beach in his hometown of Nkhata Bay, only meters from Lake Malawi, Gasper plays six songs from beginning to end – and that’s it. No additional instruments, no overdubs. Just Gasper’s voice, his huge Babatoni bass guitar and his cow skin kick drum. And that characteristic droning rhythm and hypnotic melodies. And if you listen carefully, the faint sound of the surf in the background. It took three tries to get the recording happening, due to the frequent power cuts in the area and some sporadic end-of-rain-season rain.

Zoona Malawi is released on Nov 2nd, 2018, by Spare Dog Records (UK) together with Mississippi Records (US) and Sing A Song Fighter (SWE) on vinyl and digital.

Pronunciation: The oo in ‘Zoona’ sounds like in ‘More’ or ‘For’ – not like in Zoom.

 

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Gasper Nali 2018 Tour Highlights

THANK YOU everyone who came along to Gasper Nali’s fantastic July-August 2018 tour of the Netherlands, Scandinavia & the UK. Here’s a few memories from the shows – can you see yourself in the crowds?

 

 

If you’re looking for Gasper’s music – find it here:
Bandcamp
iTunes
Spotify

 

Tour Venues & Festivals

Utrecht, NL – Sofar Sounds
Amsterdam, NL – Over Het IJ Festival
Lichtenvoorde, NL – Zwarte Cross Festival
Nijmegen, NL – Valkhof Festival

Stockholm/Ekerö – Rosenhill
Oslo, NO – Kafé Hærverk
Brådal, SWE – Algotfestivalen
Malmö, SWE – Malmö Sommarscen

Charlton Park, UK – WOMAD UK Festival
Kendal, UK – Kendal Calling Festival
Bristol, UK – The Canteen
Hampshire, UK – BoomTown Fair
Hampshire, UK – BoomTown Fair
Swansea, UK – The Welfare
Cornwall, UK – Mt Pleasant Eco Park
London, UK – Campfire Club
London, UK – Africa Centre
Margate, UK – Tom Thumb Theatre
Northants, UK – Shambala Festival
Northants, UK – Greenbelt Festival
Maidstone, UK – Shemomedjamo Festival



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Gasper Nali Tour Update

We can’t believe how well Gasper Nali’s first ever international tour is going! We’re only half way through, but man is there a buzz about the whole thing!

Check this tiny compilation video out and you’ll see what we mean:

 

 

There’s a slightly longer version of the video here if your really into it!

 

 

And last but not least: If you’ve got a chance, make sure to catch Gasper playing at any of the following dates!

 

11/07 Utrecht, NL – Sofar Sounds
14/07 Amsterdam, NL – Over Het IJ Festival
15/07 Lichtenvoorde, NL – Zwarte Cross Festival
15/07 Nijmegen, NL – Valkhof Festival

18/07 Stockholm/Ekerö – Rosenhill
19/07 Oslo, NO – Kafé Hærverk
20/07 Brådal, SWE – Algotfestivalen
21/07 Malmö, SWE – Malmö Sommarscen

27/07 Charlton Park, UK – WOMAD UK Festival
28/07 Kendal, UK – Kendal Calling Festival
07/08 Bristol, UK – The Canteen
08/08 Hampshire, UK – BoomTown Fair
09/08 Hampshire, UK – BoomTown Fair
10/08 Swansea, UK – The Welfare
16/08 Cornwall, UK – Mt Pleasant Eco Park
17/08 London, UK – Campfire Club
18/08 Margate, UK – Tom Thumb Theatre
24/08 Northants, UK – Shambala Festival
25/08 Northants, UK – Greenbelt Festival
26/08 Kent, UK – Shemomedjamo Festival

 

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