Sampa the Great : An Afro Future
Mwanjè, KYE and Sounds by C.FRIM
WED 1—THUR 2 JUNE
DOORS 7PM
TICKETS
- Licensed venue, 18+
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An Afro Future is Sampa the Great’s triumphant return to Melbourne, her first show in her one-time hometown in over two years. Delayed more than a year by the pandemic, An Afro Future’s Melbourne debut at RISING sees the visionary rapper return from Zambia with a new live band of musicians in tow, to expand on her ARIA Award-winning 2019 album The Return.
Sampa is joined by Zimbabwe-born, London-raised and Melbourne-based singer KYE (the two previously collaborated on KYE’s single ‘Gold’); and her sister Mwanjè, a remarkable, rising neo-soul talent in her own right. DJing on the night is Naarm/Melbourne’s own C.FRIM (check out her mix for RISING here). Ahead of her soon-to-be announced new album, Sampa the Great will transform The Forum over two huge nights.
Session Details
WED 1—THUR 2 JUNE
DOORS 7PM
- Support Acts | KYE and Mwanjè
- Doors open | 7PM
- Note | Licensed venue, 18+
- Tickets are also on sale via Ticketek from 25 March
Credits
SAMPA THE GREAT. PHOTO: TRAVYS OWEN
MWANJÉ. PHOTO: MICHAELA DUTKOVA