Village Green

Youthsayers is a music project based in south London providing free mentoring in music for young people through ensemble work and live performance. They are a registered charity, committed to fostering growth, confidence, and skill in young musicians and are led and facilitated by professional musicians Robin Hopcraft and Idris Rahman from the mighty Soothsayers, 

Youthsayers have performed at major festivals such as Womad and London Jazz Festival . Their recent album ‘Don’t Blame The Youth ‘ is intriguing blend of afrobeat , jazz and reggae and has received nationwide radio play.

Members of the Brixton Chamber Orchestra have brought together musically talented children from secondary schools across Lambeth for an amazing performance project, where they play side-by-side with our young professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity to challenge instrumentalists to play at a high level, meet like-minded peers from other schools, meet young professionals in the BCO to learn about the career, and experience playing varied genres of music in a flexible orchestral setting.

Thank the RKS Foundation and Arts Council England for funding this project.

This will be their first performance, with another on Friday 13 June in St John’s Church, Kennington (with added choirs!)

Lambeth Wind Orchestra is a community concert band based in Herne Hill. The orchestra was founded in 2008 and has around 40 members who come from across London and beyond, though they are always keen to hear from people who would like to join.

Grupo Lokito fuses two great musical styles in a glorious cocktail of Congolese and Cuban sounds. Congolese frontmen Eugene Makuta and Iddo Donnatella’s glorious vocals float over the soaring guitars of Kenyan rising star Shama Shah and the rhythmic grooves of Dan Waldman.

Lambeth Music Service present the annual Lambeth Sounds Showcase featuring a selection of bands and singers from Lambeth schools and local music providers. Expect to be blown away by Lambeth’s young musical talent, from rock and pop to afrobeat jazz, and reggae.

The perfect way to finish the weekend off is with Cèilidh Tree who will be leading you through a mass participatory cèilidh at the Village Green stage. Expect ace fiddles and an amazing caller plus a guarantee to get you dancing –  whether you are cèilidh virgins or veterans.

Brasstermind are a 10 piece brass band from Brixton playing New Orleans / soul / funk / afrobeat / grunge brass sounds.

Sixth form music students at The Norwood School study RSL Subsidiary Diploma in Music. The students spend their time mastering their instruments and learning and rehearsing a wide variety of music and take part in numerous performances throughout the year, including gigs at well known local music venue The Railway Tavern in Tulse Hill… and now the Lambeth Country Show!