Quantic and his Combo Barbaro on tour
In the UK and Europe from 28th August – 13th September
Following the release of their superb ‘Tradition In Transition’ album, Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro – the new band assembled in Colombia by intrepid musical explorer Will Holland – will be touring the UK and Europe from 28th August – 13th September (full dates below), including a huge show at London’s Roundhouse on 4th September. If you can’t wait that long though, fear not – they’ll be over here in the meantime for a Saturday headline slot at the Big Chill on 8th August (their first ever full live show!!) and a set at Brecon Jazz the next day.
‘Tradition In Transition’ has been incredibly well received elsewhere too, from broadsheets to hipster mags, with fantastic reviews continuing to pour in.
MOJO – “This musical travelogue is a masterpiece of its kind” (4 STARS)
Q – “brilliant Motown-goes-Latin soul…sweet brassy South American easy listening…sunshine music with an enthused intelligence”
Independent On Sunday – “Sound of the summer” (4/5)
Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) – “Lush … A Brilliant LP … Quantic’s at the forefront of a new global sound”
Craig Charles (BBC 6Music) – “Wonderful! Deep, organic and uniquely brilliant. In an age when modern funk is beginning to sound over produced it sounds so original, and I love it for that.”
DJ Mag – “A stellar list of personnel… brilliant little 7… one of Tru Thoughts’ finest releases to date” (5 STARS)
Clash Magazine: “Damn this is a sexy record…A dizzying array of funk, soul and salsa.”
The tour looks a little bit like this…
8th Aug – Big Chill Festival, UK – Castle Stage headline set
9th Aug – Brecon Jazz Festival, UK
28th Aug – Rendezvous L’Erdre, France
29th Aug – Shambala Festival, England
30th Aug – Beachdown Festival, England
1st Sept – Root Music, Oldham, England
3rd Sept – Liverpool Philharmonic, England
4th Sept – Roundhouse, London , England
5th Sept – O2 Academy, Bristol, England
6th Sept – Electric Picnic, Dublin, Eire
10th Sept – Frankfurt, Germany
11th Sept – Leuven, Belgium
12th Sept – Bataclan, Paris
13th Sept – Gateshead, England