Cassette Head Sessions presents: BCUC

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BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. Indigenous funk, hip-hop consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa.

From humble beginnings, rehearsing in a shipping container a stone’s throw from the church where Desmond Tutu organised the escape of the most wanted anti-Apartheid activists of Soweto, BCUC have grown to become one of the world’s most celebrated bands, playing the biggest stages at some of the most important festivals in the world: Glastonbury West Holts, Roskilde, Afropunk Brooklyn, Dour, Worldwide, Womad, Fusion, Sziget, FMM Sines, Beaches Brew, Boomtown, Colours of Ostrava, Couleur Café.

Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as both a hedonistic trance and a weapon of political and spiritual liberation. 2023 even saw them win the prestigious Womex Artist Award, an accolade usually reserved for much older artists, in recognition of their fearless work ethic and prodigiously transformational live shows.

The seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances, quickly making it one of South Africa’s most successful musical exports. Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumi, they give contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. The jazz sounds of the 1970s and ‘80s productions are replaced by hip-hop influences and punk-rock energy, taking the listener on an intriguing epic journey and sharing their controversial yet interesting views on modern Africa. They tackle the harsh realities faced by the voiceless, especially the plight of uneducated workers at the bottom of the social food chain. BCUC taps into the elusiveness of the ancestors' spirit world, which inspires them. The Africa portrayed by BCUC is not poor but rich in tradition and beliefs. “We bring fun and emo-indigenous Afro psychedelic fire from the hood,” says vocalist Kgomotso Mokone.

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