Immerse yourself in a night where genre boundaries collapse and rhythms reassemble. Anthony Joseph & David Okumu: Great Black Music comes to Milton Court Concert Hall on 17 November 2025, carving out a space where future-facing electronics meet deep-rooted diasporic traditions. Poet, novelist and musician Anthony Joseph joins forces with acclaimed producer and guitarist David Okumu for an exploration of sound both ancient and uncharted, weaving spoken word and experimental soul with layers of live instrumentation and tactile electronics.

Expect a set that doesn’t just trace history—it reimagines it. Great Black Music takes threads from Trinidadian calypso, Afrobeat, jazz and contemporary London club sounds, recomposing them under the razor edge of Okumu’s production. Joseph’s commanding vocals, equal parts prophet and griot, transform the room into a vessel for stories of resistance, migration and sonic liberation.

The event’s backdrop, Milton Court, will amplify every nuance—the sub-heavy basslines, the fractured beats, the echo of ancestral voices beneath ultraviolet lights. This isn’t a retrospective, but a blueprint for what progressive Black music can become in the hands of two innovators. Whether you’re drawn by Joseph’s literary heft or Okumu’s shape-shifting palette, expect to be transported.

The future’s gathering here—join the assembly.