This week Thursday Nite Live features the Afro Jazz of Shamsi Music.

Shamsi is Swahili-Arabic for “Sun”. Shamsi Music desire to be a light to the world and music industry, creating music that refreshes, inspires and gives hope.

Shamsi Music always provides a sophisticated and memorable show. Their repertoire covers a mix of jazz, afro jazz, blues, and classics with a dash of contemporary tunes. Available primarily as a seven piece unit (six piece band and a resident Sound Engineer) whose member composition can increase or reduce depending on need, they are a band that lovers of unique and refreshing musical experiences deserve to experience.

Their performance repertoire includes (but is not limited to) sharing the stage with international greats such as Cuban piano maestro, Roberto Fonseca, vocal powerhouse Fatoumata Diawara – Mali and Grammy Award winning saxophonist, David Sanborn – USA. Locally, they have worked with amazing upcoming talent such as Kendi Nkonge, Manasseh Shalom, Emma Nyabera and more established acts such as Rigga and Noel Nderitu and Mwanga Band (as the session band for their ground-breaking Live DVD Recording project, We Will Rule)

Their masterfully crafted debut album, The Audition, includes collaboration with master percussionists Tetu Shani and Kasiva Mutua, among other gifted musicians.

As ever, Shamsi Music are thrilled to keep doing what they do and are excited to find out where their music will take them next!

PLEASE NOTE

• J’s Fresh Kitchen accepts reservations so please make a reservation for a table should you know you will be coming for dinner.
• The number for reservations is 0707612585.
• J’s Westlands is a 23 years and older venue.
• The show starts promptly at 8pm so tables are held till 8pm after which they are opened to other customers.

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We want to welcome Heinenken as a partner for Thursday Nite Live at Js. Make sure to sample their Draft Heineken a tasty brew indeed.