Alewya

Experience the singer’s raw, renegade blend of the devotional rhythms of East Africa and the funk and grit of Black Britain.

Alewya is a child of many worlds: born to an Ethiopian mother and an Egyptian father, and raised in West London, she is a multi-hyphenate artist, singer, musician, painter and sculptor.

Alewya draws from many worlds, too. At home, her parents’ Arabian and East African music influence gave her a spiritual release, with revolutionary singer Teddy Afro and jazz icon Mulatu Astatke on rotation, alongside drum-heavy sounds infused with the meditative strings of the krar and masenqo.

Out in the streets, London’s pulsing sound-systems gave her a physical release, raving to funky house drums, junglist breakbeats and the meditative bassweight of Caribbean dub music.

Part of Little Simz' Meltdown at the Southbank Centre.

The ticket price includes a £2 venue restoration levy.

Presented by Southbank Centre.

For ages 14+. Under-14s must be accompanied by an adult.