Samba Touré + Support
September 25 @ 19:00 - 22:00
Drawing from spiritual jazz, ambient pop, Afroelectronic beats, and world fusion, AROMA creates immersive soundscapes that echo both ancestral rhythms and contemporary textures. If Floating Points, Alice Coltrane, and Fatoumata Diawara jammed in a sunlit Paris loft… it might sound like this.
AROMA is the transcontinental electronic project of acclaimed pianist Aron Ottignon (Blue Note, Stromae, Baaba Maal) and sound alchemist Nane Kahle (Sonic Interventions). Blending Ottignon’s lyrical piano and Osmose synthesis with Kahle’s soulful vocals and organic, ancestral rhythms, the project, refined by UK producer Seiji, creates immersive music that sits at the intersection of spiritual jazz, ambient experimentation, and Afro-electronic sound.
Hey Remember This is a Genre-ambivalent, semi-improvised, nostalgia-resistant instrumental trio from Newcastle that seems to have come unstuck in time.
Ana-Louise Hammond (vibraphone) along with John Pope (electric bass) and Diji Solanke (drums), brings a set of new music that intersects somewhere between minimalism, contemporary alt-folk, and jazz.
This band can be characterised by a focus on texture and rhythm, often exploring interlocking patterns or irregular time signatures.
When we find ourselves assailed on all sides by demands to recollect The Old Days, and to align our futures with imagined pasts, Hey Remember This sets out a stall somewhere within the space of “What if we didn’t do that?”
Getting Here
On-street parking spaces are available to the front of the building and on surrounding streets, free after 6.30pm on weekdays and all day on weekends.
By public transport:
The nearest Metro station is Manors (Yellow line), around 10 min walk away.
The closest bus stops are:
• Warwick Street-Stadium (services 1, 32, 32A), 4 min walk away
• New Bridge Street-Blackfriars (services 12, 22, 39, 40, 301), 5 min walk away
• New Bridge Street-St Dominics (services 22, 62, 63, 91, 301), 5 min walk away
Where possible we encourage people to walk or cycle to the venue.
Accessibility
We are here to welcome and care for everybody who enters this space.
If there is anything you need, please let us know on arrival.
There is step-free level access from the street and throughout the venue, with exception of three shallow steps up to the stage and steps up to the mezzanine.
Toilet facilities are gender-neutral, three cubicles in one room and two solo cubicles that exit directly into the corridor. There is one accessible toilet available. There is one toilet with changing facilities.
Many events are seated. When the main room is not seated, there is peripheral seating and you may request a chair from any member of staff.
Club nights and some livelier gigs will use sterile, safe, non-toxic, non-irritating water-based haze and we may use intermittent lazers and strobe lighting.
For detailed access information and to request a PA ticket, please see our Accessibility page.
Food
Our neighbours at Ernest Cafe offer you a 10% discount on food with your ticket for this event. (We would recommend booking in advance). Occasionally there is food available on Friday nights once we have fed the artists, feel free to enquire at the bar.
Refunds
Cobalt is a tiny team, due to the administration time required and the fact that we can’t always sell on last minute ticket returns we are unable to offer refunds or transfers unless it is an extreme circumstance.
Timings
Doors open at 7pm, music starts from around 7.30pm, curfew is 10pm.
Age Restrictions
14+ can be admitted with an adult. For quieter gigs sleeping babes in arms are welcome. Any other ages please check with us.
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