Beating Heart

Beating Heart - YELLAH

The UK-based Beating Heart Project will be making its North American debut with four showcases at this year's SXSW. Beating Heart is a collective of artists and enthusiasts who believe in the power of music to create a world without borders. Born in the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016, the project sprung from a vision to bring the world's largest archive of African field recordings to today's hottest producers to build new compositions using the original field recordings.

Onstage, the collective features Lulu James (Tanzania/UK) on vocals and dance, singing in Swahili and English, channeling her Maasai heritage into a performance of visceral power. Project founders Chris Pedley and Ollywood provide the unique musical mix, blending a fusion of ancient tribal rhythms and contemporary dance music. These new creations have resulted in jumping dance floors all over the world from Glastonbury Festival UK to Cape Town’s Rocking The Daisies.​

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Events featuring Beating Heart

Mar 14, 2018
11:00pm — 11:40pm
Presented by
Sounds from the World
About
From:
London, UK-ENGLAND
Subgenre:
African
Professional Connections
Beating Heart is seeking the following:
  • Label
  • Management
  • Brand Partnership
  • Booking Agent - US
  • Booking Agent - UK/Europe
  • Booking Agent - Worldwide
  • Publishing
  • Sync/Music Supervisors