Gaudi

High Grade Entertainment is proud to present an epic, powerful, dub night with dub heavyweights GAUDI and ALMAMEGRETTA, live at The Scala, 28th of February 2019. Gaudi and Almamegretta are old time collaborators and solid friends, back in 1997 Almamegretta remixed Gaudi track 'Desert' (from his album 'Earthbound'), then Gaudi returned the favour in 1998 remixing their track 'O mmeglio d'a'vita' from the album 'Quattro Quarti'. Since then many works have followed in the last two decades, including more remixes and recording sessions ('Just Say Who' ft. Horace Andy, 'O saje cumm'e', both remixed by Gaudi), lotsa live gigs worldwide and songwriting with lead singer Raiz and Dj Pathaan, a collaborative dub album 'Weirdub' with keyboardist Paolo Polcari ft Bill Laswell on bass, a many other projects. , The opening act for this night will be Miss Fritty. _________________________________________________________________ Gaudi A global favourite in the electronica and dub/reggae music scenes, London based producer/solo artist Gaudi keeps his ever-growing fan base delighting worldwide dancefloors with his infectious bass-driven tunes and innovative live performances. Honouring the traditions of old school dub techniques by performing on stage without a computer, Gaudi’s accurate sonic manipulations are interwoven with live Theremin, Moog synthesiser, Vocoder, Tape Echoes, Percussion and live vocals provided by vocalist / UK beat-box finalist Danny Ladwa, - all of which makes for a one of-a-kind experience not to be missed! There’s no easy way to encapsulate Gaudi’s vast body of work, for the past three decades he has been shattering genre barriers, pioneering psychedelic dub, global-beats and reggae music, amassing a stunning collection of originals, albums, remixes and studio work with artists such as: Lee Scratch Perry, Steel Pulse, Sizzla, Horace Andy, The Beat, Michael Rose, Bob Marley, African Head Charge, Michael Franti, Barrington Levy, Hollie Cook, Adrian Sherwood, Zion Train, Sly & Robbie, Ernest Ranglin, Desmond Dekker, Lamb, Trentemoller, Simple Minds, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, The Orb, Deep Forest, Caparezza, Adamski, Shpongle, Beats Antique, Dub FX, Balkan Beat Box, Youth, Dub Pistols, Grandmaster Flash ft KRS ONE, Afrika Bambaataa, Pete Namlook, Almamegretta, Dennis Bovell, Elisa, General Levy, Morgan, Raiz to name but a few. His latest album ‘Epic Circuits’, done in collaboration with Grammy award’s winner Deep Forest, has topped the chart in 12 countries worldwide. ________________________________________________________________ Almamegretta Certainly one of the most iconic reggae band from Italy, Almamegretta was funded in Naples back in 1991. Formed by Raiz on vocals, Gennaro T on drums, Pier Paolo Polcari o keyboards and Albino D'Amato at the controls, they have collaborated with artists such as Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Massive Attack, Leftfield, Gaudi, Paolo Baldini, Nick Manasseh, Vibronics, Dennis Bovell to name but a few. Their sound has been described as "Deep Ethno-Dub" with a mediterranean twist. After their recent 'DubBox" tour in Italy and other European countries, consisting in an electronic re-adaptation of Almamegretta's most popular songs, they are now bringing their sound to London, where they'll also present for the first time their new Ep 'DubBox Remixed'. _____________________________ Miss Fritty Moved to London in 2011, she started working with Mad Professor and Asian Dub Foundation Sound System. Many are the live gigs that Fritty has under her belt, including performances at Glanstonbury Festival, One love festival and Boomtown Festival. She has a residency at the Gambian 'Back to Africa' festival, organized by Mad Professor. _______________________________________________________ Presale tickets £15.40, at the door £18.00, get yours now before any disappointment at the door: https://dice.fm/ Doors open 7.30 pm lineup: Miss Fritty 8.30 pm Almamegretta 8.45 pm Gaudi (ft Mc Danny Ladwa) 10.00 pm