Matic Horns

THIS EVENT IS A WHITE LION EXCLUSIVE!===============================The first music festival on world tour is coming to the UK, with the best of British Reggae altogether in one show.DENNIS BOVELL============Dennis Bovell, Britain's dub master, founder of Matumbi, musician, singer, composer, sound engineer, producer and reggae pioneer. Dennis has worked with the some artists such as Linton Kwesi Johnson, Steel Pulse, Fela Kuti and Marvin Gaye.MATIC HORNS===========Matic Horns ex UB40 trombone player has from his days with Matumbi in the 70's, blown his way to the top of roots reggae, performing with Aswad, Gregory Isaacs, Horace Andy, John Holt, Maxi Priest, Luciano, Freddie McGregor & many more. Original dubwise with Henry Tenyue.EDDIE 'TAN TAN' THORNTON=====================TAN TAN is a legendary Jamaican trumpeter. In the 1950s, he played in the Roy Coulton band (the first band to play live on Jamaican radio) along with Don Drummond. He toured worldwide with the group, backing a number of jazz stars, and settled in Europe, where he played with several bands including Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in 1964, playing on several of their hits. He also performed with Georgie Fame and another friend of Rico Rodriguez in the BBC 4 Session: The Birth of Cool. He went on to play on The Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life", and performed with Boney M. In 1975, Thornton played horn on Andy Fairweather Low's album, La Booga Rooga. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was part of the horn section for Aswad, as well as playing with King Sounds. He released a self-produced solo album in 1981, on which he was backed by The Cimarons. More recently he has played with Jazz Jamaica, and Ska Cubano. His last appearance at The White Lion was with The Chris Tummings Jazz Ensemble and we cannot wait to welcome him back. DUB NATTY SESSIONS=================Dub Natty Sessions are the first reggae dub band from Venezuela. In 2013 they moved to the UK where they recorded their 1st album with Dennis Bovell and started to work with the some of the biggest names in British Reggae - Mad Professor, Brinsley Forde, Prince Hammer to name a few. Following an extensive tour of South America they have returned to the UK to perform at The White Lion and will be presenting their new album 'DNS & Friends'.www.dubnattysessions.comADVANCE TICKETS ONLY £7! All advance tickets sold include complimentary jerk chicken, rice n peas!Advance tickets available from The White Lion, Dub Natty Sessions or online at www.wegottickets.com Entry on the door is £10.2-4-1 cocktails before 8pmFood served to 10pmBook a table by emailing whitelionstreatham@gmail.comTHE WHITE LION232 STREATHAM HIGH ROADLONDONSW16 1BB