21/03/25
Doors open at 8pm
£12 pre-book | £14 on the door
For a festival vibe before the festival season, Small World Theatre welcomes Ushti Baba and DJ Miss Mitten again for an energetic night.
DJ Miss Mitten returns to her tribe in Wales from her far-flung corner of the South West Algarve, with a great selection of tunes inspired by her love of dub and old style sound system culture.
Ushti Baba draw raging folk fusing hypnotic pan-European melodies with modern dance rhythms. Heavy beatbox, wild fiddle, an energetic thrill-filled musical journey from familiar lands to the beyond and back. Ushti Baba deliver a fierce fresh perspective while paying warm tribute to their trad folk roots.
The Bristol-based 7-piece has been tearing up venues and festivals at home and abroad since 2013, with countless prominent slots across the UK and Europe. In 2019 they enjoyed their first primetime radio play on BBC 6 Music.
“Make some space - you might need it as you flail around!” - Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music
“You are so blinking good you make my eyes bleed” - Chris Brown, Boomtown Fair Town Crier
“Guaranteed to raise the dust and leave no blade untrod...killer festival heroes” - Chris Tofu, Director: Continental Drifts Music
“Simply blew the place apart. Their sheer energy & sense of joy in their music is matched by their musicianship” - Rachael Clarke, Director: Priddy Folk Festival
"Ushti Baba played our festival twice: both shows were absolute highlights in the festival history. The energy of the band is unique & all members are fantastic guys. They'll be back on our stage for sure" - Tommy Kirchmann, Director: Acoustic Summer Festival (Dusseldorf)
“Had the crowd eating out their hand… Well recommended” - Adam Curtis, Director: Eden Festival
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