Soul On The Canal Side is back for the third of our Summer seasons run for 2024! Starting early, join us for another epic summer session, full of jazzy soulful goodness lasting long into the night
The Mucho Soul crew have once again put together another superb lineup of top selectors to take you through the afternoon and into the early evening out on the Canal Side Terrace. Expect everything from Classic and 2-step Soul, Jazz and Funk to Deep and Soulful House music at their various sessions, DJ Gigs and Radio shows and Ket and Alan always ensure that their guests apply the same musical policy!
Ian Milne (a.k.a djsoulprovyder) has been a record collector and purveyor of 70’s soul, jazz, funk, latin and rare groove since 1991. Originally djing alongside the ten-piece acid jazz funk band Blk2Basic where they hosted a weekly live jam music session called 'Spontaneous Construction' which ran for nearly fifteen years. He then developed his own brand called the Soul Solution Soundsystem featuring various vocalists & musicians performing live over his DJ sets. His sets always take you on a journey... from his disco and afro-latin jazz funk/fusion roots to a deeper electronic afro-tech and broken-beat sound alongside past and present music with the flexibility of joining the dots and crossing over many musical genres.
Over the years djsoulprovyder has played at various venues across London including the world-famous Jazz Cafe in Camden, Ronnie Scott’s, Koko, Sketch, Momo’s, Madame Jojo’s, Groucho Club, East Village, H&G Shoreditch, POW and the CLF Art Lounge to name a few. He has performed at the Isle of Wight and V Festival for the award winning Bacardi B-Bar, the legendary Southport Weekender and Love Supreme Jazz Festival. As one of the resident DJ’s at Sunsplash Festival in Turkey for over eight years djsoulprovyder played alongside artists such as Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, Osunlade, Karizma, Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, Phil Asher and Atjazz. Ian is also one of the founders of 4TTF (Global House Movement), a collective of dj’s, dancers and music producers who curate their own events for the worldwide house dance community at various venues across London and the UK. His current residencies include: CLF Arts Lounge Peckham, Let’s Get It Together (St Leonards-on-Sea) and Asa Baako (One Dance) Festival - Ghana
Basil Isaac (A.K.A Basil BlackIIBasic) is one of London's most unique musicians and DJs with a career spanning over 35 years. Starting out as a professional dancer featuring in many TV shows and videos, he then went on to work with South African Dance Tropp Uthingo before shifting to a new career as a Percussionist and DJ. In the 90's Basil hosted many memorable nights at the Bass Clef, Wag Club, Blue Note, Bar Ruma and Guanabara to name just a few. Later he hosted one of London's longest-running jam sessions 'Spontaneous Construction' for over 10 years in Kensington. Basil continues to be a musical Power House with his passion for DJing and Percussion work being featured at some of the most iconic clubs and bars of London and beyond. Basils sets at Soul On The Canal Side for Grow have always been one of the highlights of thge summer as he returns for the 6th year running!
Collin Patterson has proved himself a consistent entertainer for many years now capable of rocking even the most discerning of dance floors. It’s a rare treat these days to find a DJ who can surprise the most jaded of ears but Patterson manages it with ease. When playing, you can bet your life there'll be a lot of dancing... especially near the front!... and without doubt Collin is one of the UK's best kept DJ secrets. However, or many years Collin was a constant force within the Southport Weekender event. At Southport Collin played deep, soulful house music with the individuality second to none and was always viewed as one of the rising stars of the event. Collin is perhaps one of the most individual of house DJs, eschewing the Soulful house standards and instead digging like a hip hop DJ for tunes from the leftfield and the deeper end of house. His bookings have included events such as Faith, Need2Soul, Soulsonic, MOS, Garage City and The Loft in the UK. He has also played the Reading Festival, T In the Park, The V Festival, Oxygen & The Electric Picnic (both in Ireland) and Isle of Wight Festival. Outside of DJing Collin has also Tour managed for the likes of Amp fiddler, Dwele, Tortured Soul, Moodymann and Incognito.
Mucho Soul (DJ A.K.A & Ket Shah)
Mucho Soul are the brainchild of long time muso’s and record collectors Alan Kenny Arscott (DJ A.K.A) and Ket Shah and have appeared at the Inspiracion Festival Tenerife alongside Rainer Truby, The Sunsplash Festival Turkey with Norman Jay and most recently The We Out Here Festival with Gilles Peterson. With over 40 years of experience between them and a weekly broadcast on Totally Wired Radio, they continue to conistently deliver quality soulful music taking you on a twisting turning adventure in sound.
Please note: 100% of tickets will be available on the door. Free before 9pm, £6 from 9pm, £8 from 10pm.
Standing Tickets: Our tickets provide access to the standing area, allowing you to immerse yourself in the energy of the event. Reserved Tables: While our tickets do not include a table, we encourage you to book one in advance to secure your preferred spot.
If you’d like a table, please visit OpenTable to make a reservation. Arriving early is recommended to secure your seating. Click on the widget to the right and select the date of the event and pick your time. There are a limited amount of tables available to book of varying sizes and there are plenty of spaces available for walk-ups on any day. We accept bookings up till 3pm.
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