Photos: Cymande

10 Oct 2025 - Photographer parcifal werkman

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Cymande is the most important British R&B/Soul group of their generation, a band that so many people have heard of but have yet to hear of. Endlessly sampled, the band was one of the first to mix African rhythms with rock, funk, reggae and soul. The early 1970s in South London brought together a group of black musicians who had emigrated to the UK as children from the Caribbean. Led by Patrick Patterson (guitar, vocals) and Steve Scipio (bass, vocals), they formed Cymande, a band so unique and ahead of its time that, despite their success in the US in the 1970s, it is only in recent years that the general public has begun to really take notice of them. Hosted by Black Soil Film Festival Supafly opening concert Cymande's show is the opening concert of the Supafly Festival on Saturday 11 October. If you buy a combo ticket, you can go to both Cymande's concert on Friday and the Supafly Festival on Saturday. People with a combiticket get a wristband for the weekend. Please note that with only a Cymande ticket, you will not have access to the Supafly Festival on Saturday. This year we have Butcher Brown, jev., Olive Jones, Oscar Jerome, Brintex Collective , Tia Gordon & Illnoledge on Supafly. Black Soil Film Festival - Getting It Back: the Story of Cymande On the same day that Cymande takes the stage at PAARD, Filmhuis Den Haag gets you warmed up with Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022). A groovy documentary about the band that provided the soundtrack for generations—without ever truly being in the spotlight themselves. Together with Black Soil, Filmhuis Den Haag brings their story to the big screen — so you can groove twice as hard during the concert that evening. Tickets here.

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