Saturday 11 oktober
Get ready for SUPAFLY Festival, the festival where neo-soul, R&B, hip-hop and (UK) jazz merge! On 11 October, PAARD will be the place to discover new music and enjoy fantastic live performances. Be surprised by a diverse line-up with artists from all over the world and from your own backyard. The first names for 2025 are known: the jazz quintet that doesn’t stick to genres, Butcher Brown, and the Congolese-Canadian rapper and producer jev. And there is much more to come!
Last year, we had IAMDDB, Reuben James, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Jair Faria, Bnnyhunna, BINA. and Blue Lab Beats.
Butcher Brown is a genre-defying jazz quintet from Richmond, Virginia, known for their dynamic fusion of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and rock. Formed in 2009, the band released their most recent work, Letters From The Atlantic, a few months ago. Armed with a catalogue of original songs and covers of popular songs, they are ready to put on an impressive performance!
jev. is a Congolese-Canadian rapper and producer known for his genre-bending sound and profound lyrics. After fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo and settling in Canada in 2019, he attracted attention when his single where’s the confetti went viral on TikTok in 2022. This success led to his debut album the colour grey, which established him as an emerging voice in alternative hip-hop. Now a full-time artist, jev. is praised for his raw emotion and sharp wordplay.
Songwriter, guitarist, and producer Oscar Jerome is set to release his third solo album, The Fork—an introspective and richly layered record that blends his lyrical guitar style with sophisticated, nuanced storytelling.
A former member of the acclaimed collective Kokoroko, Jerome has continued to refine a sound that is both sensitive and articulate. His music draws as much from the introspective folk of John Martyn and Joni Mitchell as it does from the soulful grooves of Prince and early Carlos Santana, bridging genres with effortless fluidity.
Cymande is the most important British R&B/soul group of their generation, a band heard by many, but whose name few know. Endlessly sampled, the band was one of the first to mix African rhythms with rock, funk, reggae and soul.
Cymande’s performance will take place on Friday 10 October, the night before the SUPAFLY Festival on Saturday 11 October. Want to experience both nights? Then you need a combo ticket!