It’s less than 100 days until Kendal Calling is back in the fields once more.
To celebrate, the festival today unveils the line up for Chai Wallahs, the renowned touring stage which will play host to a line-up which is, quite simply, filled to the brim with world music, jazz, hip hop, reggae, funk and soul.
Chai Wallah’s unique touring venue has played host to some of the best afrobeat, funk, reggae and hip-hop on the planet over the last 15 years.
Afro Cluster is the Cardiff-based collective renowned for their very own mélange of afro funk and hip-up. Not only that, the band comes with a full horn and rhythm section, sure to deliver a loud, proud, live show.
They join the line-up for Chai Wallahs alongside free-thinking, British-born, Irish-Ugandan poet, rapper, singer, and songwriter Amy True who has supported heavyweights Public Enemy and Mos Def, collaborating with Akala and Benjamin Zephaniah & Asian Dub Foundation.
Chai Wallahs team said: “We at Chai Wallahs are beyond stoked to be back at Kendal Calling with our biggest lineup yet.
"Featuring a truckload of unbelievable bands and artists from the UK’s grassroots, independent music scene, delivered direct to your lug holes by the finest sound system on the festival circuit.
"Throw in our incredible bar stocked to the rafters with bespoke, boozy brews, carefully crafted cocktails, and mega, artisan, coffee creations and we are all set.
"Come join us, you massive bunch of Kendallers, for a spiritually uplifting, body shifting, extravaganza of musical magnificence, culminating in Sunday night’s closing party.
"A heady mix of Samba Rhythms, Tribal Drumming, World Music, Jazz Motifs, and Eclectic Fusion, all twisted up into one Explosive night of utter JOY and EUPHORIA, featuring Bloco B and Hannabiell and the Midnight Blue Collective. Ain’t no Kendal Party like a Proper Chai Wallahs Kendal Party."
Today’s news follows Kendal Calling’s line-up announcement, which revealed Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Kasabian, Royal Blood and Blossoms as this summer’s headliners, along with a wealth of other incredible artists including Kaiser Chiefs, Rick Astley, The Lathums, Example, Frank Turner, Confidence Man, Circa Waves, Beabadoobee, Happy Mondays, Melanie C, The Enemy and more, plus the Soapbox with Hooch.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here