Bossaphonik

19/09/2025

Hi Bossa people!
Letting you know about a happening...
There is a 2-band street brass battle between locals Horns of Plenty and visitors from France, Pompier Poney Club, the Fanfare Hyperactive de Marseille.

Come and party with a riotous brass cultural exchange between two amazing street bands!
Tap Social Movement in Botley, Tues 23rd Sept 8pm

Street band battle between locals Horns of Plenty and visitors Pompier Poney Club, the Fanfare Hyperactive de Marseille. Join us for a two band clash - these bands are a riot of brash brass and soothing sax backed up by thundering percussion. A brass cultural exchange between two amazing street band...

10/06/2025

Check out an interview of Florence Adooni and her co-composer Max Weissenfeldt interviewed by Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music just a few days after their Bossaphonik gig. They also perform live renditions here on the show of tracks from the new album. Feature starts at 1:33:35

Gilles shares an uplifting session from Ghanaian vocalist Florence Adooni and her band.

18/05/2025

Attention Bossaphonik people!....

Oxford Contemporary Music are putting on an exciting electro-brass band act this coming Saturday 24th at Tap Social Taproom!

Details:

Raucous electrobrass blending big band carnival spirit, club rhythms and new jazz + DJ til midnight

FÜLÜ’s lush sound universe connects current jazz, the percussive trance of carnivals, and the captivating rhythms of techno clubs. The French band’s rich brass section (complete with sousaphone) and driving percussion, blends with electronic sounds for a fresh, danceable vibe.

Their distinctive animal guises convey the wild spirit of their music, stories, and imaginary world. They’ve performed at Glastonbury, Festival de Mourèze, Jazz À l’Ouest and Boomtown. Following several single releases, their self-titled album was released in January 2024.

The evening will finish with a set from DJ Malicia. Spanish-born and Oxford-based, Malicia is a genre-fluid DJ blending realms of breaks, electro, bouncy tracks and hard Latinx grooves. She has been part of Patterns since 2023 and has collaborated with collectives such as Mom Was Right and Collective Hysteria in Oxford and London.

“Brand new and fresh, lush electrobrass” FRANCE MUSIQUE

“Very danceable tracks, effortlessly blending brass and electro sounds” TÉLÉRAMA SORTIR

“Lush jazz with bubbles of electro… a record that sounds live” INTRAMUROS

“Fülü blends slightly dreamy, strange atmospheres with a jazz fanfare style, which finds its roots as much in the marching bands of New Orleans as in Afrobeat.” LE MONDE

“Fülü astonishes with the musical intensity that emerges from each note.” LES OREILLES CURIEUSES

Tickets:

FÜLÜ’s lush sound universe connects current jazz, the percussive trance of carnivals, and the captivating rhythms of techno clubs. The Afro-French band blends a rich brass section (complete with sousaphone) with driving percussion and electronics for a fresh, danceable vibe. Their distinctive an...

19/11/2024

Thanks everyone for coming to Bossa last Friday - what an ace night it was! The K.O.G band exuded very special energy... a joyful exhilarating treat 🎶🎶😊❤️
(Filming: Joel Bassuk)

12/11/2024

Starting to buzz in anticipation for this Friday.... K.O.G.band are due to be aired on the "Later...with Jools Holland" show on Sat 23rd Nov! Come catch them live at Bossa first! 🙂🙂

30/06/2024

Lots of people were raving about the Alogte Oho gig at the Bossaphonik festival.
Their gig at Glastonbury on the West Holts stage is now on BBC iPlayer.

Expect Afrofunk and vibrant vocal melodies when the Ghanian collective hits West Holts

18/06/2024

Timetable for Bossaphonik @ Florence Park:
4:30pm Mazaika Duo
5:30pm Jali Fily Cissokho
6pm The Turbans
8pm Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy
10pm Lokkhi Terra

Times may be subject to changes
😄🌳🌳🌞🌞🎷🎹

27/04/2024

It's the last few days of availability for early bird tickets for Bossaphonik's 20th anniversary festival.

Grab a ticket before Wednesday 1st May and earn savings of £4.40 per ticket.

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/616544

The festival is fast approaching on Friday 21st June, let's pray for sunshine! 🌞🌞🌞

Wow! It’s the big 2-0 Two decades of joyful world-jazz dance music events in Oxford, every month! Now that’s something to celebrate… A sincere thank you to everyone who has ever attended Bossaphonik, occasionally or regularly – you have enabled the magic to keep happening! It would have blow...

10/09/2023

There's no Bossaphonik night happening this September but there is a hot event taking place this week that should be of interest to Bossaphinik goers!

Cuban pianist Eliane Correa has previously featured at Bossaphonik leading her salsa-funk band Wara and now presents her Cuban timba act La Evolucion Orchestra + Oxford's Ran Kan Kan - taking place this coming Thursday 14th at 02 Academy.

Full details:

Get ready for the fiery sounds and irresistible grooves of Cuban timba. You'll warm up with vintage Cuban tunes from Ran Kan Kan, before going wild with Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra.

The ticket price includes a free salsa class with Oxford Salsa Society. Please let us know if you would like to attend the salsa class during the booking process when prompted.

The bar will be open. Please note that under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

Doors Open: 6pm
Timings TBC

Salsa class with Oxford Salsa Society

Ran Kan Kan

Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra

Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra is a fresh, high-energy Cuban timba fusion orchestra, made up of leading Cuban and Latin musicians from the UK and Europe. Finely detailed arrangements are underpinned by strong, danceable grooves to get you moving. The music has nods to soul, funk and modern jazz. This unique fusion spilling out of the Cuban sound towards the world has found a place in salsa, jazz and “world music” festivals alike.

The band is led by pianist and composer Eliane Correa, while the lead singers are the legendary Yadira Ferrer, based in Barcelona, and Dunia Corre (originally from Havana). It's rare and special to find a mixed gender timba band led and fronted by women. Correa's lyrics highlight the female experience from a perspective of celebration, liberation and empowerment.

The band recently completed a residency at Ronnie Scott's jazz club. They've also performed at top UK festivals, including headlining Glastonbury's Glasto Latino stage. In 2022 they released their first album, Signo de Fuego (Sign of Fire), collaborating with international Cuban music stars.

Ran Kan Kan

Ran Kan Kan is an Oxford-based 20-piece big band playing music from the golden years of Cuban dance bands (made famous by Buena Vista Social Club). The group was formed by jazz musicians in Oxford after a Cuban music workshop, and has a growing local following. They inspire audiences to dance the night away at venues and festivals including The Old Fire Station and Cowley Road Carnival. Their repertoire includes funky mambos, son montuno, and bolero - styles which preceded salsa and fed into its development. Lead singers Karla Pena and Melisa Akdogan are joined by a luxurious collection of flutes, saxes, trumpets and trombones, while the "super-hot" six-piece rhythm section plays syncopated Latin rhythms.

Tickets:
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/589373?fbclid=IwAR0sUYA3RQwPpdjBVklDo3t7AkxlQlviejZ5f02gmFoBMYuOUCHD7WiJhSU

Get ready for the fiery sounds and irresistible grooves of Cuban timba. You'll warm up with vintage Cuban tunes from Ran Kan Kan, before going wild with Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra. The ticket price includes a free salsa class with Oxford Salsa Society. Please let us know if you would li...

07/09/2023

Hi Bossaphonik people - there is no Bossaphonik event this September. Bossaponik is having a small holiday.
The next night is the 19 year anniversary double bill featuring Cubafrobeat on Friday October 20th. XX

20/06/2023

Here's a little reminder of June's Bossaphonik with "The Sounds of Joy" band - many people said it was their favourite Bossaphonik night. On the band's next visit we'll make sure bandleader Alogte Oho is in tow too!