Bru-C / Nia Archives - ADE
Thursday October 20th at Parallel
Doors: 19:30
Start: 20:30
Parallel will welcome two genre-pushing UK artists during the Thursday of ADE. Enter Bru-C and Nia Archives.
Bru-C is a juggernaut of the UK underground, sporting a versatile back-catalogue filled with releases that stretch the boundaries of UK Bass, Garage and Drum 'n Bass. His collaborations include the likes of Example, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Mr Traumatik, Devilman and Duskee.
Parallel is equally humbled to invite Nia Archives, the prolific creator of soft-hearted lo-fi Jungle, whose memories of music are deeply rooted in proud Jamaican heritage. Born in Leeds, she attended the Pentecostal church regularly as a child where she was, to radical effect, exposed to gospel music. Early releases of her are ‘(Over) Thinking’ and ‘Crossroads’, all inspired by troubling familial relationships and a slew of rich musical influences.
Line-up
Bru-C
Nia Archives
A proud young British black woman who grew up in a predominantly white area, it’s important to Nia to take up space in jungle as a young Black woman, representing her dual-heritage roots and carving out space for other Black women to see themselves in the genre. Heavily influenced by soundsystem culture and carnival - the good vibes, energy and uniting quality of which undeniably teems through her music, she’s also inspired by artists and icons like Grace Jones, Erykah Badu, Angela Davies, Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Maya Angelou and more - all women who in their own way have represented and pushed forwards generations of black women.