Sleazy Shindig launches in London
The Sleazy Shindig is an exclusive series of events showcasing three leading UK Roots music acts who will be performing in London, Leeds and Newcastle from the 19th-21st of September. This triple headed bill stars some of the cream of British Americana & Rhythm & Blues musicians, all of whom have releases on iconic Spanish label, Sleazy records.
London’s undisputed Queen of Rhythm & Blues, Aisha Khan and her band the Rajahs are hosting the London leg of the Shindig on the 19th of September at award winning Islington bar The Lexington. They have a lineage of musical excellence spanning three decades or more but still come to the party with raw power and an outstanding catalogue of original music as well as carefully chosen classics that are a masterclass in mid century American popular music. With sell out shows everywhere from Ronnie Scott’s to headline shows at some of the best Roots music festivals in the UK and Europe, the band are on fire. According to Vintage Rock magazine: “...Khan commands the stage with a combination of sheer charisma and a manic intensity worthy of Doctor Feelgood’s Lee Brilleaux when the spirit moves her.”
Her first album, Aishaddiction (El Toro records) featured 13 exceptional self-penned tracks ranging from Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll to Country and Calypso.
The second highly acclaimed release, The Magnificent Twelve on Folc Records was an ambitious undertaking; an album of duets with some of the best contemporary Roots music performers in the UK and US.
This incredible album comprised mostly original songs duetting with, amongst others, Ray Gelato, Big Sandy, Big Joe Louis, Paul-Ronney Angel and many more.Earlier this year they released their third studio album Seven Shades of Blue, also on Folc, followed by a tour of the UK and Spain.
With three studio albums under their Bluesy belts and further exciting projects in the pipeline, Aisha Khan & the Rajahs will be delivering non-stop R&B adrenaline.
The second band on the bill are Newcastle’s own Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra. They have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing, Souland more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.
Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festivalto village halls and barns, and all points in between.
Completing this iconic triumvirate of acts are Yorkshire based Howlin’ Ric & the Rocketeers, who effortlessly switch between vibrant, authentic Rock ‘n’ Rolland soulful Rhythm and Blues to dreamy love songs. This is no polite vintage music museum piece. This is the real deal. High octane Rock ‘n’ Roll with grease under its nails and fire in its belly. They join the Sleazy Shindig line up, adding to a potent mix of joyous, authentic sounds.