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The King of New York, Mr Huey Morgan is back with his new brand band – Huey Morgan The Fun Lovin Criminal. Having sold over 10 million record’s, The former Fun Lovin Criminal frontman, will hit the road to play a mixture of those old classics such as The Fun Lovin Criminals, Scooby Snacks, King of New York, Big Night Out, Love Unlimited, Loco, Couldn’t Get it Right, along with the promise of new music. It promises to be a night of funk, soul, hip-hop and memories.

Formed in 1963, The Skatalites was founded by tenor saxophonist Tommy McCook, alto saxophonist Rolando Alphonso, bassist Lloyd Brevett, drummer Lloyd Knibb, trombonist Don Drummond, guitarist Jah Jerry Haynes, teenaged pianist Jackie Mittoo, Johnny Moore, and Jackie Opel. Prior to forming the group the various members had played in previous groups and had crossed paths on a number of occasions, however with a lack of musical infrastructure in Jamaica, these groups were usually either hotel bands or school program bands. Alphonso and McCook had both made recordings previously with local businessman Duke Reid, who together created the 'original' Ska sound, before coming together as the Skatalites to perform for the first time at the Hi-Hat club in Rae Town, Kingston. The band were then offered tenancy at the local Bournemouth Beach Club in Eastern Kingston, Jamaica, and for 18 months toured and recorded relentlessly. The band’s debut arrived in 1964 titled “Ska Authentic” released throu

Mic Righteous is a British rapper prominently known for his angst-ridden social commentaries and his collaborations with household names such as Emeli Sandé and Ed Sheeran. Born Rocky Takalobighashi and raised in the seaside town of Margate, he had a tough upbringing; subjected to abuse and neglect from his parents, he eventually went to live with his brother, former light-middleweight boxer Mehrdud Takaloo. Dealing with pent-up anger and frustration, the future hip-hop star began to pen his own lyrics and started to record his own tracks at a recording studio near his brother’s house. This quickly led to a cohesive and feral collection of songs with the budding creative artist renaming himself Mic Righteous to represent his sound. He quickly experienced success, with his mixtapes receiving downloads in the thousands

Mic Righteous is a British rapper prominently known for his angst-ridden social commentaries and his collaborations with household names such as Emeli Sandé and Ed Sheeran. Born Rocky Takalobighashi and raised in the seaside town of Margate, he had a tough upbringing; subjected to abuse and neglect from his parents, he eventually went to live with his brother, former light-middleweight boxer Mehrdud Takaloo. Dealing with pent-up anger and frustration, the future hip-hop star began to pen his own lyrics and started to record his own tracks at a recording studio near his brother’s house. This quickly led to a cohesive and feral collection of songs with the budding creative artist renaming himself Mic Righteous to represent his sound. He quickly experienced success, with his mixtapes receiving downloads in the thousands.

Collaborating for the first time while recording and performing with one of the UK’s most successful Acid Jazz bands, The Brand New Heavies in 2013, founder / drummer Jan Kincaid and vocalist Dawn Joseph discovered immediate musical chemistry and began writing songs together right away. They soon left the band to concentrate on their own work, starting MF Robots (Music For Robots) and releasing an eponymous debut in 2018. The album was so well received that the duo soon morphed into a band as they found themselves in-demand at venues and festivals all over Europe.