Alewya
Experience the singer’s raw, renegade blend of the devotional rhythms of East Africa and the funk and grit of Black Britain.
Alewya is a child of many worlds: born to an Ethiopian mother and an Egyptian father, and raised in West London, she is a multi-hyphenate artist, singer, musician, painter and sculptor.
Alewya draws from many worlds, too. At home, her parents’ Arabian and East African music influence gave her a spiritual release, with revolutionary singer Teddy Afro and jazz icon Mulatu Astatke on rotation, alongside drum-heavy sounds infused with the meditative strings of the krar and masenqo.
Out in the streets, London’s pulsing sound-systems gave her a physical release, raving to funky house drums, junglist breakbeats and the meditative bassweight of Caribbean dub music.
Support comes from Tamaraebi, a Nigerian-British artist blending psychedelic Afro-soul, nostalgic R&B and futuristic pop into a sound that’s both intimate and cinematic. With millions of streams and praise from The Times and The Line of Best Fit, he’s fast becoming one of the most captivating voices in UK music.
Need to know
Tamaraebi
For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Purcell Room is an auditorium located within our Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.