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***Early Bird tickets now up for Purple Music - our yearly celebration of all things Prince on his birthday*** This year we bring the party to South London for a Sunday Minneapolis Funk session at @thecarpetshop.peckham 7th June 5pm- Midnight Link to your preferred ticket outlet in bio☝️💜

Join us for our annual Purple Music Affair!! 💜

SPIRIT Thank you to all who came to get down yesterday at @the_bbe_store @johnnyreckless24 @bbeafrica Pete BBE @shukie33 @kyrir2 #alwayslove #drumsoundrhythmspirit #wegetdown See you in Marrakech 21-24 May .. ticket links in bio DM with any questions

SUNDAY

back at it this saturday

Japanese home style recipe for tonight’s show, Shogayaki (ginger pork) inspired by a conversation with a cab driver from Japan. Cooking live from 7pm on @doyou.world and of course there will be some Prince jams in the mix cos, y’know💜

SUNDAY NIGHT / SLST PRINCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL AT PALAIS !! Sun Apr 19 (6pm-11pm) - It’s time good people, time to celebrate the ultimate purple reign as cult of Prince members The Mighty @mbcelestine and R2 Records Founder @kyrir2 once again worship at the Cuban heeled feet of the man who should have been called king, and at one time had no name at PALAIS. 💜 Marlon & Kyri exploring the deeper cuts, commercial works and pioneering career of the legendary purple don, alongside the wider world of Prince & The Minneapolis sound, The Time to Sheila E + beyond. An all eve celebration of the sounds of one of the worlds greatest all time musicians and performers, dropped hard and in earnest all eve long. With an eclectic + Prince Intro set from SLST host @jazzheadchronic - prepare to dance harder Y’all!!! We gonna party like it’s 1999! The South London Soul Train Prince 10 Year Anniversary Special Runs 6pm - 11pm (event normally on the last Saturday of each month). Entry £5-10 Adv from RA https://ra.co/events/2399900 TIX ALSO OTD at PALAIS, 1a Rye Lane, Peckham SE15 5EW #southlondonsoultrain #princespecial #celebration #purplereign #marloncelestine #kyri #jazzheadchronic #clubnight #palais #peckham See you on the dancefloor fo sho X

SUNDAY NIGHT / SLST PRINCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL AT PALAIS !! Sun Apr 19 (6pm-11pm) @southlondonsoultrain throws a 10 year anniversary (RIP) celebration of the life + works of the ultimate showman aka PRINCE, deep in the dance at Premier Peckham Venue @palaisldn 💜💜💜 @mbcelestine x @kyrir2 exploring the deeper cuts, commercial works and pioneering career of the legendary purple don. ‘Controversy' to 'I Wanna Be your Lover' via 'Purple Rain’ and 'Do Me Baby', all dropped LIVE with relish and musically mastery, by 2 truly world class DJs. With an eclectic + Prince Intro set from SLST host @jazzheadchronic - prepare to dance harder Y’all!!! ADV TIX RA https://ra.co/events/2399900 TIX ALSO OTD #southlondonsoultrain #princespecial #celebration #purplereign #marloncelestine #kyri #jazzheadchronic #clubnight #palais #peckham Time to celebrate the ultimate Purple reign and party like it’s 1999! All right!

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Loftsoul a.k.a. DJ Uchikawa revisits and remixes three tracks from the Loftsoul Recordings catalogue for 2026. Limited vinyl and digi preorder now up on the R2 Bandcamp page (link up☝️) Release date: Friday 17th April Slide 1: Dear Friend featuring Lisa Millett was the first release on the label in 2010 and instantly became a highly collectable classic. Uchikawa refreshes the track with his customary deep and soulful yet driving energy, maintaining all the musical elements that define his unique fusion of the organic with the electronic. Slide 2: Wait For You featuring Carla Prather gets retouched with a deep rolling groove and riding hammond organ melody creating a smooth bed for Carla’s haunting vocal. Slide3: Uchikawa’s cover version of the Grover Washington classic Mr Magic first appeared under his Rhythm Of Elements guise in 2008. It features the great pianist Makoto Kuriya laying down a sublime solo over the infectious groove and Hideki Ikeuchi killing it on guitar. The 2026 Remix comes with a full-on laid-back jazz double-bass line as the background for the exquisite solo performances.

THIS WEEKEND / SLST PRINCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL AT PALAIS !! Sun Apr 19 (6pm-11pm) - A decade on from the untimely passing of the unequalled genius that is / was Prince (Apr 21 2016 RIP), @southlondonsoultrain throws its annual celebration of the life and works of the ultimate showman, composer, arranger and performer aka PRINCE ROGERS NELSON, in the form of a righteous special (this time) a day party at new bass heavy Premier Peckham Venue @palaisldn 💜💜💜 As is tradition, we invite you to revel in the breathtaking works of Prince (this year) in strictly Vinyl mode! Prepare yourself, as cult of Prince members The Mighty @mbcelestine and R2 Records Founder @kyrir2 once again worship at the Cuban heeled feet of the man who should have been called king, and at one time had no name. Marlon & Kyri exploring the wider world of Prince & The Minneapolis sound, The Time to Sheila E + beyond. An all night celebration of the sounds of one of the worlds greatest all time musicians and performers, dropped hard and in earnest all eve long. MARLON & KYRI exploring the deeper cuts, commercial works and pioneering career of the legendary purple don. ‘Controversy' to 'I Wanna Be your Lover' via 'Purple Rain’ and 'Do Me Baby', all dropped LIVE with relish and musically mastery, by 2 truly world class DJs. With an eclectic + Prince Intro set from SLST host @jazzheadchronic - prepare to dance harder Y’all!!! Time to celebrate the ultimate Purple reign and party like it’s 1999! All right! The South London Soul Train Prince 10 Year Anniversary Special Runs 6pm - 11pm (event normally on the last Saturday of each month). Entry £5-10 Adv from RA or EVENTBRITE https://ra.co/events/2399900 or £13 OTD at PALAIS, 1a Rye Lane, Peckham SE15 5EW TIX ALSO OTD! #southlondonsoultrain #princespecial #celebration #purplereign #marloncelestine #kyri #jazzheadchronic #clubnight #palais #peckham See you on the dancefloor fo sho X

This Thursday at @the_bbe_store 6pm - 11pm FREE ENTRY @jeff._.higgins @bbeafrica @kyrir2 @johnnyreckless24