Armchair Rooftop Soul Sessions, Latin Carnaval, Bank Holiday Especial with John Armstrong

LATIN CARNAVAL - BANK HOLIDAY ESPECIAL! Mon May 03 - The Armchair Rooftop Soul Sessions delivers the second of two righteous daytime Bank holiday specials where we invite you to sit back, relax, listen and love the best in music, chillin' n' life. Legendary Musical Curator, Compiler and DJ JOHN ARMSTRONG serving up a righteous 7 hour celebration of all things Latin, alongside rare slices of Afro, Zouk, Brazilian, Soul and Tropical Breaks and Beats for your absolute listening and internal dancing pleasure.

The Armchair Rooftop Soul Sessions, (as always) here to help you start your week on a non stop musical high.

JOHN ARMSTRONG
An entertainment and copyright litigation lawyer by profession (now retired!), and an across-the-board music lover by passion, John started playing records in and around London in the late 70s, after a Eureka moment at one of the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivals in the mid-70s, from which he returned with interviews from everyone from Allen Toussaint to Betty Carter (many of which were published in the now-defunct Jazz and Blues Review). His first dj residency was at the Belsize Park Town and Country Club (60ts and northern), followed by Greek Street's Beat Route club (jump blues and 40s r and b), and the Whisky-A-Gogo (before it became the Wag).

He was probably the first UK selector to present fully-focussed tropical dance music events, with 10-year weekly residencies (1984-1994) at the legendary Bass Clef Jazz Club in Hoxton Square, playing a mix of Afro, zouk, Brazilian beats, Konpas, reggae, dancehall, soul, soca, salsa, afro-cuban, hip hop and jazz - even Punjabi bhangra for a while.

Other regular residencies followed at the 101 Club, Club Mankind (now Oslo, in Hackney), Bossa's African Paradise Kingsland Road, Havana Hanover Square, Cuba on High Street Kensington, Guanabara in Covent Garden, and others too numerous to mention. He's played at many festivals and major event throughout the world.

In 2008/9, John wrote, devised, and presented BBC Radio 2's Viva Latino - which brought a fully-dedicated latin music show to the BBC airwaves for the first time , with worldwide listening figures for the 14-part series reaching 9 million at one point.

Over the last 30 years, he's put together approximately 200 compilations of latin, afro, zouk, Brazilian music, soul, flamenco, Irish traditional music, and even rockabilly, Cajun, zydeco and rock and roll - making him one of the three or four most prolific compilers in the UK.

He has lived in and around Hackney for the last 30 years and is currently involved with the running of The Institute Of Light, London Fields.

Armchair Soul Sessions Latin Bank Holiday Especial: Runs
Doors: 1pm
DJ Times: 2pm - 9pm
Close: 11pm
Entry: Free (however we recommend you book a table to guarantee your space)
www.clfartlounge.com/book

Next Events: Sun May 09 - Reach Up Disco Wonder Lounge with DJ Andy Smith and Nick Halkes, followed by Sun May 16 - Mukatsuku Records Session with Nik Weston

Come bank holiday chill hard with we!

See you up on the roof and deep inside by the summer
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Time: 14:00 to 21:00