Hootananny Presents: Wookie

Wookie, a pioneer of UK Garage, returns to Hootananny Brixton for a night of garage selections celebrating the genre's place in British dance music.

Wookie has worked in UK Garage for more than three decades, and the project's early work with Soul II Soul is part of that history. Across this career, Wookie has helped shape the sound of the genre, which combines soulful vocals, deep basslines and intricate 2-step rhythms.

Wookie's best-known tracks include 'Battle', 'Scrappy'and 'Back Up (To Me)', as well as a remix of Sia's 'Little Man'. The material credits Wookie with influencing producers and DJs such as Disclosure, Rudimental and Conducta, who have drawn on the same foundations of the scene.

The evening takes place at Hootananny Brixton, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in London. It is built around heavyweight garage selections, soulful grooves and rolling basslines, and is framed as a celebration of UK Garage and its influence on dance music in Britain.