The Karens: Rock and Soul Classic Covers

A concert by The Karens, a project presenting rock and soul classics as covers, at The Finsbury in London. The programme draws on R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae.

The Karens: Rock and Soul Classic Covers is a project that performs reinterpretations of established rock and soul repertoire. Its music spans R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae, so the evening is built around songs originally recorded by other artists, reworked for this line-up and approach.

As a tribute-style project, The Karens are not the original artists of the songs they perform. The concert is aimed at listeners who know the classics of soul and rock and want to hear them rearranged, with the emphasis on vocal and rhythmic style rather than on faithful reproduction.

The Finsbury hosts concerts and shows in London, and this performance takes place there. The venue presents a varied programme of live music, and this evening adds a cover-based show to that schedule for audiences interested in soul, funk and gospel-inflected material.