We Are Still Young: Halloween Party

A Halloween party night built around R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae, staged at Soul Lounge Clapham in London. It is a themed evening of music rather than a conventional concert line-up.

The programme draws on five related strands of Black popular music: R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae. Together they span the rhythmic grooves of funk, the emotional vocal writing of soul and R&B, the call-and-response traditions of gospel, and the offbeat bass and drum patterns of reggae, so the evening moves across several moods rather than staying within one style.

Soul Lounge Clapham hosts concerts and shows in London, and this event takes place there as a Halloween party, with the music at its centre. The mix of genres suits listeners who enjoy dance-led soul and funk alongside slower gospel and reggae material, and those who like a themed night out with a clear musical focus.

The title, We Are Still Young, is the name of the event itself. Because the bill is built around a theme rather than a single artist, the evening is best approached as a party with a range of styles on the playlist.