Amira Kheir

Amira Kheir, a Sudanese singer whose music draws on the traditions of her homeland as well as jazz, soul and rock, performs in London at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens.

Amira Kheir is a singer from Sudan whose work draws on the music of her homeland and blends it with jazz, soul, rock, desert blues and experimental forms. The fusion has been given the name Nubian Jazz. Her 2011 album View From Somewhere received strong critical attention, and her 2025 record Black Diamond, which runs to nine tracks, was described by UK Jazz News as her most intimate recording so far.

On stage, the band includes Amira Kheir on vocals, Nadir Ramzy on acoustic oud and Sudanese bongos, Ant Law on electric guitar, Michele Montolli on electric bass and double bass, Leandro Mancini on drums and Sam Crowe on piano. The group's instrumentation brings together the Sudanese percussion and the oud with the rhythm section and keyboards typical of a jazz and rock line-up.

The evening takes place at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, a London venue that hosts concerts and shows. The programme suits listeners interested in Sudanese and North African song traditions, as well as those who follow contemporary jazz and experimental work.