Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes

Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, led by the American singer and guitarist Chuck Prophet, play Islington Assembly Hall in London, with British singer-songwriter Peter Bruntnell also on the bill.

Chuck Prophet has been active since 1985 and was a member of the band Green on Red before starting a solo career with the album Brother Aldo, released in 1990 on Yep Roc Records. Since then he has made more than a dozen solo records, and his songs have been recorded by Bruce Springsteen, Solomon Burke and Heart. His music sits within alternative country.

The most recent album, Wake The Dead, was made with ¿Qiensave? and draws on cumbia, a dance style with deep roots in Latin America. Its rhythms are driving, and flashes of rock and roll, punk, surf and soul run through the record. The project's name carries that cumbia direction into the live setting.

Peter Bruntnell is a British singer-songwriter making alternative country music. Active since 1995, he released his first album, Normal for Bridgwater, on Loose in 1999. Islington Assembly Hall is a live music venue and events space on Upper Street, part of the Islington Town Hall complex, and it mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts.