Mansur Brown

Mansur Brown is a London-based guitarist, curator and multi-disciplinary artist, presented in concert at Islington Assembly Hall, a live music venue on Upper Street.

Mansur Brown is a classically trained guitarist, curator and multi-disciplinary artist born in Brixton. The music combines intricate, flamenco-influenced guitar with original production work, drawing on the rhythmic style of early 2000s Timbaland, Afrobeats and the melancholic sound design of Burial. Guitar is central to the project, which also involves songwriting, production and multi-instrumental playing, including keyboards, flute and saxophone, as well as singing. The 2021 record Heiwa is cited among the work in which these roles come together.

The artist describes the material as sometimes club-oriented and at other times more introspective, with a shared sense of happiness and gratitude running through it.

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.