Soultown In Concert

A London concert at The O2 that brings together soul, funk, disco and reggae acts, with Kool & the Gang, Sister Sledge, Shalamar, Kenny Thomas and Boney M. on the bill.

Soultown In Concert draws on R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae. Kool & the Gang is an American funk and soul group formed in Jersey City in the 1960s, whose records include Ladies'Night (1979) and Celebration (1980). Sister Sledge is an American band formed in Philadelphia in 1972, which released its first album, Circle of Love, on Atco Records in 1975 and performs soul, disco and contemporary R&B.

Shalamar is an American dance group formed in Los Angeles in 1975, signed to EMI, which released its first album, Uptown Festival, in 1977. Kenny Thomas is a British pop singer born in Islington in 1968 and active since 1988; he signed to Cooltempo Records and released his debut album, Voices, in 1991. Boney M. is a German disco group formed in West Germany in 1974 by producer Frank Farian, blending reggae, funk and disco, with members from Jamaica, Montserrat and Aruba.

The O2 is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows. The evening gathers acts whose careers span several decades of soul, funk and disco, so it will suit listeners who follow those styles across different eras.