The Cornershop Shoreditch - Hip Hop, Bashment, Afrobeats (Free Tickets)

A night at The Cornershop Bar in Shoreditch, east London, built around hip hop, bashment and afrobeats, three related styles with rap at their core.

The night brings together hip hop, bashment and afrobeats, three related styles with distinct roots. Hip hop emerged in the Bronx in the 1970s, and rap, its vocal style of rhythmic delivery over beats, anchors much of its sound. Bashment is a Jamaican dancehall style, while afrobeats developed in Nigeria and Ghana, blending highlife, funk and West African rhythms with contemporary pop production.

The Cornershop Bar hosts concerts and shows in London, and this Shoreditch evening suits listeners who want to hear these genres together in one night. It is aimed at anyone curious about how hip hop, Jamaican dancehall and West African pop connect, and at those who enjoy dancing to rap and its neighbouring styles.