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Doors 6.30pm | Performance 8pm & 8.30pm on Fridays | Event Calendar CLICK HERE A Night of Sade with Yemi Bolatiwa London born, Manchester based soul songstress presents a lovingly curated evening of Sade’s most cherished hits. Expect songs from the depths of her repertoire, film feature tracks and hits like “Sweetest Taboo”, “Smooth Operator”, “By Your Side”, “Paradise” and many more. The ultimate night of 80s nostalgia, performed by a band of Manchester’s finest. Yemi Bolatiwa is a multi-faceted vocal artist who has worked on numerous releases with electronic music labels across the UK & EU, most recently Piem, Danny Howard and Lauren Lo Sung (Nothing Else Matters). The London born soul singer was recently played on BBC Radio 1 with performances on BBC Introducing Manchester, BBC Radio Manchester and BBC 1Xtra under her belt and hails proudly as a frequent face of the Manchester live music scene. As a live act she writes and performs tracks with RnB melodies, deep soulful vox over Hip-hop, DnB & Garage inspired grooves. She's taken her original live shows across the country! Around Manchester's best venues and festivals, throughout the north to Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Penrith and down to Birmingham and London in Brixton, Soho and across the EU! After being long-listed for Glastonbury’s emerging talent competition she is being booked to grace stages across the city, UK and beyond. Described as “A versatile vocalist, at home on an infectious pop song or a confessional soul track. There’s an effortlessness and smoothness to her delivery.” – Crack Magazine,2020. *Please note that this event is not in association with Sade, and she will not be performing. The Soul Mama Menu offers a delightful blend of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisine. Soul Mama was listed in the “top restaurants to look forward to in 2024 list” by the Evening Standard. Please take a moment to explore our menu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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