FUTURE Gigs

& UPCOMING EVENTS

For more information please check Faradena's social media accounts for updates.

          

Saturday 30th August 2025

Speech Muse Festival 

https://dice.fm/event/dkne5g-speech-muse-fest-30th-aug-hqi-london-tickets?lng=en

A day of speech music, featuring Yas Clarke, THE NARRATOR, Flo Ray + Gina Pratt-Lily, Maggie Nicols + Faradena Afifi (duo), Mari Matsutoya, Egg Meat, Lore Lixenberg, Yol + Clive Henry (duo), Anastasia Freygang, Samra Mayanja, and Y.Them.

September 4th - 8th 2025

Hangout UK festival

movement and stretching workshops and lots of cello playing and singing

https://hangoutuk.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Previous Gigs

 

2025

Saturday 23rd August Kazsak and Afifi The Plough and Fleece Horningsea

Friday 22nd August Tom Petie Band The Architect Cambridge

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August Moira Furnace Festival Kaszak and Afifi, Sheila Mosley trio with Alie Barnes

Friday 8th August Tom Petie Band The Anchor Cambridge

Sunday 3rd August London Improvisers Orchestra St Mary's Church Stoke Newington

Sunday 27th July Greenstage at Heaven Wood Yard and Art Centre

Saturday 19th July  Agatha Christie Serial Killer of Iran R and D play Roshi Nasehi and company Finchley Arts Depot

Saturday 12th July Kingfisher Stage Ely Folk Festival with Elly Tree

Sunday 6th July London Improvisers Orchestra St Nary's Church Stoke Newington

Sunday 29th June Speech Muse, duo with Maggie Nicols London 

Saturday 28th June Bury Folk Festival Kaszak and Afifi duo, cello for Efte (duo)

Sunday 1st June London Improvisers Orchestra St Mary's Church Stoke Newington

Thursday 22nd May Loughton Folk Club, Faradena and Friends 

Saturday 5th April pre recorded video for Steve Beresford's belated 75th Birthday concert at Cafe Oto.

Wednesday 19th March 2025

Milkmaid song competition Heat 1

Risbygate Sports Centre Bury

Thursday 27th March 2025

Kaszak & Afifi

Royston Folk Club Shepreth

Cambridge Folk Club

Wednesday 5th Feb 2025

Simon Kempston support slot

Banbury Folk Club Oxford

Friday 7th Feb 2025

Kaszak & Afifi

Cambridge Folk Club

13 Jan 

Monday January 13th (alt folk free improvisation) Phil Durrant's "Combinations" Cafe Oto, Dalston London

Featuring Maggie Nicols et al

Cafe Oto

17 Jan 

Cambridge Folk Club Christian Alden and Alex Patterson, support slot with Elly Tree 

https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/

25 Jan

Private home gig in Newcastle upon Tyne afternoon

26 Jan

The Globe Newcastle upon Tyne

Jazz North East

Gratowsk/Tramontana/Beresford/Afifi

https://www.jazznortheast.com

Book Tickets

27 Jan

The Bridge Folk Club Newcastle 

joining in with the singaround!

Bridge Folk

 

 

(2024-2023)

21 Dec

21st December duo with Steve Beresford @ The Pool Stoke Newington Winter Solstice Festival

14 Dec

14th December Tom Petie and the Housebreakers White Swan Mill Road Cambridge

15 Nov

15th November The Architect Cambridge Tom Petie and the Housebreakers debut gig, (country/folk)

04 Nov

Nov 4th Boat Ting London Aviolanche quartet debut with Benedict Taylor, Ivor Kallin and Ansuman Biswas

03 Nov

November 3rd  (Improv) London Improvisers Orchestra St Mary's Old Church Stoke Newington

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26 Oct 2024

Saturday October 26th (folk) Faradena & Friends @ Haddenham Arts Centre Ely

Playing healing music and folk songs all day 10-4pm

                                                                                                                               3rd August 2024

Christian Raphael garden festival with Kaszak and Afifi and a solo set from Flash of Blue

 

18th July 2024

Cafe Oto London Improvisers Orchestra viola and voice

 

15th July 2024

"Saturday" with Henry McPherson Hundred Years Gallery Hoxton

 

12th July 2024

Ely Folk Festival Faradena and Friends

 

6th July 2024

Reach Village Hall solo set for the Reach Out dementia choir

 

22nd June 2024

Tribute for Sybil Madrigal Boating @ Theatreship London with Dominic Lash and Steve Beresford

 

13th June 2024

Rose Hill Brighton Bee Reiki Trio with Steve Beresford and Paul Khimasia Morgan CD launch Bee Reiki

 

18th May 2024

Leigh On Sea KonstruktingSoundz The Noisy Women Quartet with Bettina Schroeder, Nicky Smith and Joanne Morrison

 

10th March 2024

Servant Jazz Quarters, Maggie Nicols Faradena Afifi and friends concert

 

Saturday 2nd March 2024

Women of the Whole World: A Murmuration of Resolutions and Appeals, 3.30-6.30pm Greengrassi 1A Kempsford Road London SE11 4NU The Noisy People's Improvising Orchestra and Maggie Nicols

 

9th February 2024

Cambridge Folk Club Faradena and Friends and Flash of Blue EP launch

 

19th January 2024

Wintersound Festival Canterbury Christ Church University Anselm Studio 1 with Maggie Nicols and Evan Parker The Noisy Women Ensemble

 

30th November 2023

"Saturday" with Roshi Nasehi Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton Beibei Wang, Rowland Sutherland and Ansuman Biswas

 

25th November 2023

University of Hertfordshire Newanderthal with Ansuman Biswas

 

5th November 2023

Jazz Rumours London, quartet with Maggie Nicols, Ansuman Biswas and Isidora Edwards

 

3rd October 2023

Black Fen Folk Club Cambridge short set with Steve Beresford

 

September 2023

Lockdown Live 3 trio set with Julian Woods and Steve Beresford

 

 

 

 

 

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International Gigs

(2023-2021)

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4th February 2023

Steve Beresford, Faradena Afifi, Khabat Abas & Beibei Wang (UK/UK-IQ/UK-CN)

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15th December 2021

Maggie Nicols Creative Liberation Orchestra