KULA Collective is a London-based event series and platform bringing like-minded people together through a shared love of music, art and culture. With a growing presence across the city, KULA creates spaces where diverse sounds, communities and creative energies can collide. This edition explores the many roots and rhythms that shape a distinctly UK diasporic sound — from the dancefloor to the underground and beyond. Join us on 26th September where we welcome producer, rapper and DJ Sticky Dub, alongside one of London’s most exciting up-and-coming selectors, Donwella. Bringing their own distinctive musical worlds to the room, the pair will be joined by KULA founder Zafeer on warm-up duties, setting the tone for a night of deep rhythms, infectious energy and sonic delight. Sticky Dub Sticky Dub is a Liverpool-born artist whose distinctive sound and electrifying presence bring far more to the music than meets the ear. Blending broken beat, hip-hop, reggae, soul and house, his unique rhythms and lyrical expression have earned him a reputation for setting dancefloors alight with his signature bushman-meets-rudebwoi energy. Beginning his journey as part of hip-hop trio Nutribe, Sticky Dub later stepped out solo with his debut EP Reasonin’, opening the door to collaborations and releases with key figures in the broken beat scene, including Dance Regular and IG Culture. His 2024 Eglo Records release, Never Give Weapons To A Man Who Can’t Dance, has quickly become a cult favourite, further cementing his fresh and distinctive approach. With both label and independent releases thriving across radio and club nights, Sticky Dub’s live shows are carving out an exciting new space for bruk and jazz. Donwella Donwella is a London-based DJ and human-rights researcher known for her thoughtful, genre-fluid selections and instinct for big, beautiful tunes. Her sets are driven by feeling rather than genre, drawing on a musical upbringing rooted in jazz, hip-hop and soul, and her time living in Cape Town, where she was inspired by South Africa’s rich dance and electronic music scene. Across her Balamii and Soho Radio residencies, she leans into soulful, groovy and sunshine-infused sounds, while her late-night sets are led by percussion and bass, weaving together global diasporic electronic music including kuduro, gqom, broken beat, UK funky, garage and baile funk. She also runs intimate parties, co-organises a DIY participatory festival with sound-system collective Coop Audio, and teaches DJ workshops championing gender equity on the decks. A regular on UK dancefloors and festival line-ups, Donwella has played alongside Daphni, Dennis Bovell, Steven Julien, Tash LC, Haseeb Iqbal and more. Zafeer Zafeer is a London-based DJ and promoter, and the founder of KULA Collective. Through his events, he brings together diverse artforms and global sounds, curating immersive cultural experiences for audiences across the city. Driven by a deep appreciation for musical heritage and different cultures, his sets weave together acoustic and electronic textures from various points in time. The result is a joyful, uplifting journey that connects communities and celebrates sound without borders. ENTRY INFORMATION VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm) Free before 9pm The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm) Last entry 1 am