SOUL ON THE CANAL SIDE // MUCHO SOUL & GUESTS

Soul On The Canal Side returns for a further series of Summer season Parties for 2025! Starting early, join us for another epic summer session, full of jazzy soulful goodness lasting long into the night. The Mucho Soul crew have put together another stellar lineup of top selectors to take you through the afternoon and into the early evening out on the Canal Side Terrace. Expect everything from Classic and 2-step Soul, Jazz and Funk to Deep and Soulful House music - Ket and Alan always ensure that their guests apply the same eclectic musical policy! Kyri has been running R2 Records since its foundation back in 1999. During the past 25 years, R2 have released classic music by some of the greatest names in House and soulful music, including Louie Vega, Osunlade, Karizma, Atjazz, Ron Trent and Floating Points, amongst many others. Like his label, Kyri’s DJ sets reflect a wide spectrum of genres from funk, boogie, disco, jazz through to Afro, Latin and House. Currently hosting the monthly “Really Real Food Show” on 'Do You Radio', Kyri incorporates his two major passions, food and music!... possibly the world’s only live cooking radio show and also has a regular show on the new OneJazz.net platform. Music has always been in Jerry Frempong’s DNA, influenced by his late Father who led the way in pioneering the Ghanaian ‘Hi Life’ sound he was exposed to a musical staple that consisted of a fusion of organic and electronic African beats, bass and rhythms. As a lover of vinyl, he’s spent many a time carefully selecting his tunes and to date, he’s had the opportunity to grace the wheels of steel at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Sankeys, Plan B, Sosho, Mint Club, Kensington Roof Gardens, Paramount Club, The Whitehouse, Cafe de Paris, and many other venues across the UK and Ibiza. Recognised by many as an all round musical selector and vibe creator, he’s warmed the decks for the likes of Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway, Joey Negro, Norman Jay, Robert Owens, Luke Solomon and many more. Expect to get hot, as in the words of Jerry Frempong… “If you don’t sweat, it aint a set” Si Baker has been a mainstay of the Black Music Industry for over 30 years, working in the Vinyl distribution sector for Greyhound, Mo's Music and The Perfect Circle Music Co. As an avid collector and club-going archetypal 'Soul Boy', he's been a DJ and selector since the early 80s with a taste that spans all aspects of Jazz, Funk and Soul from the early 60's to the present day. His monthly show for Totally Wired Radio features a vast array of artists, including Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin and many more. Mucho Soul began life back in 2001 as a monthly club night in Soho. The brainchild of long time muso’s and record collectors Alan Kenny Arscott (DJ A.K.A) and Ket Shah their soulful concept has developed into a promotional outfit and DJ collective that features an eclectic selection of black influenced dance music from Jazz, Reggae, Funk, Broken Beat and House, right through to the very best in Nu Disco and Electronica. In recent years, Mucho Soul have graced the stages of Wild Canvas in Bedford, Campfire in Kings Cross, Vocalbooth in Spain and The We Out Here festival in Dorset with a further overseas booking most recently for the 2025 Amor Andalucia Festival in Southern Spain. They launched their Soul On The Canal Side parties for Grow back in 2017 - a series of Summer Season monthly parties that have continued annually between June and Sept. ENTRY INFORMATION This event is free before 9pm and kicks off from 4pm. After 9pm, tickets are £10 on the door. There are no advance tickets. It’s one of the busiest events in Grow’s calendar, and we usually hit capacity early. Once we’re full, it’ll be one in, one out. So come down early to beat the queue, or be ready to wait patiently if you arrive later.