Named after the instrument used by Jamaican Maroons to communicate secretly across great distances, Abeng are an exciting new jazz band grounded in ancestral Caribbean music traditions. Using their shared Caribbean heritage as a musical foundation, ABENG offer a unique interpretation of London’s bustling jazz scene, reframing centuries old Caribbean folk music through a 21st century London lens.
Named after the instrument used by Jamaican Maroons to communicate secretly across great distances, Abeng are an exciting new jazz band grounded in ancestral Caribbean music traditions. Using their shared Caribbean heritage as a musical foundation, ABENG offer a unique interpretation of London’s bustling jazz scene, reframing centuries old Caribbean folk music through a 21st century London lens.