Terminal 1 & Bonita Worldwide: Dub vs Cumbia
Migration made the music – now the dance floor answers in a music takeover celebrating the radical joy of migration, guest-curated by Terminal 1 and Bonita Worldwide.
Launched at Glastonbury in 2024, Terminal 1 is a cultural platform that explores, celebrates and examines migration through art, sound, movement and performance.
Rooted in the belief that ‘no human is illegal’, it brings together artists and communities whose lives and work are shaped by borders, displacement and diaspora. From the Windrush generation and the legacy of sound system culture, to the pulse of cumbia across Latin America, this night celebrates the global rhythms that carry us forward.
As part of this special one-off night, embark on a musical and immersive journey through diasporic sound, featuring live music, DJ sets, drum circles, visuals and a borderless sound clash between two deeply rooted movements: dub and cumbia.
Opening to unite the dance floor under one rhythm is a Nyabinghi drum circle featuring Watusi, Asheber and Mo Kolors, followed by a Bullerengue circle led by Esteban Card and Valeria Pacific of Akola Tambo.
From there, the dance floor erupts in a sonic exchange as the live dub rhythm section and Green Tea Peng ‘Seng Seng’ rhythm section SLICKnBOBBY joins forces with the Bonita House Band, blending deep bass, salsa, Latin jazz, cumbia, folklore and psychedelia.
Selectors Bushbby and Snuff send pulsating rhythms straight from the decks to your chest, with sounds spanning continents and histories.
SLICKnBOBBY line-up:
Jaega Mg drums
Tag Ara bass
Jordan ‘Phantom J’ keys and synths
Lennyn Sampedro percussion
Maddy Combes horns
Tom ‘Merther Hum’ dubs
Bonita Worldwide line-up:
Santiago Morales percussion
Kian Cardenas guitar
Keahnne Carlita horns
With special guests Little Roy, Bel Cobain, Goya Gumbani, Nando Arias, Idris Rahman (Soothsayers), plus DJs Bushbby and Snuff.
Need to know
ID and bag checks are in place on entry. We have a zero-tolerance drugs policy across all of our venues at the Southbank Centre.
Smoke, haze, strobe and flashing light effects may be used during this performance.
Doors and DJs from 8pm. Live performances begin from 9pm.
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.