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Steam Down is a British Afro-Punk band, weekly event and music community based in London, England.
In a finely tuned alchemy of sound, space and energy, Steam Down have mastered the art of enriching human emotional, social and collective state of being through music.
Founded by multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ahnansé in 2017, the initial event was created to connect London based musicians and producers. Since then it has evolved into a weekly event where Steam Down artists and its extended musical family generate spontaneous sonic soundscapes reflecting their lives in the city.
Steam Down has quickly become a household name in London’s music scene, receiving two Jazz FM awards including the innovation award sponsored by Mishcon De Reya and live experience of the year award sponsored by Yamaha UK featuring Kamasi Washington. In addition, Sky News produced a full feature on Steam Down and its fundamental role within London's flourishing jazz scene.
Since its entrance into the scene, Steam Down have sold out Jazz Café, as well as their own headline EU, US, South African and UK tours. Steam Down sold out Deptford's historical venue the Albany twice within a two-month period, as well as London's Village Underground. In addition to this, Steam Down has performed at a number of festivals including Giles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, SXSW and Glastonbury's Park Stage.
Steam Down has quickly established a growing fan base outside of the UK through opportunities such as the Mestizo Collective, sponsored by the British Council in Colombia, where they performed at Bogotá’s renowned Jazz Al Parque festival, Festival Centro and Colombia Al Parque. Every performance is a co-creative experience between musicians and audience where everyone's participation matters, regardless of language, background or nationality.
Steam Down pride themselves in their collaborative approach towards their music and peers and have worked with many incredible artists, including Sampa The Great, Nubya Garcia, D Double E and Charlotte Dos Santos.
Steam Down’s debut single, ‘Free My Skin’ written and produced by Ahnansé, has garnered over 3 million streams worldwide, and featured in the official Adidas 2020 FIFA World Cup campaign. their follow up single ‘Etcetera’ released through the legendary American jazz label Blue Note, has received over 2 million streams and appears on the FIFA21 official soundtrack, as well as the new highly acclaimed Paramount+ romcom ‘Flatshare'. following on from the successful release of their EP ‘Five Fruit’, Steam Down are currently gearing towards releasing their debut album ‘I Realised It Was Me’ on the 5th September.
