BEMBE SEGUE

Singer, composer, producer, DJ, poet, arranger, Afro Brazillian percussionist,

Bembe Segue’s influences range from Doug & Jean Carn and pretty much

anything on the Black Jazz & Strata East labels, fusing Brazillian and Afro Cuban

beats with an ever present hip hop darkness. Throw in a bit of 60’s folk and

Charles Stepney-esque vocal arrangements and you might just begin to get the

beginnings of the picture of her musical soundscapes.

A vinyl junkie from the age of 14 the vinyl was her education and she is the proud

owner of a much revered and still growing vinyl collection.

Bembe was an intrinsic part of the vibe that created the West London Broken Beat

scene working extensively with Orin Walters * Daz `IQ – Bugz In The Attic, Mark de

Clive-Lowe,Da Lata,Nicola Conte, Sleepwalker, KJM, Kaidi Tatham etc as well as

appearing on Seiji and G-force’s album Just Another number.

That and her multiple collaborations with I.G Culture and Dego led to her being

fondly appointed the mantle “Queen of Broken Beat” however her music is much

much more diverse than just that sound.

She went on to form her own 14 piece band whose legendary 2003 Jazz Cafe

performance of Mother of the Future is still much played today after Phil Asher

starting playing out a sneaked version from the show recording many moons ago.

Bembe is now a much seasoned live performer who has tours globally and

continues to love to entertain a crowd.