RENT NOW “This documentary is an education and a good-news story about the remarkable 70s British funk band Cymande who should be as big as Earth Wind & Fire, but aren’t. Or at least not yet.” – THE GUARDIAN/Peter Bradshaw “Tim Mackenzie-Smith’s joyous doc offers some Searching For Sugarman-style reappraisal. The Cymaissance starts here” –… Read more »
LISTEN NOW Today, legendary British band Cymande release their highly anticipated new album, Renascence, released today via BMG – listen here. Also released today is new single “Coltrane,” a jazz-infused hommage to the legendary artist and activist – listen here. In addition to their US tour, which kicks off in New York City at Irving… Read more »
TAKEN FROM THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM RENASCENCE SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 31 2025 VIA BMG LISTEN NOW Last month, Cymande was honored with the ‘Originator Award’ at the Artist & Manager Awards, which celebrates exceptional individuals who pioneer and forge new pathways in the music industry. 2024 continues to mark a monumental year for… Read more »
RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ONLY ONE WAY” FEATURING CELESTE TAKEN FROM THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM RENASCENCE SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 31 2025 VIA BMG PRE-ORDER HERE LISTEN TO “ONLY ONE WAY” HERE CYMANDE TO BE HONOURED AT THE ARTIST & MANAGER AWARDS TONIGHT November 21st, 2024 – Today, legendary British band Cymande release their stunning… Read more »
17TH OCTOBER 2025 PRE-SALE AVAILABLE TOMORROW HERE AT 10AM TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE HERE AT 10AM FRIDAY 22ND NOV November 18th, 2024 – Today, legendary British band Cymande announce their homecoming UK show at the iconic O2 Academy Brixton, on 17th October 2025. It’s their first headline show in London since their sold out performance… Read more »
SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 31 2025 VIA BMG PRE-ORDER Renascence FIRST SINGLE “CHASING AN EMPTY DREAM” OUT NOW PERFORMING ON UK TELEVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON LATER W/ JOOLS HOLLAND ON OCTOBER 26th ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR DATES WITH MORE TO FOLLOW GLOBALLY IN 2025 October 16, 2024 – Today, legendary British band Cymande… Read more »
The new documentary ‘Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande’ tells the story of the British band that quietly influenced much of today’s popular music Many people who know Cymande, the genre-bending British band from the early ’70s, have their own Cymande origin story. For the director Tim MacKenzie-Smith, “it was a mixtape that was… Read more »
The award-winning, celebratory music documentary Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, detailing the life and stories behind one of the most remarkable bands of the 20th century officially opens in North America on July 26th beginning with a two night run at the legendary Quad Cinema in New York City. With insightful interviews with band members… Read more »
PRE-ORDER This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cymande’s Promised Heights, a record that closed out an historic three album run of seminal early ’70s Afro-soul that also included their 1972 self-titled debut and 1973’s Second Time Round. Promised Heights solidified Cymande’s place in music history, and contains some of their most-beloved and often-sampled tracks such as “Brothers On… Read more »
Berlin, Paris, Brussels, London & Amsterdam Tickets On Sale This Friday October 30, 2023 – They’ve been known as “the greatest band you’ve never heard of,” however in 2024 that’s clearly all about to change. Cymande, a group black British musicians, who all came to the UK from the Caribbean as children, released three brilliant… Read more »