Essa & J-Felix Present: The Fifth Foundation + Ryan Skillit, Amy Nomvula
Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm · £5.00 – £25.00
Tickets are sold on the venue's own site.
Add to calendarThe Fifth Foundation bring their explosive live experience to Norwich, mixing timeless soul, jazz, funk and rap sounds.
Bonding over a shared love of soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop, rapper Essa and producer / multi-instrumentalist J-Felix assembled a dream-team of top notch vocalists and players for this collective effort.
The result? Driving beats, poignant bars, soulful hooks and stirring brass.
Essa was a key figure in UK Hip-Hop’s heralded “golden era”, alongside contemporaries and collaborators Jehst, Klashnekoff and TY, performing and recording with such luminaries as De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, Guru, Slum Village and Pharoahe Monch, winning praise from Nas and Mark Ronson.
J-Felix’s rich production takes in neo-soul, UK Jazz, boogie and hip-hop. His signature “J-Funk” style evokes classic samples but with all-original playing from the versatile multi-instrumentalist, who has worked with Swindle, Kojey Radical, Mahalia and Alice Russell.
Listen to the album here
Support From Ryan Skillit and DJ Amy Nomvula
