About the band ....
Richie Dickson
Born in Trinidad WI , Richie has been playing percussion since seven years old. He studied with Luis Palacios in Santiago de Cuba, Richie has also studied in The Dominican Republic and Senegal to further his knowledge.
Richie has played/performed with African and Cuban artists including Julian Bahula (Jahbula), Mervyn Africa , Mamadi Camera (Ancestral Rites), Edmund Claude Deppa , Herman Asafo(Native Spirit), Fola Graff (Ickme), FanFan Moses (Somo Somo) and George Peguero (Cuban Troubador from Santiago de Cuba).
He was part of the Jorge Peguero trio that held a residency for years at the world music bar/cafe Viva!Viva! in Crouch End North London which became very popular , prompting a Time Out journalist to write 'probably one of the best live acts in London at the time!'
He toured Britain with Mamadi Camera (Art Blakey's percussionist for Blakey's visit to Britain pre Jazz Warriors).
He has recorded with George Peguero and charted in Salsa charts with 'Rain' , a cross-over cover of the Jose Feliciano sang, Mervyn Africa and many other bands achieving radio play on the BBC.
He has performed on Spanish television with Herman Asafo (Native Spirit).
Mike Cosgrave
Multi-instrumentalist Mike Cosgrave cut his teeth in the 90s in folk-world music innovators Sin é, while also gaining a wealth of experience playing with acts as diverse as Latin-fusion outfit Así y Asá and Love Isaacs' Afrobeat combo Maha as well as London based jazz and folk line-ups. He gained widespread international experience with Sin é as well as much-loved (and much missed) Celtic Soul singer-songwriter Jackie Leven, and continues to enjoy bringing his talents to a wide array of music, from English traditional singer Jackie Oates to top UK bluegrass collective the Leon Hunt n-Tet, to local jazz gigs with renowned singer Louise Parker.