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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Andre Paine

Bonobo at the Royal Albert Hall gig review: at the peak of his bassline thumping powers

Dance music usually belongs in a dimly lit club or throbbing festival tent rather than the Royal Albert Hall. But LA-based, British producer Simon Green, better known as Bonobo, is playing a five-night residency at the prestigious venue following a run of chart success.

Where some dance acts rely on shuddering volume and relentless beats to pummel the audience into submission, the Grammy-nominated Green was accompanied by a string section and full band including musicians on trombone, drums, trumpet and flute.

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