Jumbi founders Bradley Zero and Nathan Williams launch new hi-fi bar in Tottenham, Moko
Bradley Zero and Nathan Williams have announced the launch of a new hi-fi bar in Tottenham, Moko.
The new venue will open its doors for the first time on Friday, August 18, and follows the successful launch of the pair’s Peckham-based listening bar, JUMBI, last summer.
MOKO offers a similar setup to it South London counterpart, bringing the same “one-deck-hi-fi-restaurant-meets-blues-party concept” across the river from Peckham.
“For those in the know, the word MOKO is synonymous with JUMBI,” the team explained on social media last night. “Primarily known as a stilt walker character performed at carnival - the word traces its origins to West Africa.
“As an Orisha (God) of Retribution, Moko is the Ying to Jumbi’s Yang - a character that exists in Caribbean folklore as a healer, a protector and a deity, in contrast to Jumbi’s spirit - an archetypal trickster…”
The venue is due to set up shop on Tottenham’s Markfield Road where former nightclub Five Miles was forced to close in 2020.
“Much like our beloved Jumbi, we’ll be shining a light on the sounds and flavours of the Afro-Carribean diaspora in a contemporary setting with Audiophile sound courtesy of London-based bespoke audio studio Friendly Pressure,” they explained.
