Past Events

“Manchester’s answer to Aretha Franklin.” Tony Wilson, Factory Records

The Vale is excited to welcome back Mossley’s own Kyla Brox and her band to our stage. A night of soulful blues and R&B sounds, her live performances are truly something special.

BRAND NEW FOR 2025 - regular top up practice sessions for existing players of the pandeiro. Beginners sessions are also available for those embarking on their pandeiro playing adventures.

Love to drum? Join the Global Grooves bloco classes! With tuition from Leon Patel, Eraldo Marques, Holly Prest, and Emma Marsh, you'll love getting your weekly groove on alongside likeminded Carnival pals.

A very special screening of a classic animation fairy tale ‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed‘, with NEW live score by Musician, Chris Davies.

A super charged 11-headed ska monster on a rampage through the dance floors of the UK leaving a trail of skanked out bodies in their wake. Join us for The Vale’s festive do and skank the night away.

N’famady Kouyaté is a young master musician from Guinea (Conakry), now based in Cardiff, Wales, UK. N’famady’s primary instrument is the balafon – a traditional wooden xylophone, sacred to West African culture and his family heritage of the griot.