THEO PARRISH LIVE AT CHIMURENGA FACTORY, CAPE TOWN

We are proud to welcome back to Cape Town, the legendary Theo Parrish, pioneering DJ and producer, and founder of the Sound Signature label. For his first appearance in Cape Town since 2010, Theo Parrish will perform a typical marathon-DJ set in an ALL-NIGHT event organised by Chimurenga in collaboration with Vinyl Digz and Sho-Sho Comunications.

Theo Parrish’s biography forges an allegiance between two of the great American house dynasties. He was raised in Chicago but settled in Detroit. So Chicago’s murky, atmospheric soulfulness shares space with the fierce intellectualism of Detroit-vintage techno.

But for Theo Parrish, techno is a global music, a cross-generic tradition of expansive composition that defines the ritualistically confining house template. Playing vinyl like a self-contained instrument, dissolving the borders between machine music and free form expression, he’s as likely to break out in a deep slamming soul or to skitter-dance across outer-orbit beats as he is to swing or testify Coltrane-style. Like Trane his music strains the bounds of convention, seeking new territories and different sounds. Like Sun Ra he confronts technology and attempts to humanise it, to explore inner as well as outer space. Through a continuous refusal of creative confinement Theo Parrish has set a tone for Black experimental music for many generations to come.

Book now! For a unique opportunity to experience Theo Parrish LIVE and get entry to a full day extravaganza with music, food, discussion and furious dancing.

Date: 04 December 2026, from 4pm

Venue: Chimurenga Factory, 157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town

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