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Sugarcane fuses British indie songwriting with the Brazilian rhythms that have fascinated main man Robin French since his early teens in Birmingham, UK. Robin is the former bassist of Mr. Hudson and the Library, who played Jools Holland and supported Amy Winehouse, The Police and Kanye West. 

BAFTA award-winning actor Antonia Thomas (Misfits, Lovesick, The Good Doctor, Small Axe) is a regular guest contributor on vocal duties. 

After leaving the Library, Robin got his bass stolen while travelling in South America, but came back bewitched by bossa nova guitar playing. Songs came to him that combined bookish indie sensibilities, blissed-out samba grooves and his own Caribbean heritage. 

Back in London, he found himself at a rooftop party with two Brazilian exiles from Bolsanaro - drummer Xande Oliveira (Alison Moyet, Max de Castro) and double bassist Klaus Stahr (Captain Ska, Trio Dona Zefa). Steel pan player and professional dancer Claire Niestyo-Bame completes the line-up. 

Debut album Cat’s Eyes released on July 9th features the singles that have put the band on the map of important tastemakers including The Line of Best Fit, 6Music and Louder Than War.  

“Sugarcane is as sweet as it sounds - French is a bossa nova mastermind” The Evening Standard  

“Addictive melancholia…transcendent… Pure brilliance” Earmilk

"a gorgeous melody... This is music to lose yourself in. Beautifully done” Fresh On The Net

This is Raldie... Young!
My music is everything that I am - in every kind of way. I might be bound to Lagos but I do love to create and explore different worlds by blending genres like electronica, Afrobeat, R&B, and neo-soul, while telling stories about identity, love, and social issues.

self-producing siren of the deep blue. 

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