Sampha, Moses Boyd + the drums of Balimaya Project announced for special live score at Somerset House Summer Series

Somerset House is proud to announce a landmark event in the 2025 Somerset House Summer Series with American Express: the world premiere of rituals: union black, a new film by Sundance award-winning and BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and Somerset House Studios resident Akinola Davies Jr., taking place on Monday 14th July in the iconic open-air courtyard.

Today, it has been revealed that Mercury Prize winner Sampha, multifaceted jazz pioneer Moses Boyd and the legendary percussion section of Afro-jazz trail blazers Balimaya Project will join the formidable lineup of contemporary musical visionaries, including Kwake Bass, Dennis Bovell, Charlie Dark, and Klein set to perform a live score which will be presented alongside this powerful film. With more artists to be revealed, the live score has been specially commissioned by Somerset House in a Summer Series first. 

This multidisciplinary commission marks a major cultural highlight of Somerset House’s 25th birthday celebrations, marking its transformation into an unrivalled centre for cultural innovators and internationally acclaimed arts destination.

Tickets for rituals: union black as part of the Somerset House Summer Series are on sale and are available here: