Another Love Story is incredibly excited to announce a joint collaboration with BCFE, City of Dublin FET College, Ballyfermot Campus, the Embassy of Ireland Zambia, Irish Aid, City of Dublin ETB and Evelyn Hone College, Lusaka, Zambia – bringing worldwide Zambian star Sampa The Great to Another Love Story 2024 as part of our 10 year anniversary edition August 23rd – 25th 2024.

Sampa The Great is poised to be her highest self. 

In just a few short years, the Zambian artist (born Sampa Tembo) has established herself as one of global rap’s most compelling and outspoken voices, reaching new levels of recognition and acclaim with the release of 2022’s defining album As Above, So Below […] a homecoming back to her roots as well as a mark of her growing beyond her borders. She is expansive — she transcends genres and expectations — as both an artist and as a woman.

At the centre of Sampa The Great’s artistic identity, is an inherent knowledge of and confidence in herself. The vivacity experienced at a Sampa live show is a pure extension of the personality and strength of the woman behind the music; an artist unafraid to move between sonic genre and mood, Sampa’s infusion of her own brand of boldness with her art, has made her an in-demand name.

Recent years have seen Sampa collaborate with the likes of The Avalanches, Baker Boy, Emmanuel Jagari Chanda (WITCH), Denzel Curry and Angelique Kidjo; has appeared on the posthumous ‘Stumbling Down’ with the late Tony Allen in 2020.. 

The release of As Above, So Below came as a crowning achievement of what was a monumental year of performances for Sampa and her Zambian band, who she was able to thrive with on festival stages including Glastonbury, Coachella, Newport Jazz Festival; before returning to Australia to premiere As Above, So Below at iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House and The Forum. 

A global artistic visionary in the truest sense of the term, Sampa The Great has brought the essence of her culture together with a powerful and forward thinking blend of sonic influences; creating a contemporary sound that has illuminated one of music’s most unique and exciting creative journeys. Sampa The Great joins Modeselektor, Grandbrothers, Hailu Mergia, Shit Robot, Jape, Leafar Legov, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, John Francis Flynn and many more as the festival continues on its path as one of Ireland’s most beloved gatherings amongst the gentle meadows and mysterious corners of Killyon Manor at Another Love Story 2024 – Aug 23rd – 25th.