Cafe Valise DECCA Records

Based inside Metal’s HQ - the beautiful Chalkwell Hall audiences will find music and poetry from very special guests, alongside a 90th anniversary exhibition by DECCA Records, one of the most iconic record labels in the world. Since its formation in 1929, Decca has grown from a prosperous British company to a fully-fledged international powerhouse – quickly earning the title as ‘The Supreme Record'.

Decca has been the home to countless legendary musicians from Luciano Pavarotti to David Bowie, Bing Crosby to Billie Holiday, The Rolling Stones to Mantovani and now provides the platform for a new generation of ambitious artists at the forefront of their scenes such as Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Gregory Porter.