Cymande (sah-man-day). The most important black British group of their generation, a band so many people have heard, but yet not “heard of.”

In the early 1970s in South London, a group of black musicians who all emigrated to the UK from the Caribbean as children formed the group. Led by Patrick Patterson (guitars, vocals) and Steve Scipio (bass, vocals), Cymande was so unique and ahead of its time that, despite its success in the States in the early ‘70s, it wasn’t until recent years that the general public truly began to catch on.

In 2025, they returned to finish what they started. The band’s new album (via BMG), Renascence, is ten shots of purest Cymande and has been enthusiastically received by critics and fans on both sides of the Atlantic. A true return to form and jewel in the crown of their iconic discography, Renascence picks up where their 1974 album Promised Heights left off – a spiritual and sonic follow-up, bringing a fresh modern edge to their iconic sound.