Songs of love, coffee and camels

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"We are a collective of semi-nomadic musicians, singers and coffee grinders," said Mohammed, their spokesperson. "We are happy to share with you our Bedouin culture."

Their music features remarkably catchy songs accompanied by the ancient simsimiyya lyre - dating back to Pharaonic times - and a load of dynamic percussion including goat-skin drums, an ammunition box and the petrol jerry can that gives the band its name. Distressed by years of Sinai sand, the jerry can was picked up after the Six-Day War with Israel in 1967.

Far from their home territory, the BJB soon generate a party atmosphere and women were diving into the performance area to sheikh their booty and their bellies in response to the percussive techniques of Ayman Hassane rapping out the rhythms on his jerrycan.

Their songs are about love, coffee and camels - but that hardly matters. As the feverish pitch increased, the ammunition-box player held it up to pacify us saying: "It's empty, don't worry." But an explosive atmosphere was created last night, which I hope they can bring to the Purcell Room and to Glastonbury.

The Purcell Room on 24 June (0870 3800400).

Bedouin Jerry Can Band
Momo
25-27 Heddon Street, W1R 7LG