Rocks The Room
London, United Kingdom
London soul, funk and Motown wedding band, from a five-piece to a ten-piece with brass
No. 41 · Autumn 2026
Welcome to Rocks The Room
Rocks The Room is a Black and women-owned live wedding band based in Peckham, London. It plays soul, funk, Motown and R&B in line-ups from five to ten players with up to four vocalists and a brass section, and performs across the UK and abroad, including Italy.
Rocks The Room is a London function band that grew out of a group of musicians united by a love of soul, funk and R&B. It is Black and women-owned, based in Peckham, and plays weddings, milestone birthdays, corporate events and private parties. The band has more than ten years of experience, with weddings as its speciality.
Rocks The Room
Katanya is the founder and director. A singer-songwriter from Peckham, she leads the band on stage and works directly with wedding producers and venue coordinators so that the day runs smoothly. She has performed in international productions including Queen of The Night in Spain and Tina, The Rock Legend in Germany. The band is built around four vocalists, with Xorael, Daniel and Cartier alongside her.
The line-up is chosen to suit the room and the guest list. Six named formations run from the five-piece Cobalt to the ten-piece Sapphire, which has two female and two male vocalists with keyboard, bass, drums, guitar, saxophone and trumpet.
What is on offer
4 services.
Live band line-ups
- Five-piece Cobalt through to ten-piece Sapphire
- Up to four vocalists with keyboard, bass, drums and guitar
- Saxophone and trumpet in the larger line-ups
Music through the day
- Ceremony music
- Cocktail and banquet music
- Evening dance sets of two 60 minutes or three 40
Included with every booking
- Full PA system and top-of-the-range speakers
- Dedicated sound engineer
- Stage lighting
Step by step
- 1
Check availability
The couple send a short outline of the event and the date through the contact form to find out whether the band is free.
- 2
Talk it through
The couple book a call slot that suits their diary to discuss the venue, the guest list and the right line-up, from five to...
- 3
Choose sets and songs
The band agrees the set structure, either two 60-minute sets or three 40-minute sets, builds a setlist to the couple's taste and prepares a...
- 4
Planning with the venue
Katanya liaises with the wedding producer and venue coordinator on stage space, set-up time and the running order.
Rocks The Room
Prices on enquiry.
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