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Preview: Highlights of the EFG London Jazz Festival (London; Friday 16th to Sunday 25th November)

The EFG London Jazz Festival will once again deliver a range of music that crosses continents, genres and generations. Its listings will spread across the entire city and it’s remarkable that so much can be fitted into just one week. All this makes it impossible to review the whole festival...

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Preview: A Celebration of Hugh Masekela’s Life and Music @ Southbank Centre (London; Sunday 18th November)

On 3rd January 2018, one of the world’s finest and most inspirational horn players died. After a career of changing music, and not just in his homeland of South Africa, Hugh Masekela was sadly taken from the world of jazz. Having been a figure of defiance throughout apartheid, and a...

10 Nov
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Preview: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya @ Barbican Centre (London; Sunday 25th November 2018)

The EFG London Jazz Festival will once again see the return of the formidable Abdullah Ibrahim and his band Ekaya. Having performed twice before at the EFG London Jazz Festival this is not a one-off chance to see a legend, but it is still one of the highlights of the festival....

10 Nov
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Preview: Orphy Robinson presents Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, The 50th Anniversary Concert @ Southbank Centre (London; Monday 19th November 2018)

This year’s EFG London Jazz festival will bring together a wide range of international jazz artists, as well as top local talents. There aren’t many UK Jazz artists as important to the scene as Orphy Robinson; with a history of musical directing, performing and composing, asking one of the UK’s...

10 Nov
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Album Review: Plaza Francia Orchestra – Plaza Francia Orchestra [Because Music; September 2018]

Plaza Francia presents Plaza Francia Orchestra on the Because Music label, September 2018. Born of the critically acclaimed success story that is Gotan Project, Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Muller volunteer themselves for this inventive new venture. Following a succession of previous masterful albums, La Revancha del Tango, Lunatico and...

10 Nov
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Interview: Camilla George – ‘Everyone is Looking to London Now’ (October 2018)

It’s that party time of year again: tastemakers have their eyes on the city as London gets glammed up to show off its best talent for the EFG London Jazz Festival. Camilla George is one of the emerging musicians attracting the attention of the music world, who are taking an...

7 Nov
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Interview: Gentleman’s Dub Club – Dubbers from the Outer Space (October 2018)

Gentleman’s Dub Club are a staple dub eight-piece outfit based in London who produced their debut album Open Your Eyes in 2012. No celebration of Jamaican music and its diaspora would be complete without a couple of GDC anthems blasting through the sound system. I spoke to singer Johnny Scratchley...

3 Nov
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Preview: Amaraterra w/ DJ Aly Prince @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 25th November)

Our Rootmaster Goes Mediterranean events have one last docking for 2018, which is on schedule for Sunday 25th November, with Amaraterra and DJ Aly Prince spinning the Hootananny’s helm. The third episode of the series will release all the rhythmic and enrapturing power of Southern Italy and Greek traditional music enhanced...

2 Nov
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Review: Mokoomba + Bamako Overgroud @ St Mary Church (London; Thursday 25th October 2018)

On Thursday 25th October, Mokoomba came all the way from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to play to a rather diverse crowd at St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow. The night began with myself and my friend exhausted from work, sat slumped on one of the church pews lined with bibles near the...

31 Oct
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Preview: Hailu Mergia & Krar Collective @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Monday 12th November 2018, London)

The beginning of this year witnessed the much-awaited re-launch of Ethio-jazz father Hailu Mergia in the contemporary world jazz scenario. With the Awesome Tapes from Africa release Lala Belu, master keyboardist and accordionist Mergia conquered the stages of the most attended jazz festivals in Europe and USA during last summer...

31 Oct
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Preview: Terakaft @ Corsica Studios (London; Friday 9th November 2018)

The blues music of the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa has slowly emerged as a popular music genre globally; bands like Terakaft hold the flagpole for the guitar-led cyclical trance style. Having branched off the original Tinariwen collective, Terakaft have released seven albums of Tuareg rebel rock. The Tuaregs live...

31 Oct
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Album Review: Bixiga 70 – Quebra Cabeça [Glitterbeat Records; October 2018]

In times when the Afro-Brazilian bond is vilified and almost censured, an album like Bixiga 70’s Quebra Cabeça is more necessary than ever. The fifth release of the big band (the third for Glitterbeat Records) from São Paulo indeed proudly reaffirms the Atlantic connection; that historical, cultural and social link...

30 Oct
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Preview: GoGo Penguin @ Royal Albert Hall (London; Monday 12th November 2018)

GoGo Penguin, one of Rhythm Passport’s favourite piano trios, will be playing in London’s most iconic venue – Royal Albert Hall on 12th of November. Their sound has been labelled as acoustic-electronica, and they draw heavy influences from jazz, glitch and minimalism to deliver their truly inimitable and mesmerising performances....

30 Oct
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Preview: Fat Freddy’s Drop @ The Electric Brixton (London; Friday 9th & Saturday 10th November 2018)

Since their debut album Based on a True Story was released in 2005, progressive dub-jazz masters Fat Freddy’s Drop have risen to recognition as a fundamental sound on the scene and have dropped albums that consistently impress to near cult status. Fat Freddy’s are also globally renowned for their completely...

30 Oct
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Preview: Windrush: A Celebration @ Barbican Centre (London; Saturday Saturday 17th November 2018)

There has always been a deep and intrinsic bond between jazz and the Caribbean, so much so that the EFG London Jazz Festival is ready to celebrate it by dedicating a night to some of the contemporary bearers of the islands’ tradition. Windrush: A Celebration is indeed a tribute to those...

30 Oct
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Preview: Jazz Cubano: Jazz Cubano with Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares + Arturo O’Farrill Sextet + Alfredo Rodriguez @ Barbican Centre (London; Friday 23rd November 2018)

The EFG London Jazz Festival has seen some of the biggest names in Latin jazz, but the current genre front runners will be taking to the Barbican stage on 23rd November. Perhaps none are better known for their versatile style and inherent knowledge of the Latin jazz language than Arturo O’Farrill....

30 Oct
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Preview: Tribalistas @ Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (London; Sunday 4th November 2018) 

A band of magicians, Brazilian supergroup Tribalistas are heading to the UK for one night only. On 4th November, Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown and Marisa Monte will regroup to mesmerize with their gentle mix of MPB, pop-rock and traditional play. Forming in 2003, the three musicians were already independently regarded...

29 Oct
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Preview: Transglobal Underground feat. Natasha Atlas @ The Albany (London; Saturday 3rd November 2018)

Transglobal Underground are a larger than life fusion band that’s a mixture of Asian, African and Western dance music, which has earned them recognition as founding members of the Asian Underground music scene that has thrived in London since the 90s. In today’s day and age of the ever-growing popularity...

29 Oct
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Preview: Uji / Chancha Via Circuito / Kurup @ Redon (London; Saturday 3rd November)

If you are looking for an original, imaginative and mind-blowing way to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos, Movimientos and Redon have what it takes. On Saturday 3rd November (the day after the Mexican “orthodox” Day of the Dead), head down to Bethnal Green and you will live through an...

29 Oct
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Interview: Bokanté – ‘Love, Openness and Empathy’ (October 2018)

A band steeped in societal message, Bokanté strive to bring more awareness to social abstraction and human indifference. Through a cultural exchange and mingling of musical languages, the new group (formed by Snarky Puppy founder Michael League) cover a diverse spectrum of styles. Despite the heavy theme of their lyrics,...

29 Oct
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Preview: Highlights of the EFG London Jazz Festival (London; Friday 16th to Sunday 25th November)

Preview: A Celebration of Hugh Masekela’s Life and Music @ Southbank Centre (London; Sunday 18th November)

Preview: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya @ Barbican Centre (London; Sunday 25th November 2018)

Preview: Orphy Robinson presents Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, The 50th Anniversary Concert @ Southbank Centre (London; Monday 19th November 2018)

Album Review: Plaza Francia Orchestra – Plaza Francia Orchestra [Because Music; September 2018]

Interview: Camilla George – ‘Everyone is Looking to London Now’ (October 2018)

Interview: Gentleman’s Dub Club – Dubbers from the Outer Space (October 2018)

Preview: Amaraterra w/ DJ Aly Prince @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 25th November)

Review: Mokoomba + Bamako Overgroud @ St Mary Church (London; Thursday 25th October 2018)

Preview: Hailu Mergia & Krar Collective @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Monday 12th November 2018, London)

Preview: Terakaft @ Corsica Studios (London; Friday 9th November 2018)

Album Review: Bixiga 70 – Quebra Cabeça [Glitterbeat Records; October 2018]

Preview: GoGo Penguin @ Royal Albert Hall (London; Monday 12th November 2018)

Preview: Fat Freddy’s Drop @ The Electric Brixton (London; Friday 9th & Saturday 10th November 2018)

Preview: Windrush: A Celebration @ Barbican Centre (London; Saturday Saturday 17th November 2018)

Preview: Jazz Cubano: Jazz Cubano with Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares + Arturo O’Farrill Sextet + Alfredo Rodriguez @ Barbican Centre (London; Friday 23rd November 2018)

Preview: Tribalistas @ Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (London; Sunday 4th November 2018)

Preview: Transglobal Underground feat. Natasha Atlas @ The Albany (London; Saturday 3rd November 2018)

Preview: Uji / Chancha Via Circuito / Kurup @ Redon (London; Saturday 3rd November)

Interview: Bokanté – ‘Love, Openness and Empathy’ (October 2018)

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