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Event Review + Gallery: Shrewsbury Folk Festival (West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury; Friday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2021)

Ever since the festival relocated to the West Mid Showground in 2007, its varied global line-up has continued to grow. Released from the clutches of its traditional folk narrative, it brought forward the orthodox values of its folkie origins, the Shrewsbury Folk Festival has fostered a place for world and...

16 Sep
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Interview: Q&A with ESINAM – New Dawns (September 2021)

Since 2017, we have been lucky to have the opportunity to write about and shine a light on Esinam’s music career following it step-by-step and release-after-release. We started with her very first single (Electric Lady, in partnership with Belgian-Congolese imaginative musician and producer Ibaaku), followed a year later by her...

9 Sep
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Preview: Jazz:Re:Found Festival @ Cella Monte (Piedmont, Italy; Thursday 2 September to Sunday 5 September 2021)

Organising and running a music festival these days might sound like pure madness… It’s not only about passion for and dedication to music and its interpreters, but also a risky work of art considering the volatile Covid-related situation, ever-changing rules and widespread insecurity affecting the cultural sector on a global...

13 Aug
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Musical Road to WOMEX: Q&A with Alex Walter (August 2021)

Welcome to a new Rhythm Passport section that will keep you company till the 27th of October when WOMEX will raise the curtains on its 2021 edition. As it’s not too hard to imagine, the section is dedicated to the Expo itself. In the next 11 weeks, we will indeed...

13 Aug
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Interview: Q&A with Montparnasse Musique – Music Made for Dancing (July 2021)

They might have only just released their third single, but Montparnasse Musique are letting you dance since the early 2000s. Both Nadjib Ben Bella and Aero Manyelo are experienced producers and dancefloor wizards spreading global beats under different monikers for the last twenty years. “Legend tells us” that in 2018,...

2 Aug
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Interview: Q&A with Cochemea – Unearthing the Roots (July 2021)

You don’t often have the opportunity to explore and delve into the cultural roots and family tree of a musician simply by listening to his music. With Cochemea, we were offered just that. His second album, Baca Sewa, which was released only a few days ago by Daptone Records, is...

26 Jul
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Preview: Let Drum Beat + Pumpkin Jigsaw @ Greenwich Park (London; Saturday 31st July 2021)

Imagine an afternoon in an exquisite South-East London park spent listening, dancing and jamming to heartening Afro-Brazilian Carnival music. Dream no further, because on the 31st of July you are all invited to a free-entry two-hour event where you will be blown away by the exhilarating vibes and beats...

16 Jul
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Interview: Q&A with Samah Mustafa – The Therapeutic Power of Music (June 2021)

It was mid-April when we firstly approached Samah Mustafa to arrange an interview. The Arab Palestinian singer, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist released a new album, titled BALLOOR, only a few months earlier and we wanted to delve a bit into her sound on the edge between the Arabic folk tradition...

9 Jul
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Album Review

Album Review: Samba Touré – Binga (Glitterbeat Records; April 2021)

Familial and unrefined, Binga encompasses the fundamental sounds of Samba Touré’s heritage. It is named after Samba’s hometown and its focus of thought is rooted deep within his culture. It is the most nostalgic Samba Touré Glitterbeat‘s album to date and also the most intimate, giving Wande a run for its...

6 Jul
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Preview: Simo Lagnawi & Gnawa London + Mr Morski @ Greenwich Park (London; Saturday 3rd July 2021)

It was meant to happen last year, but we had to wait another 15 months. In any case, they say that good things come to those who wait…then, here we are, more than thrilled and more than ready to finally re-set in motion the Sounds of the World music series...

1 Jul
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Interview: Q&A with Ayuune Sule – Kologo Motive Power (June 2021)

Kologo is far more than a two-stringed traditional lute from North-Eastern Ghana. It’s one of the most eloquent cultural expressions of the Frafra people and, to some extent, a way of life. In 2014, Arnold de Boer, music enthusiast, singer, guitarist (The Ex/Zea) and founder of Makkum Records, who arguably...

16 Jun
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Playlist: ‘Flying With Baba Zula’ by Adriana Cordeiro (June 2021)

Although we hardly venture into the movie and documentary realm, we love to make some excursions when we can and spread the word about stimulating releases. Constantly Flying, a new film dedicated to Baba Zula, one of the most significant Anatolian rock bands, is indeed a refreshing and intriguing work...

14 Jun
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Interview: Q&A with Jaubi – Instrumental Preachers (June 2021)

As a matter of fact, “exoticism sells”, so on paper, it might be very hard for a Pakistani band to reach the Western audience featuring spiritual jazz, hip-hop and electronica in their offering. But that’s not the case for Jaubi, a project launched back in 2013 by four Lahore-based musicians...

7 Jun
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Interview: Q&A with Manu Delago – Rethinking the Touring Ecosystem Pedal After Pedal (June 2021)

With a Giro (d’Italia) just ended and a Tour (de France) only a few weeks away, the cycling season is in full swing, so much so we can’t welcome and back enough the cultural and sport feat undertaken by Manu Delago. The London-based Austrian Hang player, percussionist and composer is...

4 Jun
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Playlist: Elektric Voodoo – California Funky Fusion (June 2021)

Welcome June with some fresh, quality and groovy music courtesy of San Diego-based Elektric Voodoo. The Southern California septet, which moved its first steps back in 2016, have brought new meanings to the psych-rock format. Their inclusive and broad-ranging sound shaped after years spent touring far and wide across the US...

1 Jun
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Preview: Indonesian Voices with Gamelaning Quartet & Aga Ujma @ The Post Bar (London; Saturday 19th June 2021)

It’s a shame, we know…for our events, we hardly venture to Southeast Asia to unearth its vivid cultural expressions and musical gems. That’s why on Saturday the 19th of June, we will make amends by bringing “something completely different” to the Post Bar in Tottenham. A double bill music event...

31 May
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Interview: Q&A with Bejuco – The Colombian Pacific Soul (May 2021)

It might not be the most fitting time to write and read about uplifting music from the wild Southern tip of the Colombian Pacific Coast. Too much is going on in the Latin American country which goes too far from the comforting sounds coming from the city of Tumaco and...

28 May
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Preview: Quimbara + DJ Lou Pino @ The Post Bar (London; Friday 18th June 2021)

…it was about time! The last time we gathered in front of a stage was eight months ago. We simply couldn’t wait to do it again and hopefully again and again and again… On Friday the 18th of June, we will resume our good habits. We are indeed really excited...

25 May
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Mix: Galathea – Spiritual Wind Blowing Over the Mediterranean Sea (May 2021)

Today, we have the pleasure of introducing you to a brand-new project coming from Italy. No worries, regardless of all the hype and glitter, we are not talking about anything Eurovision-related, but a far more refined and far-reaching work released by Sicilian born-and-bred DJ and producer Massimo Napoli, better known...

24 May
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Preview: Streams from Africa (Online; Monday 24th May to Friday 28th May 2021)

Let’s touch every species of wood, but it looks and sounds like we are almost out of these mad times. “Out” in every sense, because we are also starting to enjoy live music physically standing in front of or under a stage once again. Still, some online events are doing...

21 May
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Event Review + Gallery: Shrewsbury Folk Festival (West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury; Friday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2021)

Interview: Q&A with ESINAM – New Dawns (September 2021)

Preview: Jazz:Re:Found Festival @ Cella Monte (Piedmont, Italy; Thursday 2 September to Sunday 5 September 2021)

Musical Road to WOMEX: Q&A with Alex Walter (August 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Montparnasse Musique – Music Made for Dancing (July 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Cochemea – Unearthing the Roots (July 2021)

Preview: Let Drum Beat + Pumpkin Jigsaw @ Greenwich Park (London; Saturday 31st July 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Samah Mustafa – The Therapeutic Power of Music (June 2021)

Album Review: Samba Touré – Binga (Glitterbeat Records; April 2021)

Preview: Simo Lagnawi & Gnawa London + Mr Morski @ Greenwich Park (London; Saturday 3rd July 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Ayuune Sule – Kologo Motive Power (June 2021)

Playlist: ‘Flying With Baba Zula’ by Adriana Cordeiro (June 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Jaubi – Instrumental Preachers (June 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Manu Delago – Rethinking the Touring Ecosystem Pedal After Pedal (June 2021)

Playlist: Elektric Voodoo – California Funky Fusion (June 2021)

Preview: Indonesian Voices with Gamelaning Quartet & Aga Ujma @ The Post Bar (London; Saturday 19th June 2021)

Interview: Q&A with Bejuco – The Colombian Pacific Soul (May 2021)

Preview: Quimbara + DJ Lou Pino @ The Post Bar (London; Friday 18th June 2021)

Mix: Galathea – Spiritual Wind Blowing Over the Mediterranean Sea (May 2021)

Preview: Streams from Africa (Online; Monday 24th May to Friday 28th May 2021)

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