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Event Review: Walthamstow Garden Party @ Lloyd Park (London; Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July 2019)

Returning to leafy Lloyd Park for its sixth year, Walthamstow Garden Party served up an eclectic mix of big names and young performers, bringing together an international line-up for an international crowd. A festival ‘made locally’ and produced by Barbican Centre, Create London and the people of Waltham Forest (declared...

21 Jul
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Album Review: Ariwo – Quasi [MANANA Records; May 2019]

A four piece, Ariwo is made up of: Hammadi Valdes from Cuba on percussion; Oreste Noda; Canadian Jay Phelps (a renowned trumpeter who has played with Hugh Masekela, Wynton Marsalis and Soweto Kinch, among others); and Iranian-born composer/producer Pouya Ehsaei. They specialise in bringing traditional rhythms together into a modern...

21 Jul
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Preview: Meet & Greet with the Album / Hackney Colliery Band – Collaborations Vol.1 @ Amersham Arms (London; Tuesday 23rd July2019)

There’s arguably no better time for shining our spotlight on Hackney Colliery Band. The London big band has reached the 10th year of their (glorious) career, so we wanted to pay them homage by hosting their band leader, Steve Pretty, for the July appointment of our Meet & Greet with...

21 Jul
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Interview

Interview: Steve Pretty, Hackney Colliery Band – Collaboration Is Key (July 2019)

If you are looking for a 360° musician, look up the name Steve Pretty. The trumpet player, orchestra director, composer, arranger, producer and much, much more is a true all-round artist. However, for the chat we had with him a few days ago, we decided to focus our attention on...

21 Jul
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London Gig Guide (July 2019)

At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...

21 Jul
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Preview: Emicida @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Wednesday 24th July 2019)

Here’s another bright example of the fact that Brazilian hip-hop is livelier and louder than ever. On 24th July, Emicida, one of the most popular and inspired names of South American music, will pay a visit to The Jazz Cafe in Camden for one of the highlights of the month....

21 Jul
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Preview: 3rd Focus Africa Music Festival @ Rich Mix (London; Saturday 27th July 2019)

For one day, for the third year in a row, Focus Africa will dress Shoreditch in African colours. On the last Saturday of the month, from 7pm to 5am, Rich Mix will indeed revel in sounds and dances coming from all over the African continent, next to hosting food, crafts...

21 Jul
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Preview: Valia Calda @ Hootananny (London, Sunday 22nd September 2019)

Let’s hold tight to summer for one more night… On the eve of autumn, we will give you the chance to travel to Greece on the vivid notes played by Valia Calda. The London-based quintet represents an imaginative take on Greek and Mediterranean folk, which the musicians enrich and, to...

21 Jul
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Playlist: Naked City @ Beckenham Palace (London; Saturday 27th July 2019)

We can’t help but bless every new festival enriching the London summer event calendar even more, when those festivals feature a far-out line-up like Naked City. The event, organised and promoted by the Krankbrother family, fully embodies the spirit and taste of its architects; urban, jazzy and funky, and welcoming...

21 Jul
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Playlist : Boomtown Festival 2019 @ Matterley Estate (Winchester; Wednesday 7th August to Sunday 11th August 2019)

Boomtown isn’t just a festival; it’s a completely immersive experience, and that’s exactly what was intended when this festival was founded. It takes place in August every year in the beautiful countryside surrounding Winchester, Hampshire. If you’ve been to Glastonbury and enjoyed the hedonism and provocation of the South East...

21 Jul
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Preview: Wilderness Festival @ Cornbury Park (Oxfordshire; Friday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019)

Contrary to the average UK music festival, Wilderness Festival is equally centred on themes of healthy living, nature and the arts. From sacred nipple adorning, to wild swims and tree play, the festival’s main objective is to fortify the soul, restore the senses and enliven the spirit, by allowing its...

21 Jul
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Preview: DakhaBrakha @ EartH (London; Friday 26th July 2019)

The first reason to go and see DakhaBrakha on 26th July is that, of all the many UK gigs I went to in 2018, their show was by far the most memorable, and my personal favourite. Their concert at Southbank Centre in October last year swung between vivid peaks and...

21 Jul
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Preview: Get Up, Stand Up Now @ Somerset House Studios (London; Wednesday 12th June to Sunday 15th September 2019)

We all know Somerset House as being one of the most stunning buildings in London with scenery set for refined exhibitions and long-established music series. Now, the Neoclassical edifice, located between the Thames and the Strand, is also spreading its name as an alternative cultural hub. An example of the...

21 Jul
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Preview: Lua Preta w/ ElPeche + Naphta + Carthnage & Lou Pino @ The Jago (London, Friday 19th July 2019)

Take a walk on the tropical side! On Friday 19th July, join Rhythm Passport and University of Tropical Sound at the Jago in Dalston for a night of tropical bass, Afro-Latin beats and global sounds with a Polish twist. From 9pm to 3.30am, get ready to dance till exhaustion, as...

18 Jul
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Album Review

Album Review: Dexter Story – Bahir [Soundway Recordings; March 2019]

A highly eclectic range of instruments are to be heard on Dexter Story’s latest LP for Soundway, Bahir. Story is a multi-instrumentalist, who has been referred to as a polymath and clearly enjoys getting immersed in music. This is a groove-laden mixing pot of styles, all simmering away while the...

10 Jul
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Interview

Interview: Tony Haynes, Grand Union Orchestra – Storytelling Through Authenticity (July 2019)

Tony Haynes is co-founder and composer for Grand Union Orchestra (GUO), a group of exceptional artists in London making original cross-cultural music. They are a band that celebrate diversity as an emphatic theatrical art form and use music to join prejudicial gaps. After watching an incredibly moving live show from...

10 Jul
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Preview: Turning Tides Festival @ Gateway Pavillion, Greenwich Peninsula (London; Friday 5th to Sunday 14th July 2019)

There’s a new festival in town which will light up two consecutive weekends in one of London’s new cultural hubs, the Gateway Pavilion at the Greenwich Peninsula. With its riverside atmosphere and stunning line-up, Turning Tides is going to be an exciting addition to the British capital’s event calendar, and...

7 Jul
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Preview: Stella Chiweshe & Amira Kheir @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Sunday 14th July 2019)

Gigs like this don’t happen every day, and attending them, you’ll go through an authentic musical cross section of African culture. Stella Chiweshe and Amira Kheir are indeed two artists able to portray some of the most inspiring characters of their musical roots. Stella is a remarkable Zimbabwean artist, revered...

7 Jul
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Playlist: Walthamstow Garden Party @ Lloyd Park, Walthamstow (London; Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July 2019)

It’s that time of the year again; when one of our favourite festivals will brighten up Lloyd Park in Walthamstow. On 13th and 14th July, Walthamstow Garden Party will be back with its two days jam-packed with dance, arts and crafts, circus performances, and food and drinks. However, as is...

7 Jul
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Preview: Sons of Kemet @ Somerset House (London; Saturday 13th July 2019)

On Saturday 13th July, Somerset House presents a concert from Sons of Kemet with Sampa the Great and D Double E. This is part of its impressive 2019 Summer series (which includes the likes of Rosalía, Nao, and Jacob Banks). Sons of Kemet’s 2018 album, Your Queen is a Reptile, still...

7 Jul
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Event Review: Walthamstow Garden Party @ Lloyd Park (London; Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July 2019)

Album Review: Ariwo – Quasi [MANANA Records; May 2019]

Preview: Meet & Greet with the Album / Hackney Colliery Band – Collaborations Vol.1 @ Amersham Arms (London; Tuesday 23rd July2019)

Interview: Steve Pretty, Hackney Colliery Band – Collaboration Is Key (July 2019)

London Gig Guide (July 2019)

Preview: Emicida @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Wednesday 24th July 2019)

Preview: 3rd Focus Africa Music Festival @ Rich Mix (London; Saturday 27th July 2019)

Preview: Valia Calda @ Hootananny (London, Sunday 22nd September 2019)

Playlist: Naked City @ Beckenham Palace (London; Saturday 27th July 2019)

Playlist : Boomtown Festival 2019 @ Matterley Estate (Winchester; Wednesday 7th August to Sunday 11th August 2019)

Preview: Wilderness Festival @ Cornbury Park (Oxfordshire; Friday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019)

Preview: DakhaBrakha @ EartH (London; Friday 26th July 2019)

Preview: Get Up, Stand Up Now @ Somerset House Studios (London; Wednesday 12th June to Sunday 15th September 2019)

Preview: Lua Preta w/ ElPeche + Naphta + Carthnage & Lou Pino @ The Jago (London, Friday 19th July 2019)

Album Review: Dexter Story – Bahir [Soundway Recordings; March 2019]

Interview: Tony Haynes, Grand Union Orchestra – Storytelling Through Authenticity (July 2019)

Preview: Turning Tides Festival @ Gateway Pavillion, Greenwich Peninsula (London; Friday 5th to Sunday 14th July 2019)

Preview: Stella Chiweshe & Amira Kheir @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Sunday 14th July 2019)

Playlist: Walthamstow Garden Party @ Lloyd Park, Walthamstow (London; Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July 2019)

Preview: Sons of Kemet @ Somerset House (London; Saturday 13th July 2019)

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