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Interview: Esinam – A Soulful ‘Electric Lady’ – Debut EP Premiere (September 2018)

Last year, Esinam was quite a revelation for us. We listened to her first single “Electric Lady” and inevitably lost our heads to her dancy and well-rounded Afro-electro sound, enhanced by the refined production of Ibaaku. That’s why we are pretty thrilled to premiere her debut EP out today for...

21 Sep
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Album Review: Hallouminati – Tonight, Is Heavy [Batov Records; June 2018]

Hallouminati, of Derby, Nottingham, London and Cyprus, present their debut album, released on London based gipsy, rock, jazz London label Batov Records. They have been touring extensively since 2010, making a mark in the gipsy, klezmer, ska, and raucous party scenes with their pretty original blend of “brass, bouzouki and...

20 Sep
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Interview: Q&A with Leo Fernández, Che Sudaka – ‘Indios de Barcelona’ (September 2018)

There was a time, at the turn of the century, when the so-called patchanka (also defined as rock mestizo, rock metis or alt-Latino) finally enjoyed the fruits of two decades of underground music militancy. Manu Chao, Barcelona and its Ramblas, and the anti-globalization movement became the protagonists and subjects of...

20 Sep
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Preview: Rootmaster Goes Mediterranean @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 23rd September to Sunday 25th November 2018)

We might have just come back from holiday, but we are already thinking about our next one around here. And this time, we want you to set sail with us! How? Join us at Hootananny on the fourth Sunday of the month, and you’ll take full breaths of Mediterranean air....

18 Sep
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Preview: The 16th London African Music Festival (London; Sunday 16th September to Friday 19th October 2018)

For the 16th year running, Joyful Noise will breathe African music deep into London. We don’t usually like to generalize or put different music in the same basket, but one of the best traits of the London African Music Festival is its all-embracing character, highlighting the richness and diversity of...

18 Sep
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Preview: Jazz Jamaican All Stars + Brinsley Ford + Noel Mckoy + Dem Three @ Royal Festival Hall (London; Thursday 20th September 2018)

In celebration of Trojan Records: established in 1968, Trojan was the one stop bridge from Jamaican music culture to British music culture, distributing the finest Jamaican styles from ska, rocksteady, roots to dancehall: the result is fifty years releasing and distributing endless Jamaica hits on all music formats. In their...

18 Sep
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Preview: Onipa + Owiny Sigoma Sound System + The Busy Twist (DJ-set) @ Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 28th September 2018)

An evening of afro-cyclical riffs, be it on the characteristic electric guitar, or electrified xylophones, this evening of afro-collaborative acts is sure to be an unmissable event. Onipa is another collaboration between Ghanaian K.O.G. (K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade) and London’s Tom Excell (Nubiyan Twist), this time bringing ‘deep grooves...

18 Sep
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Preview: Africa Now @ OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni (Turin, Italy; Saturday 22nd September to Thursday 18th October 2018)

The second most important city in Northern Italy, Turin is a place of hidden gems. One of them is a once-abandoned 18th-century railway repair building turned into a cultural hub: OGR (Officine Grandi Riparazioni). In less than a year, the majestic industrial building has become a central location of the...

18 Sep
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Preview: Acid Arab DJ-set @ Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 21st September 2018)

The Jazz Cafe has been enjoying a splurge of global fusion events, welcoming megastars of the electronic ‘world scene’ to party on their dance floor. Friday the 21st September promises to be another successful global rave as they welcome Parisian duo Acid Arab to the stage. This duo hypnotises audiences...

18 Sep
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Preview: 47 Soul + Kefaya @ Islington Assembly Hall (London; Saturday 29th September 2018)

47 Soul have been dubbed the ‘Soundtrack of Arab Youth’, with their lyrical focus on the war-stricken, terror state of their home in Palestine. This hip-hop collective named their debut album Balfron Promise, ‘Balfron’ being a play on the name of housing estate they were placed in, named Balfron Tower,...

18 Sep
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Preview: The 16th London African Music Festival Presents Moonlight Benjamin @ Vortex Jazz Club (London; Sunday 30th September 2018)

One of the absolute highlights of WOMAD this year came in the form of a little-known Haitian rocker called Moonlight Benjamin. On Sunday evening, she delivered 45 minutes of enthralling voodoo blues, filled with guitars, powerful drums and the richly textured voice of Moonlight Benjamin herself. The result was an...

18 Sep
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Preview: Yazz Ahmed @ The Southbank Centre (London; Monday 1st October 2018)

Yazz Ahmed, who is of both Bahraini and British origin, has been credited with changing the face of UK contemporary jazz with her original mix of incredible compositions, which fuse her Arabian musical culture with global jazz, all through immense skill on trumpet and flugelhorn, playing both in an almost...

18 Sep
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Preview: Vulfpeck @ O2 Academy Brixton (London; Thursday 4th & Friday 5th October 2018)

A rhythm section that is both raw and sits timelessly in 2018 is coming to London. If you haven’t already heard of Vulfpeck, they are quickly gaining ground as one of the most innovative funk bands to have surfaced this decade. Accompanied by catchy melodies that put chart music to...

18 Sep
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Preview: Dur Dur Live – Volume 1 and Volume 2 Launch Party @ Redon (London; Saturday 15 September 2018)

London welcomes the legendary Dur-Dur Band to one of its more intimate East London venues in mid-September; a show that could have taken place at The Jazz Café, Rich Mix or any of the bigger venues that dominate London’s global music scene, will be taking place at Redon, a small...

15 Sep
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Review: Kamogelo Matsoso @ The Orbit Jazz Cafe & Bistro (Johannesburg, South Africa; Wednesday 22nd August 2018)

Nestled in Johannesburg is The Orbit, a sit-down, swanky cocktail affair, complete with an equally classy jazz band. A grand piano, saxophone, drum kit and five string bass were fronted by a lady dressed in a sophisticated all-black velvet jumpsuit, centre-stage, playing the flute: Kamogelo Matsoso. This opening tune was...

15 Sep
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Preview: YolanDa Brown – 10 Year Anniversary Tour @ Royal Festival Hall (London; Friday 14th September 2018)

Coming to the Royal Festival Hall on 14th of September, YolanDa Brown showcases a unique blend of jazz, soul and reggae, but with a venue like this, the inspiring context of her performance is sure to inspire and shower with aural delights. As the UK’s leading female saxophonist, YolanDa Brown...

12 Sep
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Preview: Lianne La Havas @ Hackney Arts Center (London; Tuesday 18th September 2018)

Lianne La Havas has been gracing the music scene, playing soft ballads with her uniquely serene vocals and jazzy mellow Gibson ES-175 guitar licks since her EP Lost and Found released in 2011. At Hackney Arts Centre, La Havas promises to bring new music to the old theatre-esc venue in...

12 Sep
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Album Review: Stella Chiweshe – Kasahwa: Early Singles [Glitterbeat Records; 14th September 2018]

Stella Chiweshe does not command the same level of respect as Thomas Mapfumo to the world outside of Zimbabwe. The outspoken artist, however, is still a legend in her home country. Kasahwa: Early Singles is her first release in over a decade and contains 8 tracks, made between 1974 and...

11 Sep
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Album Review: Samba Touré – Wande [Glitterbeat Records; May 2018]

Samba Toure, Malian blues legend, guided by one of Africa’s finest composers, Ali Farke Toure, released his third album, Wande, on the Glitterbeat label (May 2018). The opening track, “Yo Pouhala” (“blah blah blah”), sung in Fulani, is an unusually sedated introduction to the album. In sympathy with its subject...

11 Sep
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News: Tune In (to BBC Radio 3) and Listen Up to Our Contribution to the (Music) Planet

It doesn’t happen every day; being asked by the BBC to play the tunes you like. So, we’re more than thrilled to have put together a 3-song mix for BBC Radio 3 Music Planet presented by Kathryn Tickell, one of the most recent additions to the BBC Radio 3 show schedules, and...

7 Sep
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Interview: Esinam – A Soulful ‘Electric Lady’ – Debut EP Premiere (September 2018)

Album Review: Hallouminati – Tonight, Is Heavy [Batov Records; June 2018]

Interview: Q&A with Leo Fernández, Che Sudaka – ‘Indios de Barcelona’ (September 2018)

Preview: Rootmaster Goes Mediterranean @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 23rd September to Sunday 25th November 2018)

Latest Articles

Interview: Esinam – A Soulful ‘Electric Lady’ – Debut EP Premiere (September 2018)

Album Review: Hallouminati – Tonight, Is Heavy [Batov Records; June 2018]

Interview: Q&A with Leo Fernández, Che Sudaka – ‘Indios de Barcelona’ (September 2018)

Preview: Rootmaster Goes Mediterranean @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 23rd September to Sunday 25th November 2018)

Preview: The 16th London African Music Festival (London; Sunday 16th September to Friday 19th October 2018)

Preview: Jazz Jamaican All Stars + Brinsley Ford + Noel Mckoy + Dem Three @ Royal Festival Hall (London; Thursday 20th September 2018)

Preview: Onipa + Owiny Sigoma Sound System + The Busy Twist (DJ-set) @ Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 28th September 2018)

Preview: Africa Now @ OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni (Turin, Italy; Saturday 22nd September to Thursday 18th October 2018)

Preview: Acid Arab DJ-set @ Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 21st September 2018)

Preview: 47 Soul + Kefaya @ Islington Assembly Hall (London; Saturday 29th September 2018)

Preview: The 16th London African Music Festival Presents Moonlight Benjamin @ Vortex Jazz Club (London; Sunday 30th September 2018)

Preview: Yazz Ahmed @ The Southbank Centre (London; Monday 1st October 2018)

Preview: Vulfpeck @ O2 Academy Brixton (London; Thursday 4th & Friday 5th October 2018)

Preview: Dur Dur Live – Volume 1 and Volume 2 Launch Party @ Redon (London; Saturday 15 September 2018)

Review: Kamogelo Matsoso @ The Orbit Jazz Cafe & Bistro (Johannesburg, South Africa; Wednesday 22nd August 2018)

Preview: YolanDa Brown – 10 Year Anniversary Tour @ Royal Festival Hall (London; Friday 14th September 2018)

Preview: Lianne La Havas @ Hackney Arts Center (London; Tuesday 18th September 2018)

Album Review: Stella Chiweshe – Kasahwa: Early Singles [Glitterbeat Records; 14th September 2018]

Album Review: Samba Touré – Wande [Glitterbeat Records; May 2018]

News: Tune In (to BBC Radio 3) and Listen Up to Our Contribution to the (Music) Planet

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