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 Tidesis going to be an exciting addition to the British capital’s event calendar, and what’s more, the music fete, which is spread over six days, is entirely free.
During its first weekend, Turning Tides will bring to East London names like Ethio-jazz master MulatuAstatke, R&B and electro-soul up-and-coming artist SudanArchives, experimental and exotic London-based band Melt Yourself Down, and Afro-jazz and soul 5-piece ensemble Hejira.
Everything will be accompanied by a 360-degree cultural experience involving arts installations like YokoOno’s Wish Trees, film screenings, yoga and tai chi sessions, and food stalls.
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…
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Oumou Sangaré was long ago crowned musical royalty in Mali. Known for her formidable vocals and fearless messages, she is celebrated for both her feminine sovereignty and her integral depth of traditional style. In the late 1980s she garnered popularity with her rendition of Wassoulou music, a regional style based…
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