Since 2007 Field Day is a synonym of Summer. The weather could still be dreadful, rain pouring down and you could even freeze to the bones, but no matter what the temperature is, Field Day weekend brings the first spell of summer to London. The two-day event is one of the...
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Wear your snazziest swimmies, because the Dutch Master is ready to raise the anchor and set sail riding the Tropical wave and Latin gust of Tropicalista Thames Boat Party. So jump on board one of the most celebrated party vessel on duty on the Thames and enjoy four hours of South American...
Please don’t call him the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the accordion’ and don’t try to associate his name with the one of Bjork or even Vin Diesel… because, after thirty years of illustrious music career, Kimmo Pohjonen can be deservedly and simply defined as a unique accordionist. His musicianship has brought...
Seven years and not a single itch…we still unconditionally love Open the Gate and we will surely join them for their Festival on the 5th of June at Rich Mix. The 7th Anniversary of the cultural organisation will be a full-day celebration of what they do best: organise events and...
It is said that difficulties break some men but make others…as a matter of fact, Owiny Sigoma Band musicians have definitely become stronger people after their recently troubled months. The death of an important band member like Charles Owoko would have turned upside down and put through the wringer every ensemble, but the...
Bustin’ Loose are becoming solid characters on the London music scene. As a rule, their events are indeed crackin’ parties where funky vibes flow for hours and hours. That’s why you can’t miss the next appointment organised by the collective of promoters and DJs! Next Friday, Hackney Wick venue Stour Space will host eight...
Sons of Kemet are bringing jazz to another level broadening its horizons even further. The London-based quartet, which started to play together in 2011, represents a step-forward for the genre. They indeed decided not simply to add some New Orleans dixie-fragrance, the “post” prefix and unpredictability to their double-drums, sax and tuba...
A few weeks ago, freedom-of-expression campaigners Index on Censorship announced Serge Bambara as the recipient of the inaugural Music in Exile Fund Fellowship. But this was more than an annual prize. Better known as Smockey (contraction of “se moquer“, which means “to mock”), what Serge received was really a lifetime achievement...
Os Mutantes always were, and still are, one of the most influential bands in the history of modern music. With their career beginning back in 1966, they remain loved and cherished by fans both old and new after over 50 years in the business. The São Paulo Tropicalia ensemble can...
Usually it would be rude to reveal a woman’s age, but there are always exceptions. Especially when it comes to an impressive young musician, composer, arranger and choir director who, at the age of 24, has already released two albums, toured the world, signed for Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings,...
