Garifuna Collective are, as the name neatly explains, a multigenerational musical ‘family’, flying the flag for the Garifuna people, culture and language originating in the West Indies but planted in Belize. New album Aban (Stonetree Music), translating from the indigenous Garifuna language as ‘One’, sums up the call of the record...
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On the list of the worst conversation starters, “Where are you from?” would be right up there. Reducing the person to a Lonely Planet cardboard cut-out is one thing, but when the question is prompted by your accent, complexion or general foreignness, it becomes a euphemism for, “You stick out...
Brazil, Haiti and Western Africa; these are the three founding elements of Marcos Aganju’s music; elements that the Lisbon-based Brazilian guitarist and technology researcher mixes, hybridises and allows to grow together with electronica and hip-hop to create a cultural and rhythmic crossing through the Atlantic Ocean. You can join him...
You can call it Afro-jazz, but we prefer to define it “Afro-joy”, because that’s what Kongo Dia Ntotila eventually bring and share with their music. The London-based six-piece band, led by talented Congolese bass player Mulele Matondo, presents an upbeat fusion of Central and West African styles, blending together the aforementioned...
An exciting new regular evening is debuting on the global music scene this November in the reasonably new and quirky music venue, The Post Bar – a two-minute walk from Seven Sisters. The philanthropic event aims to highlight the ongoing issues surrounding migrants and refugees, and raises money for charities...
Two Brazilian musicians who love to explore music, both in geographical and stylistic acceptations, a bunch of talented guests, a scenic venue, and a wandering of notes researching meanings behind art and creativity; not a bad way to spend a Friday evening in late November… TransparenSea, the event organised by...
For the first time in three years, legendary producer Amon Tobin is set to shake the Earth in a rare show at Troxy on 23rd November. Tobin is far from a mono-genre musician and has explored an expansive list of musical themes in his seven critically-acclaimed albums, all of which...
Shows like this don’t happen every day. Save plenty of energy, because you will have a really hard time trying to keep your feet on the ground and not be blown away by the Romanian Gypsy brass storm that will batter Electric Brixton in late November. Fanfare Ciocarlia and Taraf...
On 19th November, the world-famous classical conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, will blend his talent with a name that will resonate in the minds of all jazz lovers – Herbie Hancock. It is rare for two giants from two different musical fields to come together and collaborate on a stage such as...
To end November, the trusty Jazz Cafe have booked an evening with Turkey’s female offering of psychedelia and funky-folky rock. Gaye Su Akyol has been unstoppable in the last couple of years; perhaps a peak would be playing 2018’s WOMAD. Her blend of Turkish tonality, funk, political and social sentiment...
