Shakespeare said it all with ‘If music be the food of love, play on’. Music is the blood that runs through the veins of our very best human experiences. Celebration. Expression. Dance. Evolution. Art. Intimacy. Communication. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we have no longer been able to congregate for performance...
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In times like these, we can only welcome with open arms and bless any fresh and forward-looking adventure that is set in motion in the music world…just like NYP Records, a brand-new label launched in Brussels by Tony Heynen. “NYP (Name Your Price) Records is the latest project of Tony...
You might have “met” her and listened to her voice thanks to her collaborations with nothing less than Prince Fatty (“Deep Sleep“) Omar, Mungos Hi-Fi, The Last Poets or opening for and supporting the likes of Chaka Kahn, Chic & Nile Rodgers, Sister Sledge, Incognito and Aswad Now (tomorrow to be...
We are always happy to spread the word about new “global” realities and projects whenever we can because it’s always a blessing when new ones spring up enlivening the interest in a particular region of the world with their passion and dedication. Berlin Bazzar, which has launched its first issue...
In times when culture and music online magazines’ lifespan is shorter than the one of a fly, to enjoy for 10 years the words, sounds, pictures and videos of a reference like Sounds and Colours is a real blessing. Since 2010, the Latin-American focussed website has guided us (and arguably...
Radio broadcasting has always been one of the great innovators in the media, especially when it comes to music and the introduction of new sounds to a new audience. For the past 20 years or so, BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction has been bringing us sounds and musical flavours of...
Afro-groovers of the world rejoice! After years of waiting spent dancing to their exhilarating singles, the afro-fusionists par excellence, K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade, are finally ready to get your feet moving to the sound of their debut album. Wahala Wahala is indeed fresh out of the Heavenly Sweetness’ oven,...
We’re delighted to share with you “The Scent”, the brand-new video from the collaboration between Daxuva & Nina Miranda and the third single taken from Le Jardin. You can immerse yourself into the downtempo and atmospheric tones of their album following this LINK.
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...
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...