Ukraine has never been so punk and we are not talking about music, but attitude… DakhaBrakha, one of the most exciting and radical representations of the contemporary Eastern European music scene, will visit London tomorrow and shake up Village Underground turning upside down many of your certainties about the art....
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One of the most fascinating qualities of the London African Music Festival is the ability to unearth new wonders of the African music scene as well as paying homage to its legends and the musicians who built that scene, spreading it all over the world. Mose Se Sengo ‘Fan Fan’...
Everyone is wondering why these four Oxford-based guys sound so exotic, sing in Zulu and chose to start a project related to traditional South African rhythms like maskanda. But, if you’re in tune with the British music scene, the surname of two of the band members (Steadman) should ring you a bell or...
It’s raining, but we don’t care! The first full day of WOMAD got into full swing this Friday with the wide range of global music we’ve come to expect. The BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage played host to probably the youngest band member this year along with her family band...
In support of their debut album, Abyssinia Afterlife, Black Flower ambled on to the stage at a sparsely populated Rich Mix last Saturday and proceeded to transport us to a magical land. As the title of this record suggests, it is an imagined journey through a dream-like garden of the...
For the thirteenth year in a row, London becomes the northernmost African city. Twenty-six acts spread over ten days of “glorious music” and ten London vibrant venues will bring to life the 2015 edition of the London African Music Festival. The event, organized by Joyful Noise since 2003, has always...
Back in the early 1980s, he was arguably the first musician to introduce the British audience to Congolese music. After having displayed his talent all around Africa, he moved from Kinshasa to London and quickly became a sincere music ambassador of his country. Today, thirty years after his move and...
From the famous Cissokho Griot family Modou N’Diaye will be gracing the stage at Falmouth University’s Academy of music and theatre arts. Traditionally trained by his musically renowned family, N’Diaye collaborates with electric ensembles showcasing the modern sound of Senegal. Since 2002 Modou has toured throughout the UK, playing festivals...
The stage was set at London’s Royal Festival Hall for Atomic Bomb! ‘David Byrne’s Meltdown’ was projected in large letters over the stage and there was no denying a buzz of anticipation in the air that mounted to cheering and whistling as the lights went down and the welcoming words...
Saharan blues never sounded so rocky! This Toulouse-based group plays with spirit and energy, and for a trio their sound is big. Just after their fiery WOMAD show on The Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage early on Saturday evening we talked to front man Omar Adam Goumour, bass player Menad Moussaoui...