Forget about the words ‘gig’, ‘concert’, and ‘music performance’, The Turbans’ live shows are parties: flaming, rutilant and exhilarating events. It couldn’t be otherwise when it comes to a band that displays such fast BPMs and energies when on stage. Throughout the next two months, they will liven up and...
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More than just a band, Sons of Kemet is a supergroup. Formed by some of the finest musicians enriching the London music scene (Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross, Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick), each of the four members of the quartet has had a hand (in the form of a sax,...
It is an injustice how Madagascar is rarely given the attention that its diverse and spellbindingly soulful music so often deserves. So, when attention is given, one must absolutely seize the opportunity to be immersed in the beautiful musical wizardry of the world’s fourth-largest island. Our much smaller island is...
We’re almost there, just a few more days and La Linea Festival will “Latinise” London once again. With its 2018 edition, the music series, organized by ¡Como No! will reach its coming of age: 18 years dedicated to supporting, celebrating and spreading Latin music around London. It will keep on fulfilling its...
We’ve grown fonder and fonder of Namvula’s second album Quiet Revolutions. Since its first wails, represented by the Indiegogo campaign (launched exactly one year ago) which allowed its publication, to its official release dated back to November, we followed the journey of the latest work of the Scottish/Zambian singer-songwriter almost...
Alfa Mist is one of the finest emerging talents of the contemporary London jazz scene. His album Antiphon, released a year ago, has been named by many as one of the best of 2017. Among his latest performances, there has been an incredible one at Nicholas Daley’s London Fashion Week...
An opportunity to experience the history of global folklore intertwined with the soul of nature sounds. Sam Lee is one of Europe’s pioneers in this regard, confirmed by his most recent album The Fade in Time. Lee’s ethos extends and challenges the borders of what is folklore. Including Lee’s field...
We naturally and inevitably grow fond of strong and intriguing musicians, even more, when they love to smile and play rhythmic and shiny music. That’s why we have a thing for Mélissa Laveaux and her Creole sound, rooted in Haitian culture but currently residing in Canada with her wide-ranging and sharp...
On Friday the 13th of April, Soothsayers will be joined by Fela Kuti’s keyboard player of the Egypt 80s era, Dele Sosimi, to bring you a night of Afrobeat-inspired dub. Even on their own, Soothsayers are nothing short of a spectacle – vocalising a political movement through music in a...
Since the reissue of her spectacular 1982 solo album Through The Looking Glass, Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada has been experiencing a new wave of success which has brought her touring the world again. After two sold-out gigs in London last year, Takada returns to the British capital on...