There are few musicians who deserve the title of music legends more than Toots Hibbert. Toots and the Maytals have indeed defined and developed the concept of Jamaican music in the 20th century and accompanied it in the 21st. That’s why their next London gig, happening tomorrow at Barbican is...
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Despite recent troubles, bans and restrictions, the Argentinian electronic music scene is still lively and exciting, and you can have a taste of it on the 28th of July at CLF Arts Café in Peckham. The July episode of Love Carnival will bring to South London, the alternative approach to electronica...
It happened little more than a year ago. On a quiet April night, London was stormed by a cyclone cumbiero. Camden and the Electric Ballroom were battered by the uptempo rhythms coming from Valparaiso and branded distinctly as Chico Trujillo. The sound of the band from Vila Alemana (a few...
Both the line-up and construction of Boomtown Fair is always truly unique – in their own words it’s “a city of wonderment, theatre, escapism and community”. Because the festival itself is presented as a city, the different districts all offer a completely different take on music – from the folk,...
Summer festival season might be in full swing, but we’re already looking forward to the autumn. We’re also pretty thrilled about it, because we are really proud to be media-partner of an exciting event happening in Turin between the of 29th of November and 3rd of December (with two premieres...
The legend says that everything started back in 1279 when the first Camberwell Fair took place. 700 years later, music lovers, foodies, and the local community can still enjoy a day-out on the borough’s green. So, there’s no need to travel miles and miles out of London for a good...
There are few musicians who are able to give a disenchanted but still appealing and rhythmic perspective of Brazil. One of the most original of them is Emicida. The Sao Paulo born and bred MC has grown up, polished and mellowed his sound and approached more traditional influences, but his...
There are gigs and there are cultural experiences. What you can expect to enjoy and take delight in on the 19th of July at Clapton’s Palm 2 is the latter: a full-immersion in everything Colombian from food to dance and music. From 6.30PM on, the East London venue will be...
If you know a bit about Madagascar and its culture, you should also have heard about Hanitra. Because if South Africa had Miriam Makeba, Cape Verde has Cesaria Evora and Benin has Angelique Kidjo, it’s fair to say that Madagascar resounds to Hanitra’s chords. Since her debut, in the late...
We had plenty of fun on Saturday during Celebrating Tanabata event at Rich Mix…so we’re more than looking forward to keeping the Far-East party mood going. Luckily, London and its event calendar have perfect timing and in just a few days’ time will host the largest Japanese “fun fair” in the UK....