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...
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If you organise a reggaeton party, you need to do it well and properly; nifty DJs playing quality vibes with pumping bass, a fitting venue with a natural Latin groove and wild dancing all night long. Anticipate all this and even more on Saturday 16th November with Perreo al Correo,...
From one of the best-kept secrets to a good-and-proper institution of the London multicultural music scene, as far as their sound, Lokkhi Terra have grown into a stand-out embodiment of what cross-cultural collaborations can create, nurture and let flourish. The collective, led by Bangladeshi-born British pianist, composer and producer Kishon Khan, epitomize...
Preview: Alsarah and the Nubatones / Juliana Yazbeck @ ULU Live London (London: Friday 25th October)
On 25th October, MARSM UK will present a night of elegant vibes and honeyed grooves. After all, that’s what happens when you programme a line-up with two acts playing quality Middle Eastern and North African influenced notes. Alsarah & the Nubatones and Juliana Yazbeck’s music is easy to dance to but...
The second part of October will bring the seventh edition of The London Latin Jazz Fest, and we can’t fail to include it in our Gig Guide. Ed Motta, Emeris Solis, and Claudia Aurora are only a few of the many remarkable names enriching a quality programme. But we wanted...
Festivals are not our favourites when trying to select what to include in our London Gig Guide. We always struggle to recommend single shows and omit others. The same happened when looking at the K-Music 2019 calendar. Spread over two months, the sixth edition of the festival, organised by Serious...
If you’re looking for the definition of groovy, then look no further. Just buy a ticket for Souljazz Orchestra’s upcoming show at the Jazz Café and get ready to revel in some of the funkiest notes a band can play. The Canadian sextet blends together soul, jazz, R&B, Afro-funk and...
The legacy of Fela Kuti aka `The Black President’ looms large over London, from Kokoroko to afrobeats – the upstart nephew of the genre gone global that Fela created. To celebrate the late Lagosian’s birthday, his former sideman Bukky Leo will be joined by surviving members of Fela’s old band...
The fluidity of heart pours from Yelfris Valdés when he plays trumpet. Valdés can drench you in feelings through the highs and lows of his solos. He moved from Cuba to London five years ago and became integrated into the local jazz and Latin scene seamlessly. Having performed with such...
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...
