Hafla! is back and with it another night of North African, Middle Eastern and Balkan mad sounds and party vibes. The second appointment with the series organised by University of Tropical Sounds at the Post Bar in Tottenham is little more than a week away. On Saturday the 12th of...
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There’s so much need right now to shift the focus of the news coming from Ukraine and (re)discover and support what the country has to offer culturally. That’s why DakhaBrakha’s gig at the Barbican Centre on Thursday evening couldn’t happen at a more fitting time. After three years of absence from...
Beware of the front row for this night. With a twelve-piece horn and eight-piece rhythm section, some serious vibrations will be coming your way! New Regency Orchestra is a new collaborative project curated by Lex Blondin and co-led by musical director and African diasporic multi-percussionist Crispin ‘Spry’ Robinson. Presenting an...
There’s a new music series in town! Aptly named Hafla, the new University of Tropical Sounds‘ residency at The Post Bar in Tottenham will thoroughly embody its meaning (get-together in Arabic) welcoming musicians, DJs, jammers and gig-goers at large for a night inspired by sounds from the Mediterranean shores wherever...
Not many musicians can boast that they have played and are still playing a crucial role in music history. That’s why we are more than honoured to welcome you to Woolwich and present you with a good and proper institution of West African and the UK scene. On Saturday the...
Of course you are going to be blown away by the Balimaya Project… How could a 16-member-rich band possibly sound flat and dull? But that’s not the (only) reason why we love them. The larger-than-life London-based collective has plenty of other qualities, just like their far-reaching music. Led by percussionist...
We don’t usually like to play favorites, but when we bang the drum for works involving Rhythm Passport family members, that’s because they fully deserve to be shared and reach you. That’s the case for A Waltz in New Orleans, a musical play which will be presented live at the Cockpit Theatre in...
Event Preview: Dance for the Women of Afghanistan @ The Post Bar (London; Saturday 9th October 2021)
When the good ol’ friends and music lovers at Amaraterra asked for our support, we couldn’t help but jump aboard the organisation bandwagon of their upcoming charity event at The Post Bar in Tottenham. On Saturday the 9th of October, together with a bunch of quality, far-out and eclectic London-based...
You might already be in full Korean mood thanks to the hype lingering around Squid Game, however London will be treated to something completely different in the upcoming weeks… After its virtual version went online in 2020, K-Music Festival, the event organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK and Serious dedicated to...
Launching an exciting and thought-provoking calendar of events like the Black History Month’s one is a responsibility not easy to face. So, to inaugurate the Woolwich Works series showcasing and celebrating African and Afro-diasporic cultural expressions, there are going to be some of the finest and representative interpreters of those...