Calling all Londoners! October the 18th marks a rare opportunity to catch London fusionists Transglobal Underground and Albania’s Fanfara Tirana dazzle with a mesmerising mash-up of Balkan brass, big beats, Indian tabla and Caribbean bass. Expect some of the most dynamic and captivating music around during this show as two...
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For ten years Chavo have been playing Balkan acoustic music. They defined themselves as a one of a kind “Danube delta string band” and became quite popular in the Eastern European inspired London music scene. But then, 2015 has turned their musical world upside-down. Chavo’s sound evolved and went electric,...
The new Cuban dawn is also lighting up and enlivening the country’s outstanding music scene. An example of this trend is a new festival which will inspirit Santiago de Cuba’s days (and nights) throughout the first weekend of May. From next spring, Manana Festival will indeed bring together two of...
After twenty years, twenty-two to be precise, Asian Dub Foundation are still impacting and hitting the global music scene with no mercy. The remarkable thing is that they do it with simplicity: just listen to their latest albums and you’ll find the same mix of bhangra beats, punk temperament, electro-dub...
Let’s just say that you will be completely overwhelmed by sounds… Head for Rich Mix for the next Celebrate Life Event fittingly title ‘No Border’ and you’ll go through a stimulating music experience, which will flood your ears with tunes coming from all over the world. Världens Band are indeed...
You might not have been lucky enough to witness Fela Kuti perform while he was alive. But now you can experience the rhythmic force that blew his audience away once more at Felabration, hosted by the British Library to mark the Afrobeat master’s birthday. Felabration is a way to pay...
Do you want to nose out how London sounds today and will sound in the near future? Then come down to the Amersham Arms on Saturday, because for more than twelve hours (from 1.30pm to 1.30am) ten bands, workshops and a vibrant community Festival called Crosswires will set the New Cross...
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....
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...
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...