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....
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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...
Back in the early 1980s, he was arguably the first musician to introduce the British audience to Congolese music. After having displayed his talent all around Africa, he moved from Kinshasa to London and quickly became a sincere music ambassador of his country. Today, thirty years after his move and...
From the famous Cissokho Griot family Modou N’Diaye will be gracing the stage at Falmouth University’s Academy of music and theatre arts. Traditionally trained by his musically renowned family, N’Diaye collaborates with electric ensembles showcasing the modern sound of Senegal. Since 2002 Modou has toured throughout the UK, playing festivals...
There are few but well preserved mysteries in the musical world. One of them will be unfolded at Southbank Centre during 2015’s edition of Meltdown Festival curated by David Byrne. Next to a stimulating show, “Atomic Bomb! The Music of William Onyeabor” is also an attempt to explain who William Onyeabor is and...
EVENT – 17/08/2015 – London, Southbank Centre, Meltdown – Estrella Morente Estrella Morente Carbonell is little more than 30, but she’s already a polestar for the flamenco scene in and outside her native Andalusia. However, if you are the daughter of the celebrated artist Enrique Morente and the graceful dancer...
In few days time, The Nest Collective and Southbank Centre will bring a touch of hot and spicy tropical summer on the The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden. For the second appointment with the unplugged music series called Folk with Altitude, they have indeed in store one of the most...
Dr. Funkenstein is back in town and you’d be pretty sure that he has packed in his luggage some jazzy suits and overwhelming rhythms. George Clinton, frontman of the legendary bands Parliament and Funkadelic, needs no introduction: he has made the history of funk and it won’t be exaggerated to...
Sadly it’s the last day of Womad today. But there is lots of good acts on. Here are our Recommendations for the day: Noura Mint 13.00-14.00 OPEN AIR STAGE http://womad.co.uk/lineup/noura-mint-seymali Kocani Orchestra 14.00-15.00 SIAM http://womad.co.uk/lineup/ko%C4%8Dani-orkestar Dona Onete 15.00-16.00 OPEN AIR STAGE http://womad.co.uk/lineup/dona-onete Ghostpoet 16.00-17.00 SIAM http://womad.co.uk/lineup/ghostpoet Violons Barbares 16.00-17.00 RADIO 3...