Spread across different venues in London Fields throughout Saturday the 3rd of August, Visions Festival is the perfect day out with an eclectic lineup. This is what caught my attention about the festival, with acts coming from all different genres, from Algerian desert rockers Imarhan to visionary jazz orchestra Steam Down,...
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Returning to leafy Lloyd Park for its sixth year, Walthamstow Garden Party served up an eclectic mix of big names and young performers, bringing together an international line-up for an international crowd. A festival ‘made locally’ and produced by Barbican Centre, Create London and the people of Waltham Forest (declared...
Let’s hold tight to summer for one more night… On the eve of autumn, we will give you the chance to travel to Greece on the vivid notes played by Valia Calda. The London-based quintet represents an imaginative take on Greek and Mediterranean folk, which the musicians enrich and, to...
We can’t help but bless every new festival enriching the London summer event calendar even more, when those festivals feature a far-out line-up like Naked City. The event, organised and promoted by the Krankbrother family, fully embodies the spirit and taste of its architects; urban, jazzy and funky, and welcoming...
There’s a new festival in town which will light up two consecutive weekends in one of London’s new cultural hubs, the Gateway Pavilion at the Greenwich Peninsula. With its riverside atmosphere and stunning line-up, Turning Tides is going to be an exciting addition to the British capital’s event calendar, and...
It’s that time of the year again; when one of our favourite festivals will brighten up Lloyd Park in Walthamstow. On 13th and 14th July, Walthamstow Garden Party will be back with its two days jam-packed with dance, arts and crafts, circus performances, and food and drinks. However, as is...
On Saturday 13th July, Somerset House presents a concert from Sons of Kemet with Sampa the Great and D Double E. This is part of its impressive 2019 Summer series (which includes the likes of Rosalía, Nao, and Jacob Banks). Sons of Kemet’s 2018 album, Your Queen is a Reptile, still...
Young and exciting musicians, theatre groups and artists combine in East Sussex to celebrate difference and DIY culture at Brainchild Festival. Set in the Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum in East Sussex, Brainchild is a festival that is building quite a reputation. A festival that takes itself far beyond music,...
Now in its seventh year, the much-vaunted Love Supreme returns to the verdant fields of East Sussex for another weekend of some of the finest jazz, funk and soul upon these shores. From a relatively unknown and up-and-coming talent such as London-based trombonist Rosie Turton to major international star and...
To set July in motion with some funky notes, check out the new episode of our Rhythm Passport On Air podcast, recorded at Soas Radio. For the occasion, we have reached Justin Stanton, trumpeter, composer and producer of the outstanding big band Snarky Puppy and proud owner of a solo career...
