In times like this, we are all in desperate need for something able to inspire us and let our minds wander. Afro-Cuban experimental project Ariwo artists were already very capable of doing that before the Covid madness, but now they’ve topped up their offer with a brand-new show blending together...
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Preview: Kampire + Boko! Boko! (Mina, Tash LC, Juba) @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 6th March 2020)
A journey into Afro-bass and far beyond. On Friday the 6th of March, The Jazz Cafe will host some exciting and up-and-coming names of the Afro-dance scene, with an all-female DJ night organised by London party-starters family Boko! Boko! Mina, Tash LC and Juba, who are the beat masters behind...
For three days and nights there will be a wave of eclectic live music, DJ’s and Q&A sessions across Camden. Ranging from spoken word to dancehall, math-rock to afrobeat – all with an experimental and original flare. The main headliners include Michael Kiwanuka, Róisín Murphy, Kate Tempest, and Mike Skinner,...
A truly special evening at Jazz Café London will host a group of highlife music aficionados that is very likely to bring up the Ghanaian spirit of the ‘King of Highlife’. Highlife music airs meandering horn sounds melting with a travelling guitar’s voice, accompanied by up-tempo, enhanced clave rhythms. The...
Relentlessly spinning; never still. Gilles Peterson always has one eye on the future: a taste-making muso of the highest form with an ear for the best new beats and sounds. Every year he hosts the annual Worldwide Awards which celebrates the best in underground music. He’ll be back at Koko in...
Start with an abajo, then a vacila followed by an enchufla and finally a dile que no…Refresh your Cuban dance moves, because this summer, Havana Musica and the Jazz Café have four nights in store that will bring the Habana Vieja atmosphere to Camden. From the 2nd of June with...
There are gigs you’d enjoy on a beach, dancing on the sand and soothing yourself against the background voice of the waves. Unfortunately, since we’re not living in such a picture postcard scene, we can only dream of such places. But all is not lost, because even in London you...
We had fun there, enjoyed inspiring shows and listened to fulfilling music. We have previewed, reviewed and covered many gigs in The Forge over the years (from Dub Colossus back in 2015 to CimbaliBand tonight) and we will miss The Forge, as much as London and its ever-shrinking music scene...
The Easy Star All-Stars are considered one of the top international reggae acts on the contemporary scene. They achieved popularity thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, such as Dub Side of The Moon (2003) and Radiodread (2006), and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the latter they are now...