Show for February 2021 on Radio Campus Bxl & Rhythm Passport, 3 hours of new global sounds. We have four songs of the day from a Palestine cult group via Akuphone, Maroc 60’s flower pop via Habibi Funk, African electronics (Shika Shika) and tribal percussion. Our albums of the month...
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It might not be the same as enjoying their set under a stage, dancing to and experiencing first-hand their visionary Afro-Latin percussion-led sound, but you can still make the most of and revel in Penya‘s dreamy and inspiring vibes in our current locked down times. How? For example, attending, wherever...
Ukhoikhoi are a multimedia and multilingual “indigenous-electro” duo from Johannesburg, formed by multi-instrumentalist & composer Yogin Sullaphen, and vocalist & performing artist Anelisa Stuurmana. Employing opera and praise poetry, and using a variety of traditional and contemporary instruments, they create their “unique afro-futuristic sound that is rooted in the...
‘Day by Day’ is extracted from the sixth instalment of Jazz is Dead series, dedicated to the influential American saxophonist Gary Bartz. The album is a collaboration between Bartz, hip-hop DJ and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge, who curate the series. “Day By Day” brings...
Hard to believe that such a dire and dramatic year could inspire such an abundance of remarkable albums. Or maybe, on the contrary, the multitude of emotions sparked by the pandemic and our new life’s circumstances might have been the main reasons why musicians were able to write, record and...
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...
‘Segunda’ is taken from Share the Wealth, The Neil Cline Singers‘ new album out on Blue Note Records: https://nelscline.lnk.to/ShareTheWealthID “On Share The Wealth, the sonic explorer and guitar renegade delivers a potent and provocative program of spontaneous, uncompromising, and ultimately compelling music with an expanded edition of his long-running project...
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When Venom’s legendary album Black Metal came out in 1982, ‘black’ meant two things: a vague reference to Old Nick himself and a fashion statement. Not one metalhead could have foreseen that it would be in – of all places – Nairobi where the mosh pits would be heaving with headbangers...
If you are familiar with La Linea Festival, you already know about the dedication and expertise of its organisers. Each year, London was indeed overwhelmed and amazed by some of the most gifted acts of the Latin American music scene. Sadly, as was easily predictable due to the live music...
Since 1998, they’ve been bringing the sound of cumbia forward. Meridian Brothers and their founder Eblis Álvarez have helped to radically shift the image of the Latin American style, from a traditional, and in some cases old-school, inherent aspect of the Latin culture to a dynamic, experimental and even challenging...