Our “end-of-the-year” lists are not a way to rule what has been good or bad in the previous 365 music days. In fact, since we are music lovers at heart, we love to share and support the albums we like, that hold particular meanings to us or have been more...
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Fancy a three-hour sneak peek into the new year’s (and possibly decade) vibes? Then head for the Jazz Cafe on Friday the 11th, where Jazz:re:freshed will present three exciting and forward-looking acts foreseeing how 2020 will sound. Ife Ogunjobi, Golden Mean and Burnheart are three so far, so close embodiments...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
It has been twenty years since MONO began exploring the sonic world. An ethereal sound that is genre-less, it can only be described by the emotions a listener feels when hit by their gradual wall of sound. On 14th December, MONO will grace the stage of the Barbican, in order...
A jazz trio that instigates raves drenched with frenzied dancing and euphoria; The Comet Is Coming is a jazz electronica band that feels like it is pushing boundaries and creating music that belongs in a large crowd. Their music will lift you up, as the group like to lead you on...
On Tuesday 3rd December, enjoy a full immersion into the past, present and future of Japanese music at Café OTO. Throughout the evening, in the Hackney venue, traditional and experimental sounds from the Far Eastern country will accompany you on a journey of musical re-discovery. Yama Warashi and ∵n∀v∩∴ are...
The one that follows is our third interview with Park Jiha in five years. If you have already read the previous ones, you might presume that it’s old hat, but nothing could be more wrong. In fact, it’s as if, through the years, we have met three different artists. Despite...
On Sunday, we will host an intriguing musician at Hootananny. Rio de Janeiro-born but Lisbon-based singer/songwriter Marcos Aganjù has recently released his first full-length solo album titled Plantation Sons, which is an in-depth musical excavation into the African diaspora. In Marcos’ compositions, the Atlantic crossing becomes a route of notes...
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On the list of the worst conversation starters, “Where are you from?” would be right up there. Reducing the person to a Lonely Planet cardboard cut-out is one thing, but when the question is prompted by your accent, complexion or general foreignness, it becomes a euphemism for, “You stick out...
Brazil, Haiti and Western Africa; these are the three founding elements of Marcos Aganju’s music; elements that the Lisbon-based Brazilian guitarist and technology researcher mixes, hybridises and allows to grow together with electronica and hip-hop to create a cultural and rhythmic crossing through the Atlantic Ocean. You can join him...