For the second episode of our Q&A-series dedicated to world-music festivals and their protagonists, we did things in grand-style, with possibly the most gargantuan one happening in the UK; a good-and proper cultural experience. Boomtown Fair goes far and beyond the usual idea of a music festival. It is indeed...
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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...
Tropical Pressure is in its sixth year of presenting global sounds in a mini WOMAD-in-the-making style, with family themes, vegetarian food, and stages set in a lovely field out of the hustle and bustle of the capital. I decided it would be an amazing place to visit after seeing name...
We wanted to launch our new Q&A-series, dedicated to world-music festivals and their protagonists, with a bit of magic, with possibly the most organic and light-hearted one happening in the UK. Since 2014, on the far tip of Cornwall, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Channel, a festival of your...
An ever-evolving festival, just like jazz and its conjunctions. That’s why we love Jazz:Re:Found, the musical happening taking place in the North-Italian region of Piedmont, which has reached its ninth chapter and changed its shape once again. The 2019 edition will indeed go on stage in mid-June over three days...
It’s almost that time of the year again, when you can spend an entire day at Rich Mix enjoying dozens of exciting acts, from West-East-North-Southern Africa, Latin and South America, and well, the UK entirely for free. That’s because Open the Gate Festival is approaching, and on Saturday 8th June...
Not only is the Big Gorgeous Festival a festival with big heart, as it claims to be, giving all its profit in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Caring in Bristol, but it also has impeccable music taste. The yearly happening, taking place on the panoramic cliff of Windsor Terrace...
It’s been said that many a blues legend has sold their soul to the devil. So, bring a black cat bone and your guitar to the crossroads at Euston Hall for May’s Red Rooster Festival. There will be blues, Americana, gypsy, and rock ‘n’ roll mixed with hints of calypso...
Event Review: Africa Now @ OGR (Turin, Italy; Saturday 22nd September to Thursday 18th October 2018)
In recent years, Turin has gained quite a reputation in the music world for its electronic/dance-oriented scene, being the host city of Italy’s largest electronic music festival, Club to Club. Nevertheless, the city has much more to offer, with new upcoming events and festivals popping up year after year. One of them is...