When good music goes hand in hand with a good cause, it’s a win-win for everyone. So, we can’t help but get thrilled about Freedom Sounds, the event organised by Humanity 4 Palestine, happening on 16th August at Electric Brixton. The benefit concert, which will raise money for several organisations...
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The new summer party courtesy of Gilles Peterson. We Out Here is bringing together a diversity of global rhythms with acts playing soul, jazz, funk, R&B, hip-hop, Afrobeat, disco and electronic music. As is familiar for Gilles, this will be a curiously eclectic mix of styles and you can expect...
The glorious Love Supreme returned to the prime Sussex pastures of Glynde for its seventh year, and what a return it was. With such a startling array of talent on offer, it was a mighty challenge to stay in one spot for too long for fear of missing out elsewhere....
Contrary to the average UK music festival, Wilderness Festival is equally centred on themes of healthy living, nature and the arts. From sacred nipple adorning, to wild swims and tree play, the festival’s main objective is to fortify the soul, restore the senses and enliven the spirit, by allowing its...
We all know Somerset House as being one of the most stunning buildings in London with scenery set for refined exhibitions and long-established music series. Now, the Neoclassical edifice, located between the Thames and the Strand, is also spreading its name as an alternative cultural hub. An example of the...
In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
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,...
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...
Here’s another bright example of the fact that Brazilian hip-hop is livelier and louder than ever. On 24th July, Emicida, one of the most popular and inspired names of South American music, will pay a visit to The Jazz Cafe in Camden for one of the highlights of the month....
With so much good music being published and uploaded every month, we constantly find hard to keep up with all the releases. Luckily, “we get by with a little help from our friends”… We are more than thrilled to welcome and introduce you to Chamonix-based online radio, record label, DJs...