Reggae has increasingly become New Zealand’s most successful music export. Think about acts like Fat Freddys Drop, Katchafire and Salmonella Dub for example… or consider Wellington born-and-bred Black Seeds. Next to their upbeat and smooth sound and South Pacific origins, all these bands have other things in common; the most...
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There’s always a good reason to pick up the phone and have a chat with Seckou Keita. That’s why every couple of years, we feel the need to reach him to get an update on his countless projects and to “brace ourselves” for the ones to come. If you add...
If there’s a musician with the essence of soukous, that’s Kanda Bongo Man. Since the early ‘70s, the Congolese artist has helped to revolutionise the Central African style, bringing its popularity out of the African continent and letting people dance to it all over the world. So, it’s always exciting...
Everyone loves kora. As soon as some experienced fingertips juggle through the 21 strings of the West African instrument, you can’t help but close your eyes and dream (or daydream). On 18th August, in Camden, get ready to spend a few hours doing just that, when two remarkable kora players...
We are pretty passionate about bands that took their first steps busking. They usually display an out-and-out perspective with live performances and engagement with their audience. That’s why we can’t wait for Kikagaku Moyo’s show on 28th August at Studio 9294, supported by Vanishing Twin & Wax Machine. The “geometric...
Another summer is coming to an end, and another Camberwell Fair is ready to salute it in style. The free-entry, organic and historical event, organised in the last five years by Wormfood and Pexmax, will liven up Camberwell Green on the last day of August, offering you its exciting London-meets-the-world...
On Friday, dance to the sounds of the world with us at The Post Bar in Tottenham! Together with In The City, we will bring you a bonanza of all-embracing grooves to let you dance the night away at a free-entry summer party. It might be a thousand miles away...
On 9th August, go fully Batov Records at Hootananny, when the London-based label will take over the Brixton venue, bringing some of the best names on its roster. Starting from Yemenite electro-pop diva S H I R A N, who will be playing her London debut on the night, presenting...
No wonder that Nile Rodgers expressly asked to include KOKOROKO in the line-up of his upcoming Meltdown Festival at Southbank Centre. The 8-piece band is indeed one of the most up-and-coming and exciting acts flourishing from the London nu-jazz scene, and one of the reasons for their success is the...
The Ugandan music scene has literally been thriving in the last few years, and the merit also goes to artists like Kampire and Otim Alpha, who have been able to reinvigorate its sound and appeal to a global audience. The two will be in London on 3rd August for a...
