Not many musicians can boast that they have played and are still playing a crucial role in music history. That’s why we are more than honoured to welcome you to Woolwich and present you with a good and proper institution of West African and the UK scene. On Saturday the...
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On Friday, they are going to be one of the very first acts to walk on the Woolwich Works stage and launch the Black History Month event calendar of the South-East London brand spanking new venue. But that’s nothing less than what they deserve because Cubafrobeat, the album-grown-into project conceived,...
Launching an exciting and thought-provoking calendar of events like the Black History Month’s one is a responsibility not easy to face. So, to inaugurate the Woolwich Works series showcasing and celebrating African and Afro-diasporic cultural expressions, there are going to be some of the finest and representative interpreters of those...
‘Atomic Bomb’ is extracted from Bukky Leo‘s upcoming album Bukky Leo and Black Egypt Presents The Legend of William Onyeabor. “A unique live interpretation of some of William Onyeabor greatest hits”. Find out more here: https://bukkyleoandblackegypt.bandcamp.com/…/atomic-bomb-2
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Balimaya Project is a 16-piece ensemble led by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono featuring musicians from the African diaspora in London and counting on members from acts like KOKOROKO and Seed Ensemble. The mission of the project is to bring forward the West African music tradition, blending it with jazz...
Theo Ogundipe is a Nigerian-born London-based singer-songwriter and actor. He just released his second single, titled ‘JP’, which reflects his wide-ranging musical taste ranging from hip-hop to R&B and soul to jazz. More info here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theoogundipe/jp
This week Radio Mukambo only serves afrobeat. Some sounds you’ll recognize as afrobeat, others may be what the future of afrobeat will sound like. Which is the case for Tony Allen‘s posthumous album “There Is No End”, more hiphop than afrobeat, except for the drumming, of course! The master drummer...
Check out the new collaborative single by the late afrobeat legend Tony Allen and London-based rapper Lava La Rue extracted from the Nigerian drummer’s posthumous album There Is No End out now on Blue Note Records: https://tonyallen.lnk.to/ThereIsNoEnd “I play yours, you play mine. The music never ends.” The wisdom of...
The Voice of Lajorun is a Lagos-based afrobeat and afro-funk band. The 7-piece ensemble has recently released a new single via Color Red: https://thevoiceoflajorun.bandcamp.com/ ‘Omo Aye’ is a song “that addresses the hurdles of life and courage to move forward.”
Beninese singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo has recently joined forces once again with Nigerian musician Yemi Alade to give life to a new single inspired by the #ENDSARS movement rallying across Nigeria: https://angeliquekidjo.lnk.to/Dignity The song is dedicated to the ones who lost their life in the demonstrations against police brutality in the...