Over 1,000 musicians will come together in Rotterdam for the North Sea Jazz Festival, the largest festival in Europe for the genre. Not just solely focused on jazz, a diverse range of acts will be playing world-jazz, swing, Latin, African, soul and funk rhythms. Initially founded in the ‘70s, the...
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On Thursday 24th June, Manchester-based hip-hop group The Mouse Outfit played a thoroughly enjoyable set in the simple pub venue Brixton Jamm. The first thing you notice about The Mouse Outfit is their charm; the talented all-male rap group and live band share a lot of love and banter throughout...
Set against the backdrop of the historic Glynde Place, Love Supreme has rapidly taken its place amongst the elite summer festivals in the UK. Now in its 6th year, the festival has regularly procured big names in the world of jazz and soul music, and this year is no different....
Cheltenham Jazz Festival provides a five-day intoxicating mix of both popular music and jazz artists. This year’s lineup sees a larger number of British performers take the stage, as the baton gets shared across the Atlantic for the younger generation. London singer-songwriter Zara McFarlane will be adding her modern twist...
It’s been almost a year since we last saw the Scottish/Zambian singer-songwriter Namvula. This coming Friday the 20th April, Rich Mix is hosting her latest album launch Quiet Revolutions. She draws inspiration from her own life journey which has touched multiple countries and ethnicities. Her composition style intertwines metaphorical images...
On Monday 5th March, a rather interesting group of musicians came together on the Barbican stage to present Imagining Ireland, a showcase, or – as Serious and The National Concert Hall presented it – a snapshot, of Irish music today. The first half of the evening began quite safely, with...
Critical poet and black power activist, Gil Scott Heron is one of the most impactful spoken-word artists in history. Known for his sharp yet witty tongue, he mixed blues and jazz with poetry to forcefully enliven a disengaged people and ridicule the role of mainstream media and spotlighted the reality...
Irish sensation Rejjie Snow’s first mixtape came out in 2013, and he is already well-known and appreciated by hip-hop connoisseurs and music-heads alike. Last February his debut album Dear Annie finally came out and although it has been only a month since release, it has already topped the charts and...
Coming to the Barbican on Monday the 5th of March is Imagining Ireland – a showcase of the rather healthy state of Irish music today. “…I suppose what we wanted to do was take a photograph of some of the exciting noise going on, that possibly wouldn’t get a spotlight...
It doesn’t happen every day that we get to enjoy a double-bill show celebrating the artistry of two remarkable female musicians. Luckily, we didn’t miss the unique opportunity which happened on stage at the Barbican where we saw two such protagonists in Carleen Anderson and Zara McFarlane. Despite the two...