More than a festival, Sponz Fest is a cultural experience, or better, a traditional one. The week-long event happening in the tiny hamlet of Calitri in Southern Italy is indeed a back-to-basics adventure, rediscovering the blood and the soul of an almost forgotten territory. To unearth it, it took one...
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Gigs like this don’t happen every day, and attending them, you’ll go through an authentic musical cross section of African culture. Stella Chiweshe and Amira Kheir are indeed two artists able to portray some of the most inspiring characters of their musical roots. Stella is a remarkable Zimbabwean artist, revered...
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With the stately new album History, Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour follows up his 2018 Prom and celebrates his 60th birthday. A confusing collection of old songs from N’Dour’s repertoire with added special guests and a few new tunes; it’s fine, but no fire. Alongside bands like The Bhundu Boys, Youssou...
There’s no doubt that Reginald Omas Mamode lV is a man with a story to tell; actually, more than just one. Stories that he not only loves to narrate, but also sets to music. The Peckham artist has indeed fine-tuned imaginative and soulful songwriting, with which he recalls his Malagasy...
Five leading females will be coming together for a one-off collaboration at Cadogan Hall for London Saxophone Festival 2019. The show will feature a quintet of astonishing ladies oozing spirit and soul: Carleen Anderson, Terri Walker, YolanDa Brown, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and Judi Jackson. Soul singer Carleen Anderson was described by...
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...
Preview of the album: Only available until 02nd May 2019
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
There are (historical) times when you need joyful and heartfelt Latin music more than ever; it goes without saying that these days are one of those periods. So we can’t welcome enough the 19th edition of La Linea here in London, where Como No! is ready to set on motion...
Since its inception, Africa Express has proved to be a far-sighted project inspired by the will to unite and allow musicians from Africa and Europe to collaborate. Their upcoming 5-hour festival, on stage at The Big Top in Leytonstone on Friday, will bring forward that mission thanks to an all-star...
