What we always look forward to doing with Arsenal of Sounds, our monthly event series exploring and presenting music and London-based musicians from all over the world, is to inspire and hearten its audience through wide-ranging notes, lyrics and rhythms.
…and we couldn’t possibly look for a more fitting line-up to inspire and hearten you just a few days before International Women’s Day than a double-bill featuring Olcay Bayir and Noga Ritter.
On Friday the 3rd of March, to move ahead with our round-the-world journey in sounds, we will reach the Middle East and Turkey and meet two musicians who are strengthening the diversity of the London music scene and also reinforcing its inclusivity messages.
Both Olcay and Noga are thought-provoking singer and songwriters who have dedicated their careers to their roots (grounded in Turkey and Israel), but also felt the need to expand their artistic vision exploring and welcoming sounds and elements from traditions from around the world.
If Olcay Bayir’s compositions move from her Alevi and Kurdish origins, drawing in from the Anatolian songbook and reaching out to Pan-Mediterranean and Balkans sonorities from flamenco to rebetiko, Noga Ritter has laid down the foundations of her sound on Hebrew jazz and built on them with her passion and dedication to Pan-African grooves. What unites the two artists is a musical approach actively aiming at empowering women and equality and affirmed through energetic and powerful vocals.
London and its music scene have given us the invaluable opportunity to savour and be enriched by the artistry of musicians like Olcay Bayir and Noga Ritter. On the 3rd of March you are offered an even more invaluable opportunity, to see them live together on the Woolwich Works stage. Don’t miss it!
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Artists: Carthnage , Dj Amarall , Lou Pino , Marley , Noga Ritter , Seby Ntege , Seby Ntege Band , Sophie Darling
Noga Ritter is a London-based singer/songwriter and bandleader fusing Hebrew Jazz with Afro-diasporic grooves. She’s currently working on Ofek, her new solo album, backed by a 12-piece all-star ensemble featuring musicians from around the world like Senegalese Seckou Keita and Dembis Thioung: “Imagine: kora that makes you shiver with dunun…
Artists: Noga Ritter
Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: Track List: 1. Vaudou Game – Be My Wife [from Noussin; Hot…
Artists: Amaru Tribe , Balaphonics , Bocafloja , Degiheugi , Elektro Hafiz , Gianpace , Mace , Olcay Bayir , Rumble , Sa-Roc , Siti and the Band , Sun Followers , Vaudou Game , Veronica Ruiz , Zackarose
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Artists: Olcay Bayir
It’s nearly the weekend! We’re going to celebrate by sending free musical deliveries to your screen, speakers and headphones. Tomorrow, we will be streaming live back-to-back performances from worldwide musicians and DJs, near and far. You can catch these free jams and DJ-sets all day, from noon (BST time) till…
Artists: Alvorada , Carthnage , Chalanga , DJ Grissino , Dj Kobayashi , Gianni Denitto , Jally Kebba Susso , Kensaye , La Sonora Mazuren , Lou Pino , Luiz Murá , Moa Papillon , Mr Morski , Mukambo , Muntu Valdo. Sawa Blues , Nina Simmons , Noga Ritter , Pedrolito Radioglobal , Rachel Hayter , Ruido Selecto , Sophie Darling , Tropical Beats
It won’t be the 8th of March, the official date of International Women’s Day, but the mood won’t be too different because, on the 21st of October, Kings Place and Equator Festival will dedicate the entire day to the Women of the World music series: giving an opportunity to shine…
Artists: Anna Mudeka , Elinor Jane Moran , Elspeth Wilkes , Invicta Voices , Melanie Lodge , Olcay Bayir
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