It’s that time of the year again; when one of our favourite festivals will brighten up Lloyd Park in Walthamstow. On 13th and 14th July, Walthamstow Garden Party will be back with its two days jam-packed with dance, arts and crafts, circus performances, and food and drinks. However, as is usually the case, our attention is focussed on the exciting music programme, presenting musicians from all over the world and for everyone’s taste.
The Barbican Music Stage will once again be the focal point of the event, hosting well-known musicians, like Mayra Andrade and her Cape-Verdean-inspired electro pop, London born-and-bred jazz vocalist Zara McFarlane, the dream collaboration between Amadou & Mariam and The Blind Boys of Alabama, Colombian larger-than-life salsa troupe La33, next to more up-and-coming but still quality acts, like The Bongo Hop, Renegade Brass Band and Tássia Reis.
To give you a more exhaustive idea of the sixth edition of Walthamstow Garden Party, we have put together a video playlist.
Watch the full playlist:
Nightshop show for May via Radio Campus Bxl with +3 hours of new global sounds, also broadcasted via Rhythm Passport & Groovalizacion. Our song of the day is by Africa Negra from their recently released 2LP anthology on Bongo Joe. Our albums of the month take us to La Reunion…
Artists: Àbáse , Africa Negra , Ecko Bazz , Hazem B , Lalalar , Muito Kaballa , Sahad , Satellites , The Bongo Hop , WEMA , Zanmari Bare
Another Rhythm Passport Presents flight is ready to take off from RTM.FM and guide you through a two-hour journey around the world. In the eighth episode of our show, Rhythm Passport will travel from New Zealand to Brazil. Get ready for some of the freshest cumbia, reggae, funk then a…
Artists: Arif Mirbaghi , Ayala , Bedouin Burger , Cosmic Analog Ensemble , Criolo , Dele Sosimi , Faizal Mostrixx , Gaoulé Mizik , Geylang Electric Phin Band , He-Man Stradivarius , Islandman , Jally Kebba Susso , Kikagaku Moyo , Lalalar , Lido Pimienta , Madalitso Band , Medlar , Nu Genea , Otoboke Beaver , Rita Morar , Sababa 5 , Saltpond City Band , Shabaka Hutchings , The Black Seeds , The Bongo Hop , The Shaolin Afronauts , Tiki Taka
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! This show is a dedication to my father, who has left this realm in 2011, from Cabo Verde Islands, a music lover, and passionate about the work and message of Bob Marley, who…
Artists: António Sanches , Bob Marley , Bulimundo , Cesária Évora , Freh Khodja , Ildo Lobo , Jaime Hinckson , Lee Ritenour , Mayra Andrade , MINYO CUMBIERO , Neissatou , Os Tubarões , Pat Kalla & Le Super Mojo , Star Band de Dakar , Super Mama Djombo , Yaounde Girls
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! In this show, we travel deep into the music from Cape Verde Islands, on the west coast of Africa. From the beautiful morna performed by the Queen Cesária Évora, Mayra Andrade, Paulino Vieira,…
Artists: Bana , Bau , Bulimundo , Cabo Verde Show , Cesária Évora , Ildo Lobo , Lura , Mayra Andrade , Nancy Vieira , Orlando Pantera , Paulino Vieira , Tito Paris
It’s been too long I’ve been able to make a podcast, so here’s a playlist with some of the freshest tunes of the past few weeks. Grooves ranging from Afro-Caribbean over Arab-jazz to Afro-Zen, some cumbia, funana and spiritual jazz. Album of the week is “The Buzz and the Bells”,…
Artists: Afro-Zen Allstars , Akram Abdulfattah , Alpacas Collective , Bonga , Dowdelin , Fogo Fogo , K.o.g. , Konkolo Orchestra , Paul Boutique , Rhabdomantic Orchestra , The Bongo Hop , Ti’Kaniki , Yohann Le Ferrand
Ten years of making radio and 500 podcasts, that’s what Mukambo is celebrating this week. So we have a special program talking you through the very vest albums of those ten years. Get ready for a trans-Atlantic trip going from Africa over Latin America to Europe, and a pan-African ride…
Artists: Batida , Dele Sosimi , Dizzy Mandjeku , Doña Onete , Ebo Taylor , Gaspar Z'África , Guts , Gyedu-Blay Ambolley , Jungle Fire , Konono N1 , London Afrobeat Collective , Michi Sarmiento , Mulatu Astatke , Newen Afrobeat , Oghene Kologbo , Raúl Monsalve , Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos , Rocky Marsiano , Seun Kuti , Son Palenque , The Bongo Hop
There are small musical miracles around if we are open to going beyond the usual festival circuit. One of them happens every August (since 1996) in Southern Italy. For four days and nights, Ariano Folk Festival enlightens the Campanian town of Ariano Irpino and brings music from all over the world…
Artists: Eskorzo , Gaye Su Akyol , Mercedes Peon , Natty Bo And The Topcats , Neuza , Skarra Mucci , SUPERSAN , The Bongo Hop
An inaugural festival is always going to be packed with risk and suspense, and after the downpour that Friday night experienced, a breath was held in anticipation of Saturday’s events. However, it is with sheer delight I report that the proceedings seemingly went ahead seamlessly. Saturday I have to jump…
Artists: Children Of Zeus , Dele Sosimi , Dwight Trible , Etuk Ubong , Gary Bartz , Gilles Peterson , Kokoroko , Lee Fields & The Expressions , Maisha , Rob , Saul Williams , Shabaka Hutchings , Shirley Tetteh , Sons Of Kemet , Steam Down , The Comet Is Coming , Zara Mcfarlane
To bring the Tropics to Cornwall is as complicated as it sounds, but it’s also extremely gratifying. That’s why Tropical Pressure Festival has become a music lover’s dream (whether they are project workers, volunteers, musicians or festival-goers), and that’s how, every July since 2014, the idyllic Mount Pleasant Eco Park…
Artists: Anchorsong , Kongo Dia Ntotila , La-33 , Lindigo , Malphino , Miramundo , Penya , Rumbo Tumba , Samson Sounds , The Bongo Hop , The Scorpios
We love it when music gives us the opportunity to travel and discover (more or less) hidden secrets, whether they’re in the form of sounds, artists or events. Ariano Folk Festival clearly belongs to the latter category, but every summer it helps us to unearth new inspirations, and we learn…
Artists: Eskorzo , Gaye Su Akyol , L\'entourloop , Natty Bo & the Top Cats , Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda , The Bongo Hop
Returning to leafy Lloyd Park for its sixth year, Walthamstow Garden Party served up an eclectic mix of big names and young performers, bringing together an international line-up for an international crowd. A festival ‘made locally’ and produced by Barbican Centre, Create London and the people of Waltham Forest (declared…
Artists: Mbilla Arts , Tássia Reis , Zara Mcfarlane
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…
Artists: Afrikan Boy , Afriquoi , Amadou & Mariam , Amira Kheir , Amy True , Blue Lab Beats , Bumi Thomas , Carthnage , Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra , Dj Jigüe , Elpeche , Emicida , Ezra Collective , Fatima , Femi And The Inrhythms , Gianni Denitto , Imperio Bamba , Kamaal Williams , Koroleko Moussa Dembele , La-33 , Lua Preta , Marcelo D2 , Mayra Andrade , Merca Bae , Nané , Naphta , Neneh Cherry , Onra , Renegade Brass Band , Sons Of Kemet , Stella Chiweshe , Tássia Reis , The Blind Boy of Alabam , The Bongo Hop , Xylouris White , Zara Mcfarlane
In recent years, Turin has gained quite a reputation in the music world for its electronic/dance-oriented scene, being the host city of Italy’s largest electronic music festival, Club to Club. Nevertheless, the city has much more to offer, with new upcoming events and festivals popping up year after year. One of them is…
Artists: Amadou & Mariam , Bombino , Jeff Mills , Tony Allen
We’re guilty of rarely venturing too far west in London, but when we do we always live our days up, attending outstanding events and enjoying every minute of it. The 2018 edition of Ealing Jazz Festival was no exception. Despite the blustery weather blowing sand all over Walpole Park and…
Artists: Let Drum Beat , Tony Allen , Vels Trio , Zara Mcfarlane
The most tropical weekend of the year is upon us! So, if you haven’t already, pack your tent, sunscreen and fun appetite, and head for Mount Pleasant Ecological Park. From Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July, Tropical Pressure festival will drop its cargo of Latin, Caribbean, West, East and Central African…
Artists: Afriquoi , Johnny Clarke , Lakuta , Let Drum Beat , Orchestre Les Mangelepa , Soothsayers , Sounspecies , Toto La Momposina , Zara Mcfarlane
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…
Artists: Carleen Anderson , Zara Mcfarlane
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
Artists: A Tribe Called Red , Akala , Alborosie , Amadou & Mariam , Bazza Ranks , Deemas J , Hoodna Orchestra , Ibeyi , Jago , Klik & Frik , Lianne La Havas , Little Dragon , Rashid , Resonators , Sibusile Xaba , Songhoy Blues , The Blaze
A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to attend one of the highlights of the London’s music calendar: Amadou & Mariam. The Malian couple delighted the Koko audience presenting their brand new work Bofou Safou and performing an exciting sold-out gig supported by London born-and-bred hip-hop narrator Afrikan Boy. Here’s what we saw and…
Artists: Afrikan Boy , Amadou & Mariam
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