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. From soul singing legend Mavis Staples to current tastemaker Tom Misch, there are so many flavours to sample.
Among the many legends on this year’s line-up, don’t miss out on the non-stop party that is Earth, Wind & Fire, the inter-galactic funk of George Clinton and his P-Funk family, or – celebrating his 70th birthday this year – the blue-eyed soul of former-Traffic frontman, Steve Winwood.
One-time bass player for Miles Davis, Dave Holland brings his trio to the stage for some very earthy sounds, flanked by saxophonist Chris Potter and tabla maestro, Zakir Hussain. If you’re more inclined to come for a dance, check out the new kings of desert blues, Mali’s Songhoy Blues.MF (Music For) Robots deliver their own brand of funky disco, drawing on their previous incarnation as The Brand New Heavies.
Daughter of soul singer Donny, Lalah Hathaway will deliver her vocal gymnastics with aplomb; if you’ve never heard someone singing chords, now might be your chance. The jazz-funk of Ezra Collective will really stir the festival up, as will the dynamic drumming of British jazz sensation Moses Boyd, a MOBO Award winner, who appears on the same bill as one of his heroes, afrobeat legend Tony Allen. Alongside Boyd, saxophonist Nubya Garcia is another luminary in the current resurgence of jazz in the UK. With over 4.5m views on YouTube, Alfa Mist are certainly causing waves, with their highly contemplative, sometimes filmic jazz set. Well worth a visit!
Love Supreme offers something for everybody. Whether it’s a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s with Brit-funk icons Level 42, or the spacious jazz offerings of Samuel Eagles’ Spirit, come rain or shine (hopefully the latter!), this corner of Sussex will be awash with glorious music, celebrated to the fullest.
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…
Twenty+ years after Fela Kuti‘s death, afrobeat seems to be more alive than ever! Over the past two decades, afrobeat bands have arisen in the four corners of the earth, some paying homage to Fela, other playing their own blend of afrobeat, mixing their roots with Fela Kuti and Tony…
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…
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Enjoy East London producer, pianist, bandleader and MC Alfa Mist performing ‘Organic Rust’ during his COLORS session. The tune is taken from his upcoming album Bring Backs out on April 23 via Anti- Records: https://alfamist.bandcamp.com/album/bring-backs “On his new album Bring Backs the producer, self-taught pianist and rapper takes us…
London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia recently took part to BBC Radio 6 Music 2021 performing, among others, ‘The Message Continues’, part of her latest album Source. You can watch her set in its entirety visiting the BBC Radio 6 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p098pwnl
Every month, we bring you a 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:
Hard to believe that such a dire and dramatic year could inspire such an abundance of remarkable albums. Or maybe, on the contrary, the multitude of emotions sparked by the pandemic and our new life’s circumstances might have been the main reasons why musicians were able to write, record and…
Songhoy Blues stay true to form with bold third LP Optimisme – released via Transgressive Records. If there is one thing the world needs right now – not least the beleaguered music industry – it is hope. Desert Blues luminaries Songhoy Blues seek to deliver just that with their third…
SOURCE is the first long player by tenor saxophonist and one of London’s young jazz luminaries Nubya Garcia. London has been the campus for what has been happening in jazz lately, and the hothouse of Tomorrow’s Warriors and Trinity Laban Conservatoire along with nights like Jazz Re:freshed and Church of…
With the very recent passing of Tony Allen, this set of recordings has special significance. He and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela had been planning on making a record together for years and in 2010 this finally was about to become a reality. Producer Nick Gold got the two titans…
Tributes and homages to artists who recently passed away often sound trivial or trite if done by someone who wasn’t directly connected with them. That’s why we always repeat the mantra that we prefer to let the music do the talking and ask fellow musicians, who grew up and/or shared…
Experience a genre-crossing musical deluge, travelling between hip-hop, grime, jazz and classical with one of London’s most forward thinking artists. Fast becoming a staple of London live music culture, Earth provides a space that can offer big and international acts an interesting space to play to large audience. Not sanitised…
Filming performances to be broadcast to viewers at home who can still feel somewhat part of the party is not novel. Boiler Room, the flagship online platform for underground acts to increase their exposure, tapped into a pre-existing appetite amongst the try-before-you-buy internet generation but that doesn’t negate the impact…
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…
The glorious Love Supreme returned to the prime Sussex pastures of Glynde for its seventh year, and what a return it was. With such a startling array of talent on offer, it was a mighty challenge to stay in one spot for too long for fear of missing out elsewhere….
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…
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If you have attended any of the previous Africa Express shows, you know they never disappoint your thirst for music. For hours and hours, they stun you with a deluge of quality acts and unexpected collaborations, not only featuring the exceptional artistry of the musicians involved but also their welcoming…
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