Renowned Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita has teamed up with the BBC Concert Orchestra to present his latest project, African Rhapsodies, scheduled for release on May 26th. The project, created with London-based Italian composer, arranger and bass player Davide Mantovani, is a celebration of Africa’s 22-stringed harp, the kora and...
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08/06/2022 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA Union Chapel, London
Ever since the festival relocated to the West Mid Showground in 2007, its varied global line-up has continued to grow. Released from the clutches of its traditional folk narrative, it brought forward the orthodox values of its folkie origins, the Shrewsbury Folk Festival has fostered a place for world and...
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Having mourned the absence of authorization last year due to Covid-19, the organisers of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival have been working tirelessly to revise its format for 2021. Set on the outskirts of medieval Shrewsbury at the West Mid Showground, the SFF has branded its 2021 comeback “a celebration of...
This show is a trip through world music and global beats searching for the Oneness in humanity, regardless of all geographical, political, economic and all kinds of divisions, and identifications we might all have, in these times of uncertainties we search for Unity. The unity that music brings to us…...
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...
