It’s been ten days since the latest appointment with Arsenal of Sounds. On the 4th of November, we went fully Mediterranean, welcoming on to the Woolwich Works stage pizzica and gnawa rhythms and imaginary. This was all thanks to the wild musical drive and dedication of Amaraterra and Gnawa London...
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The Post Bar, Rhythm Passport & Simo Lagnawi present a night of North African rhythms and Gnawan folklore. We’re delighted to welcome the foremost female ambassador of Gnawa music Asmaa Hamzaoui to headline the night, performing for the first time with her sister in the UK with a mesmerising brand...
Friday 4th of November at Woolwich Works will be all about the Mediterranean rhythmic connection! From the thrum of the tamburello to the clacking of the qraqab, there’s a hidden rhythmical fil-rouge that links the apparently worlds’ apart of pizzica and gnawa. We are going to pull it out, unfold...
After a 3 year wait, and returning on its 40th anniversary, to say there was anticipation around Womad ’22 would be a vast understatement. The line-up played it safe in some respects, with old favourites looming large; but there were bright spots of new musical energy, hungrily met by pent-up...
04/11/2022 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Arsenal of Sounds - Amaraterra & Simo Lagnawi Woolwich Works, London
Not many musicians can boast that they have played and are still playing a crucial role in music history. That’s why we are more than honoured to welcome you to Woolwich and present you with a good and proper institution of West African and the UK scene. On Saturday the...
It was meant to happen last year, but we had to wait another 15 months. In any case, they say that good things come to those who wait…then, here we are, more than thrilled and more than ready to finally re-set in motion the Sounds of the World music series...
03/07/2021 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sounds of the World presents Simo Lagnawi & Gnawa London + Mr Morski @ Greenwich Royal Park Greenwich Park Bandstand, London
Nightshop show for April ’21 for Radio Campus Bxl & Rhythm Passport with 3 hours of new global sounds. 3 songs of the day; semba by Joãozinho Morgado (Turma da Bênção), Persian hip-hop jazz by Roforofo Jazz and Colombian tropical artists Abelardo Carbono & Meridian Brothers. Our albums of the...
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In recent decades, the music of the Gnawa has transitioned from a repertoire of ritualistic trance-inducing songs – performed exclusively for the adherents of its night-long healing ceremonies – to a more profane yet equally transfixing professional type of music, played on festival stages and in venues the world over. Due not...
