Globally known sound system Channel One are cruising into London as part of a tour with none other than Dub maestro himself, Mad Professor. Together they’ll be making the Village Underground crowd bounce with vibrations that stretch back to 1955; the birth of the UK’s homegrown sound system culture. The tour...
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This was a sort of homecoming… Because to enjoy an Asian Dub Foundation full-band performance with all the trimmings, including their celebrated DJ-set, it’s not an everyday thing even if you’re in London and the sextet is still the best expression of the city music scene. The band has indeed diversified...
You just need few honeyed notes of one of her songs or listen to her featherweight voice to buy a one-way ticket to your imagination and let it fly to Porto Alegre and Rio Grande region. Even if Dominique Pinto or Dom ‘La Nena’ (as everyone calls her since her...
South-East London rejoice, because you finally have your local but broad-minded, radical but ethical, experimental but traditional Festival! The second edition of Crosswires Festival exposed indeed the exciting underground music scene orbiting around New Cross, Deptford and Lewisham councils. Throughout a day, from 1pm to 1am, the Amersham Arms’ stage hosted...
Bixiga is a neighbourhood in the centre of São Paulo, but the name has come to mean far more than that. It is a way of life. It gathers together many faces of Brazilian identity having experienced waves of migration coming ashore in the city’s harbour for two centuries. Today,...
Are you ready to experience some of London’s hottest international musicians at the London Tribes launch later this month? Playing at The Forge, Camden’s eco-conscious venue, will be a hand-picked selection of musicians – exploring melodies from all over the world – from Bengali to Cuban to Australian, and everywhere...
Calling all Londoners! October the 18th marks a rare opportunity to catch London fusionists Transglobal Underground and Albania’s Fanfara Tirana dazzle with a mesmerising mash-up of Balkan brass, big beats, Indian tabla and Caribbean bass. Expect some of the most dynamic and captivating music around during this show as two...
For ten years Chavo have been playing Balkan acoustic music. They defined themselves as a one of a kind “Danube delta string band” and became quite popular in the Eastern European inspired London music scene. But then, 2015 has turned their musical world upside-down. Chavo’s sound evolved and went electric,...
The new Cuban dawn is also lighting up and enlivening the country’s outstanding music scene. An example of this trend is a new festival which will inspirit Santiago de Cuba’s days (and nights) throughout the first weekend of May. From next spring, Manana Festival will indeed bring together two of...
Cross-cultural collaborations are a big thing at WOMAD, and 2015 was no exception. Today we talked to a most unusual pairing of desert blues fused with the folk traditions of the chilly Baltic. Etran Finatawa guitarist, percussionist and vocalist Alhousseini Anivolla from Niger teamed up with fiddler and singer Maarja...
