It’s the best Latin music around! La Linea Festival, now in its fifteenth year, will once again gather a fine lineup. The event was born in 2001, emerging from an idea conceived by ¡Como No!’s. It has always displayed the finest and most intriguing sounds from the South American continent,...
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You think you’ve finally become used to every face and sound of Africa when it amazes you yet again! On this occasion it was the Rich Mix stage hosting an event presented by two agencies, Focus Organisation and Kazum! to promote the finest sounds from the African continent. They brought...
Following to the letter the Convergence Festival’s spirit, Batida brought to Village Underground an all-embracing show: a magic box containing music, dance, and images, and a taste of Angolan culture. If you have ever asked yourself the existential question “what is world music?” then Pedro Coquenão, the mind behind the...
The Romanian ensemble Fanfare Ciocârlia, back on stage in London two years after their last performance gave life to a vehement example of Balkan brass blowout, shaking Koko from the roof to its foundations. Sparkling brass, impeccable two-piecers, fun and energy to spare, in two words, Fanfare Ciocârlia! Introduced by...
Between the Notes Festival is London’s tribute to Bengali arts. It is a three-day event that showcases North East Indian and Bangladesh traditions through its music, movement, word, colour and shape. It set off on the right foot with bands Lokkhi Terra and Newanderthal charming the first night’s audience with...
The 19th of February was yet another night of great live music at Camden’s The Forge, which is fast becoming a standard affair for this venue. Dub Colossus Sound System were pretty much on the button from the get go providing a really up and rocking show. With a solid...
Taraf de Haïdouks are a blaze of Balkan glory. Over the last twenty-five years this Roma band has continually updated its sound and explored new directions, as they sparklingly demonstrated on the Union Chapel stage. Simultaneously, they are exponents of one of the most traditional styles of Romanian Gypsy music...
During the last five years Remixed Festival has colonised an entire borough of London. Shoreditch has become its fiefdom, and it is there it has sown its musical seeds, spreading its name and building a solid reputation around the East London borough’s venues. This year the festival echoed its debut...
These two bands literally filled the stage to the brim, not just in numbers but also with energy. Los Desterrados were the first to invade the scene – six effervescent musicians in few square metres is a time bomb waiting to explode… and off it went! It took just a...
Thirteen years ago during the traditional Sunday market in Columbia Road a London-based ensemble amazed the passers-by with their lively and up-tempo klezmer music. Today She’Koyokh’s busking days are over and the band is finally considered one of London’s musical gems. We seized the chance during their Rich Mix gig,...
