Berlin-based Palestinian musician Rasha Nahas is set to perform on Tuesday at the iconic Water Rats in London as part of her tour promoting her brand-new album Amrat. The LP features Arabic-language lyrics throughout and marks Nahas’ return to her mother tongue. Amrat is a genre-defying and narrative-focused work that...
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Egyptian musical icons, Sharmoofers, are finally set to grace the UK stage for the first time this Sunday at the Garage in Higbury. Since their inception in 2012, Sharmoofers have established themselves as one of the most exciting acts in the Egyptian music scene, thanks to their unique fusion of...
In just under a month, London will once again host the electrifying beats and eclectic melodies of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal as La Linea – The London Latin Music Festival makes its highly anticipated return. Get ready for a vibrant celebration of culture and music that promises...
And after having touched the UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, now it’s the turn of South Asia. The April appointment with Arsenal of Sounds, our “first Friday of the month” series supported by Arts Council England and going on stage at Woolwich Works, brings us to Bangladesh and...
On Friday the 3rd of March, to move ahead with our round-the-world journey in sounds, Arsenal of Sounds will reach the Middle East and Turkey and meet two musicians who are strengthening the diversity of the London music scene and also reinforcing its inclusivity messages. Olcay Bayir (who will be accompanied...
L-Gante returns to Europe. On Friday 3rd March, the Argentinian rapper will perform at PowerHaus in Camden but his 2023 tour will also bring him to Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, and Spain where he will play five dates in different locations. In the past three years or so, an exciting movement...
Despite the catastrophic events unfolding in Turkey and Syria, a glimmer of hope and relief is given by the eagerness of people, maybe living thousand miles away from where the earthquakes are crushing the ground, to help and support those affected. Among those good eggs, we can count dozens and...
Celebrate Ghana’s Independence Day in style with an unforgettable music show at The Jazz Cafe in London, featuring the amazing sounds of Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu. On Sunday the 5th of March, head to Camden for an explosive night of afrobeat, highlife and jazz fusion, as to pay tribute...
Afrobeat legend Dele Sosimi returns to Camden’s iconic Jazz Cafe with a special 60th birthday celebration show. As British-Nigerian afrobeat evangelist Dele Sosimi prepares to celebrate his sixtieth trip around the sun, his mission of spreading insatiable rhythms and joyful grooves to audiences across the world shows no sign of...
What we always look forward to doing with Arsenal of Sounds, our monthly event series exploring and presenting music and London-based musicians from all over the world, is to inspire and hearten its audience through wide-ranging notes, lyrics and rhythms. …and we couldn’t possibly look for a more fitting line-up...
