Three days of live music with an eclectic line up of over twenty African, Brazilian & international artists across 3 stages, including host Gilberto Gil. Taking place in the stunning riverside location of Old Billingsgate Market in central London, transformed for the occasion by Brazilian visual artist Miguel Rio Branco.
More than just music is on offer during the Festival. Alongside a heady mix of funk, reggae, dub, hip hop, samba and blues, Back2Black features a programme of talks and debates with leading international writers, thinkers and musicians.
Plus drumming displays and workshops involving young musicians from East London and the Pracatum School from Salvador de Bahia, craft market and a range of African & Brazilian street food and drinks available throughout the three days.
| Date | Event name | Artist | City/Town | Venue |
| 11 Oct | Gilberto Gil: Aquele Abraço – The Farewell to London Concert | Gilberto Gil | London | The Royal Albert Hall |
Back after a hiatus, Gilberto Gil brings his familial Nos Á Gente project to The Barbican on Saturday 30th July. A celebratory affair for which Gil will be joined by family and friends, this rare London show offers something of a ‘greatest hits’ care of the newly octogenarian Gil, for…
Artists: Gilberto Gil
A world of music, arts and dance awaits at the world’s festival this year. Charlton Park will once again be visited by artists and performers from round the globe, for an extra special celebration in honour of the festival’s 40th birthday. Six stages will host over 150 acts across the…
Artists: Abel Selaocoe , Angelique Kidjo , Bab L’Bluz , Barmer Boys , Electric Jalaba , Fantastic Negrito , Fatoumata Diawara , Fulu Miziki , Gilberto Gil , Greentea Peng , Joji Hirota , Kae Tempest , Nihiloxica , Nitin Sawhney , Pauline Black , Son Rompe Pera , Taxi Kebab , The Flaming Lips , The Mauskovic Dance Band
In this show, we travel from Africa’s kora, desert blues from the Sahara desert, the beautiful strings from Cape Verde Islands, through jazz from gipsy influence and finish with a dub in a world music perspective. Music is the glue that connects humanity as ONE! (Aired on August 11 on…
Artists: Ballake Sissoko , Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra , Bombino , Cordas do sol , Juan Bau , Ludovico Einaudi , Mamadou Diabate , Mbongwana Star , Oum , Stereo Utopia , The Spy From the Cairo , Toumani Diabaté
‘Mamadou Kanda Keita’ is extracted of the “very special” collaborative album Korolen by Malian kora master Toumani Diabate and renowned London-based symphony orchestra LSO. “Commissioned as a special project by the Barbican Centre in London and produced by World Circuit, these recordings feature Diabaté and his group of eminent Malian…
Artists: London Symphony Orchestra , Toumani Diabaté
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…
Artists: Afrikan Boy , Afriquoi , Amadou & Mariam , Amira Kheir , Amy True , Blue Lab Beats , Bumi Thomas , Carthnage , Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra , Dj Jigüe , Elpeche , Emicida , Ezra Collective , Fatima , Femi And The Inrhythms , Gianni Denitto , Imperio Bamba , Kamaal Williams , Koroleko Moussa Dembele , La-33 , Lua Preta , Marcelo D2 , Mayra Andrade , Merca Bae , Nané , Naphta , Neneh Cherry , Onra , Renegade Brass Band , Sons Of Kemet , Stella Chiweshe , Tássia Reis , The Blind Boy of Alabam , The Bongo Hop , Xylouris White , Zara Mcfarlane
In recent years, Turin has gained quite a reputation in the music world for its electronic/dance-oriented scene, being the host city of Italy’s largest electronic music festival, Club to Club. Nevertheless, the city has much more to offer, with new upcoming events and festivals popping up year after year. One of them is…
Artists: Amadou & Mariam , Bombino , Jeff Mills , Tony Allen
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Artists: A Tribe Called Red , Akala , Alborosie , Amadou & Mariam , Bazza Ranks , Deemas J , Hoodna Orchestra , Ibeyi , Jago , Klik & Frik , Lianne La Havas , Little Dragon , Rashid , Resonators , Sibusile Xaba , Songhoy Blues , The Blaze
A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to attend one of the highlights of the London’s music calendar: Amadou & Mariam. The Malian couple delighted the Koko audience presenting their brand new work Bofou Safou and performing an exciting sold-out gig supported by London born-and-bred hip-hop narrator Afrikan Boy. Here’s what we saw and…
Artists: Afrikan Boy , Amadou & Mariam
[chimpy_form forms=”5″] They invited their fans singing “come see us play”. So we did it and enjoyed every single minute of it. Sidestepper brought their Afro-Colombian groove to WOMAD Festival and it was simply “chevere!” [justified_image_grid ng_gallery=261] A few minutes later, we witnessed the brilliant 30-year reunion of Songhai – kora king Toumani…
Artists: Ana Tijoux , Anoushka Shankar , George Clinton , Parliament Funkadelic , Sidestepper , Toumani Diabaté
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