Free festival Chingfest is back this year as part of Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019, with a new, revamped line up encouraging young people to engage with culture in the borough. Some of the most exciting artists will be performing at the festival, including headliner and Mercury Prize 2019 nominee NAO, who mixes dancehall, R&B and jazz sounds on her songs ‘Drive and Disconnect’ and ‘Make It Out Alive’, and will be returning home to East London for her last UK gig of the year. British acid jazz band Incognito will join the line-up, which will also include the grime collective Lord of the Mics. Home-grown talent will include hip-hop artist Lemzi, rapper Kitch and grime artist Luke November, who recently performed as part of Africa Express. This amazing festival will take place in Ridgeway Park for free.

Event Review: Wilderness Festival 2019 @ Cornbury Park (Oxfordshire; Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019]

Situated within close proximity to some of the festival’s increasingly populated hangouts at Wilderness, such as the Atrium, if you happened to stumble upon the Level stage, you were almost guaranteed to be charmed by a constant conveyer belt of talented troubadours within the world music spectrum. There were memorable…

Artists: Colectiva , Dele Sosimi , Incognito , Project Karnak , Ruby Rushton

Preview: Wilderness Festival @ Cornbury Park (Oxfordshire; Friday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019)

Contrary to the average UK music festival, Wilderness Festival is equally centred on themes of healthy living, nature and the arts. From sacred nipple adorning, to wild swims and tree play, the festival’s main objective is to fortify the soul, restore the senses and enliven the spirit, by allowing its…

Artists: Ata Kak , Caravan Palace , Dele Sosimi , Groove Armada , Incognito