There’s so much need right now to shift the focus of the news coming from Ukraine and (re)discover and support what the country has to offer culturally. That’s why DakhaBrakha’s gig at the Barbican Centre on Thursday evening couldn’t happen at a more fitting time. After three years of absence from...
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20/01/2022 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm DakhaBrakha Barbican Centre, London
Check out the brand-new inspiring video by Barcelona-based Venezuelan singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Isaac Sasson. Extracted from his upcoming LP Canciones de Isaac, out in January via Olindo Records, ‘Manyanet’ portrays and is dedicated to a small town in the Spanish Pyrenees, featuring field recordings done on the Catalan Mountains...
With the dance tent already in full swing, the live accompanying bands Banter and Urban Folk Theory were at large most often and their unflagging efforts were as much of a spectacle as the dance portion itself. The Urban Folk Theory was more favoured among the younger audiences here, challenging...
There’s a new music series in town! Aptly named Hafla, the new University of Tropical Sounds‘ residency at The Post Bar in Tottenham will thoroughly embody its meaning (get-together in Arabic) welcoming musicians, DJs, jammers and gig-goers at large for a night inspired by sounds from the Mediterranean shores wherever...