If the names Cairokee and Zap Tharwat don’t ring any bells it’s probably because you’re a) not Egyptian b) don’t have Egyptians friends c) are not interested in Egyptian music or d) are not up-to-date with the North African country’s current events. Those artists personify and the last five years...
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For once, to use the word “unique” is entirely legitimate. Because in few days time, one of the most representative ensembles of the essentially obscure Nepalese music scene will visit the U.K. and introduce the British music listeners to the fascinating sounds coming from Kathmandu and nearby regions. Night, which...
06/04/2016 6:00 pm Spring In The Season Of Love Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, London
Back in 2009 there was a big music conference like Womex in Bogotà. There I met a guy called Bernard Batzen, who was also Mano Negra and Manu Chao’s manager – an experienced statesman in the world music sphere. He had travelled to Bogotà, participated in the conference, and then...
06/04/2016 12:00 am Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club The O2, London
05/03/2016 8:00 pm Shahram Nazeri - The Knight Of The Voice Barbican Centre, London
18/03/2016 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm The Old Woman, the Buffalo and the Lion of Manding Canada Water Culture Space, London
27/01/2016 7:45 pm Farsa Moneda Sands Films, London
20/02/2016 8:00 pm Music From Egypt & Sudan - Egyptian Project London Debut Concert Rich Mix, London
06/02/2016 7:30 pm Music From Egypt & Sudan - Dina El Wedidi + Rasha Islington Assembly Hall, London
