The Joy is a South African band that met in high school and mixes traditional Zulu music, Maskandi-influenced guitar work, delicate production, and uplifting acapella singing. Their music tells stories of their daily experiences in the township of Hammarsale in Kwazulu Natal. The band gained recognition on social media, catching...
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Oh yes, we missed them so much! Three years without their overwhelming energy, magnetising stage presence and of course, gripping sound, and we were already feeling a bit lost. But that’s what BCUC is about, and to attend one of their performances, just standing or going wild under the stage...
Check out the first single extracted from Dedicated Men of Zion‘s upcoming album The Devil Don’t Like It out on March 4 via Bible & Tire Recording Co. The gospel quartet from Eastern North Carolina is indeed ready to follow up its 2020’s debut with another inspired and inspiring work blending “traditional...
Returning to leafy Lloyd Park for its sixth year, Walthamstow Garden Party served up an eclectic mix of big names and young performers, bringing together an international line-up for an international crowd. A festival ‘made locally’ and produced by Barbican Centre, Create London and the people of Waltham Forest (declared...
It’s that time of the year again; when one of our favourite festivals will brighten up Lloyd Park in Walthamstow. On 13th and 14th July, Walthamstow Garden Party will be back with its two days jam-packed with dance, arts and crafts, circus performances, and food and drinks. However, as is...
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There’s no summer in London without Walthamstow Garden Party! The two-day free-entry festival happening every mid-July at Lloyd Park in Walthamstow is becoming a constant of the British capital’s summer event calendar. And it couldn’t be otherwise, because the weekend of music, theatre, dance, circus, film and spoken word organised...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo need little introduction; as one of the world’s most iconic musical groups they have been spreading their message of peace, love and harmony since the early 60s. Known for their joyous singing and beautifully layered harmonies, the all-male, a cappella singing group are a major part of...