Two intriguing new realities enriching the London’s music scene will please the Rich Mix audience on the 24th of November. Hejira and Susso will stage an exciting double-bill bringing to Shoreditch their musical interpretation of East and West African tradition. After a journey to Ethiopia, South-East Londoners Hejira fell in...
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We grew fonder and fonder of Transparent Water, the fourhanded album released by Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita in February, blending together Caribbean and West African traditions with musical spices coming from all over the world. So, after having reviewed the album, interviewed Seckou Keita and previewed the ongoing UK...
They couldn’t choose a better time to present their second EP. On the last day of the London Jazz Festival, while the British capital will be fully inebriated by syncopations, improvisations and musical oddities, Ezra Collective will finally launch their new work, titled Juan Pablo: The Philosopher at Islington Assembly Hall....
Azymuth are a rare gem in today’s music world. They have been around for almost half a century and they seem not even a bit tired of making music and travelling the world with it. Rising from the fervent Rio music scene of the ‘60s, they enlightened the world with...
Afro-futurism exploration from tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings. His latest tour showcases the album Wisdom of Elders wherein he re-imagines the voices of ancient elders through a free-jazz expression of South African music. Alongside his virtuoso African band (the Ancestors) he will introduce you to his influences of Ugandan Amadinda, calypso...
Savvy and oozing self-deprecating charm, Zara McFarlane is one of Gilles Peterson’s freshest jazz vocalists who has been signed with Brownswood Recordings since 2011. She has released two albums, won ‘Best Jazz Act’ at the MOBOs and is shortly due to publish her third release on 26th September. The latest...
A big revelry for exciting Brighton-based independent label Tru Thoughts, as they celebrated their coming-of-age with a punching all-day party! Full of friends and fans, there were queues to see their newest acts that not even a wink or a press pass could sneak you through. A sign that they...
The London International Arts Festival (LIAF) is back in town with its fifth edition, focusing its attention on the South Asian and Carnatic music subjects and building on them through musical collaborations, interactions and synergies. The 6-day event will get underway at Kings Place, where accomplished and internationally-renowned master Indian...
Italy’s number one music festival returns this week for its 17th edition — with the most incredible line-up they have ever been able to put together. The roster includes the most acclaimed upcoming artists of the moment, such as Warp Records signee Lorenzo Senni, this year’s breakthrough artist Lanark Artefax,...
Total Refreshment Centre will go fully Brazilian on the 4th of November with a tribute to the unbridled creativity of Hermeto Pascoal. To celebrate the re-release of Viajando Com O Som, a lost 1976 recording of the Brazilian jazz and Forró master, Far Out Recordings have organized a Brazilian-inspired night,...
