There aren’t many musicians or bands able to amaze and confound their fans on such a regular basis, and Fat Freddy’s Drop are arguably one of the most distinctive examples of this. Full of free-spirited, eclectic artistry, their recent London shows in front of an jubilant crowd at the O2 Brixton Academy were...
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The Kondi Band is the result of the coming together of Sierra Leonian blind kondi (thumb piano) player and singer Sorie Kondi and Rio-based electronic producer Chief Boima, himself part Sierra Leonian. When Chief Boima stumbled upon Sorie’s ‘Without Money No Family’ video, he made a remix of it, which...
As it’s happening since 2001, for ten days in April, London sounds and plays Latino. The responsibility rests on ¡COMO NO! which, 15 years ago, started to organise one of the most chéveres Festivals of the London music scene. La Linea has indeed brought to the British capital some of the finest,...
After sixteen years of music-making – involving over a thousand live performances and various combinations of more than forty musicians – the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will be waving adios to London at The O2 on Wednesday 6th April, the final night of a farewell tour that has taken...
After a four months break, Namvula comes back on the stage on April 6th at Sands Films in Rotherhithe for a gig organised by TunedIn London. Half-Zambian half-Scottish, singer-songwriter Namvula blends the African folk and urban traditions with European folk, jazz and Latin rhythms. Her music is unpredictable, and when...
As part of a mammoth effort to bring the tropical vibes, Global Rhythms risked much by taking over Brixton all day and night. The marathon event kicked off with Global Rhythms hosting POP Brixton with a selection of cocktail bars, tasty treats and al fresco dancing. Unfortunately, the rain kept...
Sometimes you can’t believe your eyes. It’s hard to explain how certain musical styles can cross physical and cultural borders and spread around the world. For instance, Omar Souleyman’s performance at Camden’s Koko (part of Convergence Festival) was just such an experience, bringing together one-thousand five-hundred people to dance for an hour to...
It’s always an exciting time for music when a legend pays a visit to British shores, and Kanda Bongo Man is no exception. The legend of soukous headlines London’s Rich Mix on Friday 1st April. Known as the father of ‘kwassa kwassa’, a dance craze in which hands follow swinging hips...
Global Rhythms ‘afrobeat meets house’ all-dayer and night event will be taking over Brixton this Easter Sunday 27th March 2016. South London’s Brixton once again hosts a formidable festival of culture. For all you early birds and families, Global Rhythms will be hosting POP BOX Brixton, with cocktail bars, exotic...
Few bands have influenced the course of a particular music scene as much as Asian Dub Foundation. Even fewer have done it throughout their twenty-year career, with a fan base all over the world. They are arguably the most socially conscious musical innovators, a mouthpiece for their community, transforming local...
