Based in Paris, Banda de Rolé is a band formed by six friends with a common passion for Capoeira. Their diverse cultural and musical backgrounds, hailing from Brazil, West Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean, and Reunion Island, converge to create a unique Afro-reggae sound. Their highly anticipated album, Pega Visao,...
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From the underwater soundscape of a mangrove forest in Mexico to the musical heights of Los Glaciares Park in Argentina, and from the lushness of beats of the Canadian Pacific Coast woodland to the melodies of a Polish one, El Búho has made room and sheltered nature into his remarkable brand-new...
Our Road to the 2021 edition of Womex keeps on winding through the world-music world. From Brussels and Echoes of Zoo, we now travel to Syria and the Middle East via Paris. There, we have the pleasure to get acquainted with the exceptional musicianship and social awareness of flautist and...
They might have only just released their third single, but Montparnasse Musique are letting you dance since the early 2000s. Both Nadjib Ben Bella and Aero Manyelo are experienced producers and dancefloor wizards spreading global beats under different monikers for the last twenty years. “Legend tells us” that in 2018,...
If on Sunday, you missed out our full-immersion in North African and Middle Eastern sounds, worry not! Head to our YouTube channel where you can fully re-catch the seven- hour-long online stream event organised together with our friends at University of Tropical Sound and featuring sets by Hazem Berrabah, Samedia Shebeen,...
Reggae music is Manudigital’s playground. Since his debut, more than 15 years ago, the French songwriter, producer, bass player, DJ and rhythm-maker has fooled around, enjoyed himself and worked with Caribbean-scented upbeats and uptempo vibes, which are better if having a digital nature and electro suffix. In these years, he...
Tributes and homages to artists who recently passed away often sound trivial or trite if done by someone who wasn’t directly connected with them. That’s why we always repeat the mantra that we prefer to let the music do the talking and ask fellow musicians, who grew up and/or shared...
Electrify your week with Flavia Coelho! On the 20th of February, the Jazz Cafe will shake up your night with a show by the sparkling Brazilian singer. The carioca-born, but Paris-based artist has just released her new album DNA and will introduce it to her London fans with her usual...
In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
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A brassy, ritualistic sound from a band making a cross-cultural union. ¿Que Vola? is a new group, experimenting with bop-style horns over a foundation of Cuban Santeria rumba groove. Put together by jazz trombonist Fidel Fourneyron, with the help of double-bassist Thibaud Soulas, the French jazz collaborative enrols three of...
