‘The Wedding’ is extracted from Abdullah Ibrahim‘s new solo piano album Solotude out now on Gearbox Records: https://abdullahibrahim.co.za/record/solotude/
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Archie Shepp may not have executed his ideas with the same technical dexterity I imagine of earlier years. However in his mid-eighties, he still delivered a beautifully effectual experience that transcended any physical limitations. Alongside Jason Moran, their musical ideas revealed their reverence towards the plight of inequality and the complexities...
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...
Cuban pianist and composer Omar Sosa recently released his new album titled An East African Journey. The project started back in 2009 and fuses jazz with traditional music from all over the African Continent featuring remarkable musicians. ‘Thuon Mok Loga’ is one of the singles extracted from the album...
Despite being born and having started her music career in Italy, Maria Chiara Argirò has grown into one of the most brilliant and freshest expressions of the London contemporary jazz scene. In the last few years, the Rome-born band leader, pianist and composer has shaped her sound on the city...
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French composer and musician Christophe Chassol, who has collaborated with Frank Ocean and Solange, has become known for “ultrascore”, a musical technique that can be thought of as harmonising reality. Ludi (released on 6th March 2020 via Tricatel) is his latest effort applying this technique, as he continues to draw...
Experience a genre-crossing musical deluge, travelling between hip-hop, grime, jazz and classical with one of London’s most forward thinking artists. Fast becoming a staple of London live music culture, Earth provides a space that can offer big and international acts an interesting space to play to large audience. Not sanitised...
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On Friday 8th November, Southbank Centre dedicates a night to Ólafur Arnalds and his art. The Icelandic composer and pianist will take over the London riverside cultural hub and its venues to give life to OPIA, a programme of performances and DJ-sets featuring exciting names in the electronica, contemporary, classic,...
There’s something in Omar Sosa’s music that charms and allures you; so much so that you can’t unhook from its notes; it might be because of its rhythms or dreamy melodies. It’s not an exaggeration in saying that you will end up keeping those tunes with you, forever. Thanks to...