These are momentous and delicate days for the Iranian population. Days of change, self-determination and empowerment. Days that to be thoroughly understood by non-Iranian eyes and ears have to be described, explained and possibly sung and represented by someone born there and who’s deeply involved with the country’s recent history....
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Bahian musicians Tiganá Santana & BaianaSystem joined forces to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Brazilian politician, writer and guerrilla fighter Carlos Marighella. Together, they set to music one of Marighella’s poems titled ‘Canto Para Atabaque’, releasing two different versions, one of them featuring producer Buguinha Dub....
After introducing Don Jaga and his Afro-Luso urban sound, it’s time to do the same with the main act of our upcoming Sounds of the World gig at the Garrison Church, happening on Sunday 18th of July organised in partnership with Tramshed. As well as being a good old friend of...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
Brazil, Haiti and Western Africa; these are the three founding elements of Marcos Aganju’s music; elements that the Lisbon-based Brazilian guitarist and technology researcher mixes, hybridises and allows to grow together with electronica and hip-hop to create a cultural and rhythmic crossing through the Atlantic Ocean. You can join him...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
Catch Benjamin Zephaniah and The Revolutionary Minds playing Hackney venue EartH on Wednesday 25th September as part of the seventeenth London African Music Festival! Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is best known as a “dub poet”, but he’s worked across lots of genres, from poetry to music and from novels...
We all know Somerset House as being one of the most stunning buildings in London with scenery set for refined exhibitions and long-established music series. Now, the Neoclassical edifice, located between the Thames and the Strand, is also spreading its name as an alternative cultural hub. An example of the...
On 28th June, On the Corner Records will take over Folklore in Hackney to host two of the most intriguing names on their roster. We are talking about Khalab and Tenesha The Wordsmith, two artists who, in their very own way, fully embody the spirit of the label, bringing forward...
Preview: Benjamin Zephaniah & The Revolutionary Minds @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 17th May 2019)
Benjamin Zephaniah is a man of fierce words, who flexes his musical poeticism by rapping about street politics. With his band, The Revolutionary Minds, he creates dub-reggae protest songs influenced by the music and poetry from Jamaica. Zephaniah is dedicated to bringing a voice to those who are disenfranchised, and...
