It’s been almost a year since we last saw the Scottish/Zambian singer-songwriter Namvula. This coming Friday the 20th April, Rich Mix is hosting her latest album launch Quiet Revolutions. She draws inspiration from her own life journey which has touched multiple countries and ethnicities. Her composition style intertwines metaphorical images...
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On Monday 5th March, a rather interesting group of musicians came together on the Barbican stage to present Imagining Ireland, a showcase, or – as Serious and The National Concert Hall presented it – a snapshot, of Irish music today. The first half of the evening began quite safely, with...
Critical poet and black power activist, Gil Scott Heron is one of the most impactful spoken-word artists in history. Known for his sharp yet witty tongue, he mixed blues and jazz with poetry to forcefully enliven a disengaged people and ridicule the role of mainstream media and spotlighted the reality...
Irish sensation Rejjie Snow’s first mixtape came out in 2013, and he is already well-known and appreciated by hip-hop connoisseurs and music-heads alike. Last February his debut album Dear Annie finally came out and although it has been only a month since release, it has already topped the charts and...
Coming to the Barbican on Monday the 5th of March is Imagining Ireland – a showcase of the rather healthy state of Irish music today. “…I suppose what we wanted to do was take a photograph of some of the exciting noise going on, that possibly wouldn’t get a spotlight...
It doesn’t happen every day that we get to enjoy a double-bill show celebrating the artistry of two remarkable female musicians. Luckily, we didn’t miss the unique opportunity which happened on stage at the Barbican where we saw two such protagonists in Carleen Anderson and Zara McFarlane. Despite the two...
Embraced by the Alps Mountains in the North-western area of Italy, Turin is a city marked by its aristocratic past and industrial history. This contrast best represents the city’s multiple facets: richness and poverty, innovation and tradition, history and modernity all living together in one place. This blend and mix...
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With a little more than a month to go, the 2017 edition of Jazz:Re:Found will liven up Turin and Milan. Inspired by London-born and bred, Jazz Re:freshed, Jazz:Re:Found has reached its 10th year and will celebrate with a remarkable calendar of music events. To make the waiting time shorter, two curtain-raising shows will warm up the...
The musical eminence grise concealing himself behind the bass and influencing stars like Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar & Childish Gambino has finally started to enjoy a bright and well-deserved limelight all to his self. Despite Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, being on the scene for a while, ever since...
