Rich Mix will let your ears wander the world world this Autumn, thanks to a two-month-long festival. From the 1st of September starting with the only London based pizzica band Amaraterra to the 9th of November with Chango Spasiuk, the “new hero of Argentinian chamamé”, the Shoreditch venue will host an...
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The Grammy award winning group Konono No. 1 was formed in Congo in the late 1960s. Their distinctive sound is driven by three likembas (bass, medium and treble thumb pianos). What separates them from so many traditional acts is the rudimentary, homemade amplification of the likembas. This sound is also known...
Tambacounda is one of the richest and liveliest cultural cities of Senegal. Musically, it can be considered as one of the hubs of the country, harbouring a centuries-old tradition and having given birth to some remarkable djembe players. The city is also the place where Diabel Chissoko grew up and...
Amaraterra are a collective of musicians and dancers who hail from Southern Italy but now reside in London, making them the first pizzica ensemble to be based in the British capital. Pizzica is the music and dance style at the heart of the folk tradition of Salento, the “heel” of...
Seven years and not a single itch…we still unconditionally love Open the Gate and we will surely join them for their Festival on the 5th of June at Rich Mix. The 7th Anniversary of the cultural organisation will be a full-day celebration of what they do best: organise events and...
It is said that difficulties break some men but make others…as a matter of fact, Owiny Sigoma Band musicians have definitely become stronger people after their recently troubled months. The death of an important band member like Charles Owoko would have turned upside down and put through the wringer every ensemble, but the...
Blending hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with the iconic sounds of New Orleans brass, bring your big brash boogie boots to Rich Mix next week, the Hot 8 Brass Band are in town. Formed by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995, The Hot 8 not only merged two earlier bands – the Looney Tunes...
There’s a lot going on with Moh! Kouyate. First, his impressive musical history: born in Conakry in Guinea and now based in Paris, the young guitarist has worked with artists Ba Cissoko, Corey Harris and Fatoumata Diawara. Then, whilst remaining engaged with the traditional Mandingo music of West Africa, he...
Usually it would be rude to reveal a woman’s age, but there are always exceptions. Especially when it comes to an impressive young musician, composer, arranger and choir director who, at the age of 24, has already released two albums, toured the world, signed for Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings,...
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...
