What we always look forward to doing with Arsenal of Sounds, our monthly event series exploring and presenting music and London-based musicians from all over the world, is to inspire and hearten its audience through wide-ranging notes, lyrics and rhythms. …and we couldn’t possibly look for a more fitting line-up...
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Rasha Nahas has felt the complexities and challenges of meeting the stereotype of Arab women in Europe. And her newly released album Amrat meaning ‘Sometimes’ reflects on this. As a Palestinian composer living in Berlin, she became heartfelt about singing in Arabic for this LP. This adds a nostalgic sentiment. Diving...
In this show, we travel through the sounds of fado, desert blues, afro-Cuban jazz, afro-Cuban, afrobeat, Arabic reggae, and reggae! We kick off the show with the melancholic voice of Mariza, from Portugal, in “Quem me Dera”, a song was written for her by the Angolan singer-songwriter Matias Damásio. We...
Abakuya is a duo formed by François Essindi, Cameroonian musician and story teller, and James Sofo, Australian globe-trotter who plays electro-acoustic bass. Their music is a fusion of traditional and modern instruments, resulting in a modern and ancient sound that is both calming and energising. Primitive Love, their first album...
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