‘Myrrha’ is the latest single extracted from Swan, Nwando Ebizie‘s debut album out now via Accidental Records. You can listen to the LP and buy your copy following this link: https://nwandoebizie.bandcamp.com/track/myrrha
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Preview of the album: Only available until 27th November 2018
Preview of the album: Only available until 03rd September 2018
Once again, our eyes are opened to a world of music and rhythm, hidden between two musical powerhouses. We twist and turn through the funky, ska, afrobeat, soul, jazz and psychedelic sounds of Benin and Togo. Ten years after its predecessor, African Scream Contest 2 opens more doors, as well...
Alongside Fela Kuti and Africa ‘70, Ali Farka Touré and Angélique Kidjo, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are one of West Africa’s most cherished and ground-breaking acts. The afro-funk outfit, who formed fifty years ago in Benin, will play their first ever Manchester show at Band on the Wall on 21st June. The...
Whether it be called kwaze les 8, kontredans, or bal violon, Haiti’s contra-dance tradition is for the most part unknown by the world at large. Most focus either on the blackness or the poverty of the island, without realising Haitian culture shares plenty of similarities with Europe’s culture, though with...