Tag Archives: Zambia
“Aisha” is the brand-new single by Larry Maluma, one of the most popular Zambian musicians. After having become an influential figure in the ZamRock scene in his native country, Larry moved to Australia in 1985, to start his music career from scratch once again. In Melbourne, he developed his very own...
The Barbican has come to light with another amazing cultural offering, in the form of Imagining Ireland. On the 21st of February, the evening will be dedicated to the rise in women’s voices within Irish artistic culture. There will be a wide mixture of Irish literature, poetry, music and a...
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...
What a year 2017 has been for Namvula. A new album (titled Quiet Revolutions that we recently reviewed)and a newborn baby have surely revolutionised the life of the Scottish/Zambian singer-songwriter. We had the pleasure of meeting her a few weeks ago to have a chat about all the events that occurred...
The cultural heritage that Quiet Revolutions brings to our ears is incredible, to put it mildly. Since her debut album Shiwezwa, released in 2014, Namvula has blazed a trail both at home and abroad with her impressive array of music fusion, from African styles to Scottish folk. She is a singer-songwriter,...
When it comes to supporting artists that we care about and have followed the career step-by-step, you don’t need to ask us twice. That’s why we welcome and are more than happy to share with you the call of one of our favourite “local” singer-songwriters. We started following Zambian-Scottish musician Namvula three...
To read the interview we did with Namvula that night click here [justified_image_grid ng_gallery=237]
On April 6th, I ventured out to Rotherhithe in the South-Eastern corner of London to meet Namvula, a half-Zambian, half-Scottish musician whose 2014 debut album Shiwezwa received a wave of enthusiastic praise from the press. We meet as she waits to play an intimate set at a gig organised by...