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Few festivals in the UK—or indeed around the world—can claim the kind of cultural longevity and consistent reinvention that La Linea has achieved. Launched in 2001 by Como No!, the UK’s leading Latin music promoter, the festival was created at a time when Latin artists were largely overlooked by mainstream British stages. Twenty-five years on, La Linea has become not just a fixture in the capital’s musical calendar but a reflection of London itself: diverse, curious, and constantly evolving. What […]...
As the Baltics shakes off the last chill of winter, and Tallinn edges into the pale light of spring, Tallinn Music Week (TMW) activates a city. From Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th April, the festival moves through the city as an high pressure system, switching on venues, recharging conversations, and altering the cultural weather across Estonia and well beyond. With over 170 artists from 39 countries, along with a conference and satellite programme of art and ideas, TMW continues to […]...
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All Living Things by the Korean multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha (tak:til/Glitterbeat) takes the listener on an introspective journey, seamlessly balancing traditional instruments—including the piri, saenghwang, and yanggeum—with the immersive textures of electronic sounds. In her self-produced fifth album, a nine-track project, Park Jiha captures the cyclical essence of life and nature, flowing like a river that carries the listener along its current, immersing them in its ever-evolving journey. The album’s instrumentation, especially the piri—a cylindrical double-reed bamboo oboe—brings a sense of […]...
Babel Music XP kicks off this Thursday, turning Marseille into a hub for Mediterranean and global musical expressions. Over the weekend, the festival will host 30 acts from over 20 countries countries, presenting the pulsating heartbeat of the world music world On Saturday at 3:30PM, the distinctly “local” ensemble, BOUCS!, takes centre stage at La Friche la Belle de Mai’s Grand Plateau. Led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sam Karpienia, this Marseille-based trio will deliver a unique fusion of Occitan poetry with […]...
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In this joyful and profound debut album Celia Wa nods to the past and future, as well as both sides of the Atlantic. Born in Paris, singer and flautist Celia Wa spent part of her childhood in Guadeloupe, where she learned traditional Afro-Caribbean music, especially Gwo-ka rhythms, and the flute. Returning to Paris, she studied at the American School of Modern Music, worked for years as a hip-hop dancer and created the music she calls Karibfutursound, which is deeply committed […]...
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Interview: Go Dugong -“A Constant Cycle of Life, Death, Decay, Rebirth” (February 2025)
Words by Marco Canepari / Photo by Gustavo Vera Febres-Cordero
Event Review: El Buho @ The Jam Jar (Bristol; Sunday, 23rd January 2025)
Words and Photos by Samuel Fletcher (Originally Published on Bristol247)
