On April 6th, I ventured out to Rotherhithe in the South-Eastern corner of London to meet Namvula, a half-Zambian, half-Scottish...
Interviews
Aziza Brahim’s new album Abbar el Hamada (out now on Glitterbeat) blew us away on first listening with its haunting tales...
In less than one month’s time MANANA will show 500 lucky ticket holders a whole new way of organising and enjoying music...
If the names Cairokee and Zap Tharwat don’t ring any bells it’s probably because you’re a) not Egyptian b) don’t...
La Linea Festival, the Latin music bonanza, is on its way once more for its 16th edition and we couldn’t...
Back in 2009 there was a big music conference like Womex in Bogotà. There I met a guy called Bernard...
Ahead of their Passing Clouds gig last weekend, we caught up with Ibibio Sound Machine front woman, Eno Williams, to have...
“Travelling is the strongest lesson of life,” announces Baaba Maal, one of West Africa’s most renowned musical spokesmen. The Senegalese...
Most would agree that stepping into the shoes of one of history’s most celebrated musicians would be just a little...
If the Anatolian peninsula had its own bard, it would probably include Olcay Bayir. Of Kurdish origin, the Turkish singer-songwriter...
Now on their third Brownswood LP, Nyanza, Owiny Sigoma Band are rightfully garnering critical acclaim. This super-group’s insistence on pushing...
Few bands have influenced the course of a particular music scene as much as Asian Dub Foundation. Even fewer have...