In a world of “acceptable musical nihilism”, Clinton Fearon is a citizen-musician, in the ideal sense of the word. He...
Interviews
Following a successful tour in 2015, the Yamato Drummers of Japan returned to the UK this spring, ditching the blossoming cherry...
Nicola Cruz is to put it simply, a fantastic musician. In my humble opinion, his music speaks of more than...
They’re provocative, refreshing and as their Swahili name suggests, they love to reach people, connect with them and share their...
If London had its own soundtrack, it would have to include a Native Sun tune. The duo composed of Mohammed...
In a month’s time, on the 21st of April, London will be blown away by the sound of Orkesta Mendoza....
On the eve of the release of his latest album Transparent Water, Senégalese kora player, percussionist and singer Seckou Keita was packing to...
As sometimes happens to music industry personalities, Raffaele Costantino also felt the need to create a character and wear the...
If there’s a genre-defying band par excellence, it has to be Baba Zula. Throughout its 20-year story, celebrated this year...
There is this trademark groovy, danceable, lightness to Sinkane’s songs that make them either deeply political music, in the same...
A reception to Fronteras, a performance by Philippe Baden Powell and Cecilia Zabala we covered at the Americas Society & Council...
There was a time, not long ago, when ‘independent’ was the new hype. During the late-1990s/early 2000s, everything needed to...