La Linea 2017 gets underway tonight with Julieta Venegas and Gizmo Varillas at Barbican. Since 2001, the festival has brought a generous...
In a world of “acceptable musical nihilism”, Clinton Fearon is a citizen-musician, in the ideal sense of the word. He...
Following a successful tour in 2015, the Yamato Drummers of Japan returned to the UK this spring, ditching the blossoming cherry...
Lander Lenaerts doesn’t simply nurture an unconditional love for jazz, he’s also one of its most stimulating European experts. Next to promoting the art form through DJ-sets, a...
With his characteristic hat and sunglasses comes El Callegüeso (Jacobo Vélez) and his ‘Colombian Break Salsa’. This new release further...
Last Sunday we went to The Pickle Factory for the first night of Ovation, a monthly series that will bring...
Former Tinariwen & Etran Finatawa guitarist and vocalist Alhousseini Anivolla is a self-proclaimed ambassador for cultural diversity in a changing...
Nicola Cruz is to put it simply, a fantastic musician. In my humble opinion, his music speaks of more than...
Pulling you in by your collarbone, Telefon Tel Aviv defines electronica, and takes it to a level that makes their...
They’re provocative, refreshing and as their Swahili name suggests, they love to reach people, connect with them and share their...
There is an ancient city in south-west Nigeria named Ifè, the origins of which were sown by the seed of a palm...
If your music is strong enough to overcome religious fundamentalism and exile, how can a narrow-minded visa denial possibly harm it?...