Aside from Indonesia’s Gamelan ensembles, Southeast Asia rarely features on the global music scene. This is a shame, given the...
Anacreon, lyrical poet of wine and of revelry (one of Ancient Greece’s nine greatest poets), how would you have regarded...
The tenth edition of the Hyper Japan Festival, “the UK’s biggest J-Culture Event”, organised by Cross Media Ltd., took place...
Gypsy brass legends Fanfare Ciocărlia have been making music for over two decades, and to celebrate they have just released...
We sent our very own Tash_LC down to Rich Mix London earlier this year to interview the Congolese Sokous legend...
We had enough of listening to people saying that world music is boring. So we decided to prove them wrong once...
“Jump above the sky, inside your eyes”. This is Luísa Maita’s enticing invitation as she provocatively chants the last words of...
With a new album out (MM3), a European tour ready to hit the road (with a London gig at Battersea...
When rock and electronic sounds reinvigorate (Fuel) an already hot-blooded and passionate style like flamenco (Fandango), the outcome can only...
Inspired by a trip to Africa, Emicida (a play on MC and homicide), has released the album About Kids, Hips,...
“When you decide what you play you also decide what kind of life you lead.” Hélène Labarrière N’Diale is...
Two weeks have passed since the 34th edition of WOMAD UK, which was also the tenth anniversary of the festival’s residency...