I recently spoke via email with Franketienne about Haitian music through an intermediary, his wife Marie-Andree. Franketienne is Haiti’s greatest...
[chimpy_form forms=”5″] They invited their fans singing “come see us play”. So we did it and enjoyed every single minute of it. Sidestepper...
[chimpy_form forms=”5″] Our top 5 discoveries for Womad festival’s first full day, Friday, showcase the rich and varied styles that...
No pressure –Tropical Pressure! With affordable ticket prices that welcome everyone it was refreshing to see a truly mixed audience...
Siete Raíces is the name of a traditional Peruvian liquor brewed from several jungle roots, plants and tree barks, which...
It’s not common to enjoy a sunny weekend in London. It’s even rarer to enjoy a sunny weekend on a...
Hybrid Dimensions comes from the conception and necessity to break with stereotypic knowledge of Latin American music. Its boundaries go...
Roberto Pla has influenced several musicians based in UK and interested in Latin music, especially Salsa, over the last thirty...
On 13th June Italy played its first match of the European Championship 2016 against Belgium. The football was the perfect...
Building on a quintessentially British tradition of colliery brass bands, the 8-year old Hackney Colliery Band has ingeniously transformed what used...
One of the most exciting names on the UK music scene is also one of its most indefinable and difficult...
It really is something special to see a live performance by ‘O Bruxo’ (the sorcerer). The eminent Brazilian musician, producer,...