La Mambanegra, the excellent Colombian dance orchestra is on a mission to, “bring a new concept of salsa and Latin...
With just two songs and their videos, an unprecedented level of hype was created among Caribbean, African and also Latin...
It was with a great sense of anticipation that we stepped up the front path and entered a beautiful and...
The historical Electric Ballroom in the heart of Camden Town, was indeed a ballroom on April 27th. Few bands are...
It was billed as one of the highlights of 2016’s La Linea Festival, but Criolo and Baloji gig at Koko...
Ariwo are a little-known, and newly-established, world fusion act. Led by sound designer, Pouya Ehsaei, they are a quartet of...
The group Konono No.1 and Angola-born, Lisbon-raised, artist Batida, have teamed up and released Konono No.1 meets Batida, an album that is both thought-provoking...
It is no surprise that Sorie Kondi chose to name himself after the instrument he plays: the African thumb piano,...
Instantly, a mysterious and fascinating percussive sound appears, full of intricate rhythms, low and dense drones, overlapping melodies and bass...
In 1986, when Haitians overthrew dictator Jean Claude Duvalier and the culturally conservative authoritarian regime that he had put into...
On April 6th, I ventured out to Rotherhithe in the South-Eastern corner of London to meet Namvula, a half-Zambian, half-Scottish...
Damir Imamovic’s Sevdah Takht continue with their stated mission to pursue innovations in modern sevdah music, on their second album...