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...
On listening to Desdes, the title track of Eritrean exile Awalom Gebremariam‘s new album there is an immediate appeal. An...
There aren’t many musicians or bands able to amaze and confound their fans on such a regular basis, and Fat Freddy’s...
Aziza Brahim’s new album Abbar el Hamada (out now on Glitterbeat) blew us away on first listening with its haunting tales...