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Modern African music guide hits BBC Radio 1 in time for World Cup
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 in World Music by Songlines.
In the latest tie-in to the South Africa World Cup, the weekly BBC Radio 1 Stories documentary on June 7 at 9pm will be a guide to modern African music.
Presented by DJ Edu from sister station Radio 1Xtra, it will explore the African rock, hip-hop, Afro-beat and various other sounds that are reverberating across the continent and further afield across the globe.
Contributiors include Mos Def, Tony Allen, K’naan, Nigerian popstar D’banj and Sudanese Rapper Emmanuel Jal.
BBC Radio 1 Stories: Africa Makes Some Noise
WOMAD returns to London for the first time in a decade
Posted on September 14th, 2009 in World Music by Songlines.
WOMAD ventures into the UK’s capital this September for a weekend of top world music at WOMAD Presents World Music at the Tower – the concluding weekend of the Tower Festival 2009 on September 19-20.
In its first London event for 10 years, WOMAD joins the Tower Festival (in association with Songlines) to bring world music to the historic grounds of the Tower of London.
On Saturday September 19, the Algerian king of rai Khaled headlines a day including the combined English folk talents of The Imagined Village, flautist and beatboxer Nathan Flutebox Lee, the Balkan flavours of Paprika Balkanicus and South Korean drummers Dulsori.
On Sunday September 20, the beat behind Afro-beat, drummer Tony Allen plays alongside the experimental collaboration between The Bays and the Heritage Orchestra, Justin Adams and ritti maestro Juldeh Camara, oud master Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana and Zimbabwe’s Siyaya.
The shows start at 4.45pm each evening and run until 10.15pm and there will be music workshops running through the day.
We are offering 2 tickets for the price of 1 by following this link:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/it2efe
2 for 1 ticket offer at the Tower Festival featuring Khaled and Tony Allen
Posted on August 5th, 2009 in World Music by Songlines.
WOMAD ventures into the UK’s capital this September for a weekend of the top world music at WOMAD Presents World Music at the Tower – the concluding weekend of the Tower Festival 2009 on September 19-20.
In its first London event for 10 years, WOMAD joins the Tower Festival (in association with Songlines) to bring world music to the historic grounds of the Tower of London.
On Saturday September 19, the Algerian king of rai Khaled headlines a day including the combined English folk talents of The Imagined Village, flautist and beatboxer Nathan Flutebox Lee, the Balkan flavours of Paprika Balkanicus and South Koreann drummers Dulsori.
On Sunday September 20, the beat behind Afro-beat, drummer Tony Allen plays alongside the experimental collaboration between The Bays and the Heritage Orchestra, Justin Adams and ritti maestro Juldeh Camara, oud master Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana and Zimbabwe’s Siyaya.
The shows start at 4.45pm each evening and run until 10.15pm and there will be music workshops running through the day.
We are offering 2 tickets for the price of 1 by following this link:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/it2efe
www.towerfestival.com
