Thursday, October 31, 2024
Manu Chao Acoustic: Return of the Vanishing Man
Manu Chao makes a triumphant London comeback with a manic acoustic performance at Brixton 02 Academy
Manu Chao makes a triumphant London comeback with a manic acoustic performance at Brixton 02 Academy
Global musicians unite at London’s Grand Junction on October 3 for a night of impromptu artistic alliances
Acclaimed British-Egyptian academic Dr Hannah Elsisi discusses an ambitious new project surveying the sonic and sensory rituals surrounding African migration
Erin Cobby speaks to the singer and multi-instrumentalist influenced by ancient Hindu fables, community spirit and the philosophy of Alice Coltrane
Catalina Maria Johnson visits festivals in the US and Canada bringing global and ancestral music to a new audience
The nomadic Brazilian has taken inspiration from his daughter and current headquarters in London to make the most percussive album of his career. “I privileged the spontaneity of the grooves,” he tells Mark Sampson
A new multimedia project explores the traditions and music of the monastic residents of Mount Athos in Greece, where little has changed over centuries
Paul Slade speaks to a young Irish guitarist Muireann Bradley, who is infatuated with Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and John Fahey and whose debut album was one of the sleeper hits of 2023
The traditional street music of Warsaw is undergoing a revival. Mateusz Dobrowolski takes us on a tour of Poland’s capital, looking back at the events and iconic figures that shaped the popular music of this ‘phoenix city’
Kim Burton looks back on 25 years of Mostar Sevdah Reunion, the Bosnian band with a wild history who have been building new musical bridges to replace the old ones laid waste by war
Introducings new releases from Justin Golden, Tinkham Road, JP Harris, Olivia Barrett and Aerialists
Chris Wheatley speaks to the Brazilian writer about her formative years as a musician and how music informs everything she does
Keith Howard gives a glimpse into his work on the music of North Korea, uncovering codes, state productions and unsettling consequences
Yousif Nur returns to Québec with free-form festivals, First Nations history and presidential hotels on his agenda
Eliza explores the “daft” world of guitars before two passionate music friends begin her conversion…
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