Wednesday, December 4, 2019
A world of jazz and beyond at Poland's Jazztopad
As jazz festivals around the world start to embrace international sounds, Martin Longley got to grips with the eclectic line-up of the Jazztopad festival in Wrocław
Live reviews
Monday, November 11, 2019
Utopian Lullabies at Oslo World
Oslo World festival kicked off with an emotional opening concert showcasing impressive performances from a host of female singers.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Jasdeep Singh Degun's Anomaly
Award-winning young sitarist debuts music from his forthcoming album, Anomaly
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Green Man Festival 2019 review
Martin Longley discovers the roots and shoots of the pagan-inspired gathering in the Black Mountains of Wales
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Boomtown 2019 review
Jim Hickson dives in, gets lost and just about stumbles out of the strange and intriguing world of the Boomtown festival
Monday, July 29, 2019
Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 4
Dance music veterans and debut WOMAD performances on the final day of the festival
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Review: WOMAD 2019 - Day 3
Music from Indonesia, South Sudan, Mali, Ukraine and Occitania lights up the festival
Friday, July 26, 2019
Review: WOMAD 2019 – Day 1
Indian and Cuban brass – the leading factors in the opening night of ‘the world’s festival’
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Spirit of Tengri 2019 review
Jim Hickson visited the seventh edition of The Spirit of Tengri festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discover the wonderful - and the weird - of 'contemporary ethnic music.'
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Songlines Encounters Festival 2019 – review
Simon Broughton gives the low-down of all nine concerts from the recent Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place in London, May 30-June 2
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Anouar Brahem and friends perform Blue Maqams - review
The Barbican witnessed an exciting meeting of contemporary jazz heavyweights with a North African touch as part of the Songlines 20th anniversary concert series.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Ethiopia In Brussels: Mulatu Astatke & Black Flower review
Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke played a retrospective set from his golden era on the opening night of the Brussels Jazz Festival
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Belgrade Jazz Festival - review
The 34th edition of the Belgrade Jazz Festival featured Chucho Valdés, Miklós Lukács and Irina Karamarkovic
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf perform ‘The Queen of Sheba’ - review
Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf perform a special show with the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra for C’est pas Classique festival in Nice
