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Annarella and Django – Jouer (We Are Busy Bodies / Sing a Song Fighter, 2024) Jouer, the debut album from Annarella and Django explores the… The post Jouer: A Congenial Mix of West African and Scandinavian Traditions...Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from World Music Central.org
(headline image: Centro Cultural Pilar Miró in Vallecas in Madrid) The 5th Miradas Flamenkas Festival, hosted at the Centro Cultural Pilar Miró in Vallecas, Madrid,… The post A Tribute to Las Grecas and Ana Morales at Miradas...Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Jamaican singer Mikha’el has some things to say via “Justice,” a thematically familiar reggae music topic delivered in a vocal style that’s equally vulnerable and… The post Jamaica’s Mikha’el Unveils Reggae Song “Justice,” first...Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Px3Kauppila – Hirttäytynyt Neito (EKZ Records, 2024) In Hirttäytynyt Neito (The Hanged Maid), Pauliina Kauppila, operating under the moniker Px3Kauppila, crafts a haunting and immersive… The post Px3Kauppila’s Exploration of...Monday, November 18, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Oriental Brothers International Band – Onye Rie Ibe Ya Erie (Palenque Records, 2024) Palenque Records is celebrating 50 Years of Igbo Highlife icons, Oriental Brothers… The post A Legendary Return: The Oriental Brothers and...Sunday, November 17, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Bluegrass group Unspoken Tradition has unveiled a new music video for their cover of Alabama’s classic, “I’m In A Hurry (And Don’t Know Why).” Filmed… The post Unspoken Tradition Releases Striking...Sunday, November 17, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Trendafilka – For The Olives (Trendafilka, 2024) New Orleans-based vocal ensemble Trendafilka, named after the Balkan wild rose, specializes in traditional polyphonic folk music from… The post Trendafilka’s New Album...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Katie Crutchfield shares what it is like being an identical twin, the rules of writing songs about your partner and playing through the pain on stage You have a identical twin. Do you have any spooky twin stories? Honestly, not really....Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(International Anthem) Recorded in a single evening, the American guitarist and his LA bandmates revel in trading ideas and moods over four extended pieces From 2016 until it closed in late 2023, jazz guitarist Jeff Parker held a weekly...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60s It’s been quite a year for thrillingly inventive music...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Roundhouse, London The Aussie rockers led by the magnetic Amy Taylor showcase new album Cartoon Darkness with an explosive set that just keeps giving and giving Part of the appeal of the Roundhouse, a famous north London venue, is that...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World Music Central.org
“Pudesse Eu Voltar,” by Portuguese band Esfinge, delightfully combines the melancholy tones of fado music with a waltz-like tempo, Mediterranean overtones and perfectly entwined acoustic… The post The Enchanting Longing Sounds of...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Mayra Andrade – reEncanto (Komos, 2024) In reEncanto, a live album recorded at London’s Union Chapel, Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade strips down her discography… The post Mayra Andrade Unveils Raw Essence in...Saturday, November 16, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Robbie Williams and co open up in this stellar deep dive into the world of male musical groups. It makes you so nostalgic it feels as if your nerves are gnawing at your flesh I always secretly thought I was evil enough to compile a...Friday, November 15, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
As she releases new album How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, the veteran singer-songwriter will take on your questions Amid the multiple conflicts and confusions of contemporary life – particularly in the wake of the US...Friday, November 15, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Sheffield Octagon Despite scoring two No 1 albums this year, the band remain charmingly self-effacing on this 30th anniversary tour Shed Seven were plucky Britpop underdogs who notched up 15 Top 40 hits, though their success was...Friday, November 15, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Factory International, Manchester A mix of beat poetry, opera, communal screaming, TikTok and tai chi, Anderson’s state-of-the-nation work is occasionally poignant but mostly baffling Ai Weiwei is God, Elon Musk is the devil, the...Friday, November 15, 2024 from World Music Central.org
Award-winning bluegrass band Sister Sadie, known for pushing the genre’s boundaries, presents a refreshing twist on their signature sound with their latest single, “Make Me… The post Sister Sadie Strikes a New Chord with...Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Royal Albert Hall, London He may be well into his ninth decade but his seasoned sidemen are still racing to keep up with mercurial twists on new and old songs You could infer a lot from the way Bob Dylan’s backing band arrange themselves...Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
O2 Academy, Glasgow She continues to draw on a huge range of styles but, for all her self-doubt, there’s a new swagger developing in her live set Beabadoobee’s stage decor – huge white drapes, an artfully placed stepladder and a dozen...Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more Roy Haynes, a drummer who was one of the last remaining musicians of jazz’s swing and bebop eras, has died aged 99. His...Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
The Italian percussionist has collaborated with everyone from Radiohead’s Philip Selway to Raime. We need to stop ‘punishing’ drums and explore their potential, she says ‘People tell me I’m a serial collaborator, but sometimes a dialogue...Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
AO Arena, Manchester The Irish band rip their wispy image apart with thunderous drums, crunchy guitars and full-throated vocals from an energetic Andrea Corr There’s a French and Saunders skit from 1998 in which the comedy duo...Monday, November 11, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
American jazz saxophonist and singer who enjoyed a huge hit with his 1967 anthem Alligator Boogaloo The droll, sleek-haired saxophonist Lou Donaldson, who has died aged 98, was disinclined to let a good lick or a good gag wither on the...Monday, November 11, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
His wife died, he became a single parent and his next marriage swiftly ended. After these trials, the hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter explains why he’s turning outward to consider the world around him For almost two decades, Phil...Monday, November 11, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
‘The first time we opened for James Brown, we got 20 minutes on stage. Then when he heard the crowd response, he cut it to 15. By the end of the tour, he’d cut us back to five’ Three of us were in a Philadelphia group called the Monarchs...Monday, November 11, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Isolated in Brisbane, the Saints released a punk single before the Damned, Sex Pistols and the Clash. As they reform after their singer’s death, they recall their journey from school detention to Top of the Pops The story of one of the...Saturday, November 9, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
AO Arena, Manchester In an expansive, transporting show that draws on his diverse decades and a world of pain, the singer-songwriter turned guru to all sets his sights on the stars – and anyone within touching distance...Saturday, November 9, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Husky-voiced British singer Emily Perry’s enigmatic songwriting goes hand in hand with her day job as a gardener… “Since I was 10, my teachers asked my parents if I smoked!” Pem is trying to explain where her enthralling,...Friday, November 8, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(Daemon TV) The Newcastle musician follows up 2021’s Homecoming with an infectiously freewheeling album on which she performs, produces and engineers pretty much everything The playful garage-pop of recent Solitary Individual (featuring...Friday, November 8, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(Smalltown Supersound) With Ukraine on his mind, British producer Darren J Cunningham mixes electronics, found sounds and fleeting vocals that both sooth and disrupt A self-titled record can be significant, signalling a reset or...Friday, November 8, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
New Music Players/Orchestra of Sound and Light (Métier) Inspired by the South Downs near Brighton, this selection box of new work from contemporary composers is English to its core – and yet defies tradition Musical invocations of...Friday, November 8, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(Stones Throw) The Austrian-Iranian singer’s new wave style hits harder than ever on an excellent album inspired by a treatise from a French anarchist collective Old-school European glamour emanates from this excellent album by...Thursday, November 7, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
As her classic album When the Pawn … turns 25, we pick the best of a singer-songwriter whose portraits of love and selfhood are unforgettably vivid You could easily fill a Top 20 with Apple’s original compositions, but this Beatles cover...Thursday, November 7, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(Warner Records) They sold millions as the most poppy and emotional band in nu-metal. Now, returning with Emily Armstrong as frontwoman, they remain just as dynamic In September, Linkin Park’s comeback single The Emptiness Machine...Thursday, November 7, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
O2 Arena, London Now in their late 70s, the band revisit the classics but also show off remarkably fresh rockers from their new album – and keep the lid on their solos There are certain things that have to be factored into life: Boris...Monday, November 4, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
The indie star clears dancefloors with funereal classical music and does Frank Sinatra at karaoke, but what is his unlikely bedroom soundtrack? The first song I remember hearing Sad Songs (Say So Much) by Elton John. I was maybe five. It...Annarella and Django: Jouer review – flute and west African lute shine in expressive new partnership
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(We Are Busy Bodies) This marriage of instruments is best when the full-band moments are stripped back to highlight the duo’s artistry The plucked melodic twang of the ngoni, a west African lute, has long added an unexpected texture to...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
(Domino) Despite its themes of decline and mortality, the 72-year-old former Only Ones frontman is full of joie de vivre on this wise and empathetic record Peter Perrett’s third solo album opens with a track called I Wanna Go With...Saturday, October 26, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
The Birmingham rapper’s compelling second album, featuring the late Benjamin Zephaniah, confirms his place among Black British storytellers When Kofi Stone was a kid he was already doing rap battles in the playground. The Birmingham...Thursday, October 17, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
Although he was less extroverted than his bandmates, his impressive vocals made him a cornerstone of the era’s defining boyband. So why did he struggle to accept his own greatness? Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a...Thursday, October 17, 2024 from World music | The Guardian
British musician was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires Liam Payne of One Direction – a life in pictures After One Direction, Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking end...Friday, February 4, 2022 from World music | The Guardian
With songs about heartbreak and capitalism, the cult pop singer is on the brink of the mainstream – but the intensity of her fandom has her fearing for her safety There is a jokey meme that captions a picture of Mitski with “Therapists...Thursday, March 1, 2018 from Songlines World Music News
Amadou & Mariam, Ken Boothe and Dobet Gnahoré are among the first acts announced for this year’s WOMAD Charlton Park Festival from July 26-29 The first wave of names have been announced for this year’s WOMAD at Charlton...