Mr Bongo, the record shop and label founded by DJ and collector David Buttle, celebrates thirty years in business this year. To mark the occasion, Buttle and filmmaker Owen Tozer have put together a short film to tell the label’s…
W. H. Lung are to donate the profits from their new single, Symmetry, to Manchester-based…
Transgressive Records, the London-based, independent label behind Marika Hackman, KOKOKO! and Songhoy Blues amongst others,…
The 20th annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards took place at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on…
London-based rapper Barney Artist has put in the hard yards for his recent successes. His sold out 2018 tour, cluster of dates supporting rap icon Common, and accomplished debut album — described as ‘personal, soulful and profoundly human,’ by Rapreviews…
A revered outfit in the realm of jazz-funk, Brazilian trio Azymuth continue to play with…
KOKOKO!’s sound is unique unto itself: a combination of bespoke instruments crafted from items of…
It’s fair to say that Moon Hooch are crushing it in 2019. The Brooklyn-based trio have…
Intriguing, dedicated, elusive, resolute, scholarly, unpredictable, uncompromising. The accounts that have attempted to chronicle the storied life of trumpeter Dizzy Reece have painted the picture of an artist who is all of the aforementioned things. Yet not a one has been…
Nestled between countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, Greece is positioned at the crossroads of…
English traditional music is often associated with Romantic imaginaries of ‘green and pleasant lands’ and…
The traditional and popular music of Cuba is amongst the most widely known and enjoyed…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at Band on the Wall, we caught up with bassist Vidal Montgomery to discuss his technique, and to get some tips for new musicians. Thumbnail photo:…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine at Band on…
