David Byrne’s Luaka Bop record label is to continue its World Spirituality Classics series, which began with The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda in 2017, by releasing a compilation of seventies-era gospel music, focussing on humanity and coexistence as opposed to religious…
Stories of ‘lost’ masterpieces: unfinished works that showed great promise, but ultimately fell short of…
Strawberry Guy, whose lo-fi pop masterpiece Without Youhas racked up millions of views across streaming…
BBE records began their exciting Tabansi Gold Series project on Friday, with the release of Zeal…
The GRAMMY award-winning pianist and songwriter Dr. John passed away yesterday, aged 77. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the celebrated artist was a champion of New Orleans’ diverse cultural heritage: drawing inspiration from Mardi Gras, Louisiana Voodoo…
Yesterday, David Brewis of the Sunderland-based outfit Field Music surprised fans with the release of…
Drummer and composer Magnus Öström made his name with the Esbjörn Svensson Trio— his expressive…
The Tenderlonious-led, London-based outfit Ruby Rushton has gradually evolved in size and sound, since its first…
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…
