Folk fiddler Sam Sweeney and his unique instrument, dubbed The Unfinished Violin, have been the subject of widespread attention this week. Around a decade ago, the young musician purchased it from a music shop in Oxford. Upon returning home, he…
Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s era-defining single, ‘I Heard…
An excerpt of Charlie Hunter and Carter McLean’s breathtaking performance here at Band on the…
Tall Black Guy is often commended for his prolific output, but it’s the high musical standards…
Though fundamentally influenced by the West African funk of Fela Kuti and The Funkees, Manchester-based outfit Agbeko recognise the importance of treading their own path. The sound of Nigeria 70 will always be a touchstone, but as saxophonist, composer and bandleader Jamie…
More than two-and-a-half years have elapsed since the release of David Bowie’s momentous final LP ★(Blackstar)….
It was during the mid-to-late-seventies that filmmaker, DJ and musician Don Letts first became involved in…
From barman at Manchester’s venue Band on the Wall, to acclaimed jazz performer, Sam Rapley…
Nestled between countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, Greece is positioned at the crossroads of East and West. Greek folk music has developed in perpetual flux as it variably adopted extraneous cultural flows and contested them with its own rooted…
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…
The musics of Brazil are as socially diverse and culturally mixed as its people. Yet,…
Band on the Wall presented a series of films about African music concerts which took place in Manchester from June to September, called We Face Forward, including AfroCubism. AfroCubism was a project which was first conceived in 1996. The plan…
Steve Pretty of Hackney Colliery Band talks us through one of his favourite trumpet phrases,…
Here, Terrace Martin & The Polly Seeds, featuring drummer Trevor Lawrence Jr., bassist Brandon Eugene…
Since his early discovery as a 16-year old keyboardist by world-famous Fela Kuti, who brought…
