“Following a year of internal changes to determine the future vision for the charity, we can happily confirm the arrival of a brand-new Chief Executive and an exciting team of Music Directors that will make up our refreshed London Academy [...]
Giant Steps presents short chapters on 25 musicians from the British Caribbean, African and Asian (including West Asia) communities in the UK. The chapters include one American, Rod Youngs, who has settled in this country. It also presents a short [...]
The planets align for a triple bill! I was all set to write this article solely about MAYDAY C4 – a hugely ambitious and worthy clutch of compelling talks about this precious planet and our responsibility to it…. As a [...]
The seventeenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), offers a burst of Brazilian sunshine. A live recording I sought out after hearing Paulo Moura’s delicious clarinet and saxophone playing during a trip to Rio. This is a bit [...]
Pandemic or no pandemic, London-based gig promoters Mood Indigo have not let the grass grow under their feet. With a series of streamed events over the last year, co-organisers Terence Collie and Janet McCunn have kept going throughout the lockdown [...]
Disc 1: Memphis Harmonica Kings 1929–30 Disc 2: Texas Alexander 1928–29 Disc 3: Ramblin’ Thomas 1928–32 Disc 4: Country Girls 1926–29 (Various Artists) Disc 5: Rufus and Ben Quillian 1929–31 Disc 6: De Ford Bailey and Bert Bilbro 1927–31 (Harmonica [...]
Cultural Connections Africa and Serious are announcing a series of streamed events: Streams from Africa will present emerging voices from several countries within the continent, focusing on showcasing contemporary and innovative sounds. The series will also have a selection of [...]
