FOLK BRITANNIA AT BARBICAN - 21st Century Folk Music
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FOLK BRITANNIA provides an idiosyncratic snapshot of British folk music in the 21st century.
A year ago, the festival Jazz Britannia was such a success that the Barbican along with BBC Four are bringing to us this year, a 3 day festival which celebrates the evolution of British folk music from the end of the Second […]
GET SHORTY - Seven-Piece Hip Hop/Funk Collective
Shakila Rajendra chats to the London collective who are determined to make a mark with their cross-genre brand of hip hop/funk music.
Let’s get one thing straight, Shorty aren’t an all singing all dancing group of (let’s be politically correct here) ‘vertically-challenged people’. Neither are they a girl band who named themselves so, out of devotion […]
PUBLIC ENEMY - What Happened to the Music Protests & Rage?
Having recently released “Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy’s Greatest Hits”, to document their immense and far-reaching legacy to the development of hip hop music, how did Public Enemy catalyse the transition of rap music from minority interest to establishment juggernaut?
Public Enemy have released a ‘Best of’ compilation of their music […]
EXILS - Journey to the Land of Their Fathers
Rukhsana Yasmin reviews Tony Gatlifs tale of two lovers on a journey to discover the land of their fathers.
Exils or Exiles tells the spirited, energetic and heartfelt story of Naima (Lubna Azabal) and her lover Zano (Romain Duris) on their journey to the land of their fathers, Algeria. Lost in the perils of immigration, these […]
FLIRTING AT CANNES 2006
Friday May 19th
Meeting at the UK Pavilion. Dealing with passes and accreditations. Sorting out the usual mumbo-jumbo required to cruise through the festival.
‘Volver’ from eternal ‘enfant-terrible’ Pedro Almodovar is on show and has the usual red-carpet treatment. Penelope Cruz - gorgeous in a white Balanciagga dress, or is it? - and Carmen Maura, the co-stars […]
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN - Johnny’s Language of Music
John McLaughlin, quite simply, is an eloquent. A guitarist whose musical vocabulary is both fluent and succinct; a musician who has proved he can work on equal terms with players from around the world and in any context. The language of music has rarely been expressed better.
He is also the guitar hero’s guitar hero; admired […]
YAZID FENTAZI - North African Music Fusion
Born in Algiers, Algeria, Yazid Fentazi composes in his own words “a blend of traditional with modern music.” It is a uniquely clever and contemporary style of North African fusion, coming from a long tradition of absorbing influences, be they Algerian, Kurdish, Berber, Arabic, Egyptian, Spanish, Indian and many more.
The Guardian has described Fentazis’ compositions […]
OPTRONICA - A Hybrid Festival
A hybrid of film festival and music festival, Optronica is a brand new five-day event focusing on the convergence of visuals and music.
The exquisite alchemy which takes place when music and visuals fuse has long been an underground phenomenon, inspired by early experimental film and developed through the nightclub and alternative art worlds.From acts who […]
VISIONS OF UTOPIA - Utopianism & Post-Ideological Art
Ambitious beyond its means, an international line up of some 150 artists, designers, musicians, writers, thinkers and performers wrestle with the theme of utopia in and around the birthplace of William Morris through exhibitions and installations.
News From Nowhere: Visions Of Utopia promises to be one of the largest art events in London this year. A […]
JAZZ IN THE CITY - Exploration of Jazz & Art
Nina considers the musical language of jazz to be one of her greatest inspirations. Her exhibition, Jazz in the City is the culmination of a life’s work for this innovative and unique artist.
It also begins a tour featuring Nina as an artist in residence, to include The International Jazz Festival in Moscow, during which Nina’s […]
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