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A Moment of Mishearing by Amit Chaudhuri
ART & ADVENTURE in collaboration with TARA present A Moment of Mishearing by Amit Chaudhuri A live musical stage show featuring Amit Chaudhuri with The Amit Chaudhuri Band ‘We’re used to intellectual, arty Westerners like David Byrne, Paul Simon or Brian Eno doing fusion records; here’s a Calcutta-born equivalent, and as good as any of [...]
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Ibrahim Maalouf – Diagnostic – Released 23/1/12
Lebanese/French trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is the go-to guy for everyone from Amadou & Mariam to Vanessa Paradis to Sting. Diagnostic is Ibrahim Maalouf’s third album, and it forms the final chapter in a triptych which began with his albums Diasporas and Diachronism. Diagnostic is a magnificent conclusion to a cycle based on the search for [...]
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University of Gnawa ft. Aziz Sahmaoui make London debut
“The musicianship was spare, tight and ruthlessly effective” … “In Gnawa ceremonies, the adepts are moved to dance their troubles away as they whirl to the rising power of the music. At WOMAD, the audience responded in similar though untutored fashion, transported, albeit for a few minutes, to another realm.” www.theartsdesk.com University of Gnawa ft. [...]
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at 229 The Venue on 4th November 2011 – Live reviews
The Arts Desk http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/seun-kuti-egypt-80-229-club Music News http://www.music-news.com/ShowReview.asp?nReviewID=7550&nType=3
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Update
New single + Live show now at 229 on 4th November + Yaaba Funk in support. Talk at SOAS on 1st November ‘If Seun and Egypt 80 are performing near you, just get yourself in there’ Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) After the acclaimed release of his latest album ‘From Africa with Fury: Rise’ (Because [...]
Recent Posts
- IBRAHIM MAALOUF features on BBC Radio 4′s Today programme tomorrow Thursday 2/2/12
- Krystle in Australia
- CIFD presents St Patrick¹s Day at the Roundhouse – 2pm. And from 6pm: Camille O¹Sullivan, Damien O¹Kane, Hot Sprockets, London Lasses (late night ceili)
- A Moment of Mishearing by Amit Chaudhuri – Touring February/March 2012
- University of Gnawa ft. Aziz Sahmaoui live in session on BBC Radio 3s World On 3 – 13/1/12 at 23:00
Gerry’s Playlist
(in no particular order)
Calle 13/Ruben Blades – La Perla
Peter Green – Greeny – The Definitive Peter Green
V/A – Panama
Dub Colossus – A Town called Addis
Jah Wobble – Chinese Dub
Khaled – Liberté
Oumou Sangare – Seya
Aster Aweke – Aster’s Ballads
Mahmoud Ahmed – The Best of Mahmoud Ahmed/Tizita Volume 2
Grinderman – No Pussy Blues (Adam Freeland Remix)
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