World Music
Jumbie in the Jukebox - Kobo Town
"Jumbies are spirits - good, evil and otherwise - who inhabit the tales of Caribbean folklore. Called by different names on different islands, they perform a variety of roles. When I was a child growing up in Trinidad, the jumbie was a type of boogie man;
Yasmine Hamdan: Ya Nass - review
Yasmine Hamdan deserves to be the next female celebrity from the Arab-speaking world.
Kings and Queens - John Browns Body
This is the first album from the group since 2008's Amplify. It includes the tracks 'Step Inside' and 'Plantation'.
Yasmine Hamdan interview: 'If you can feel the emotion, it's for you'
'I can’t censor myself,” says Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan. “I follow my desires, and I’m prepared to take the consequences.”Ya Nass - Yasmine Hamdan
An underground icon throughout the Arab world, vocalist Yasmine Hamdan presents her mesmerizing debut solo album - an elegant mutant strain of electro folk, inspired by various Middle eastern traditions - written and produced in collaboration with Marc CoYasmine Hamdan: Ya Nass - review
(Crammed) Since forming electro duo Soapkills in the late 1990s, Beirut-born Hamdan has been reimagining Arabic tradition for modern times. This solo debut, made with French producer Marc Collin , updates the intense, sensual style of bygone divas suc
Bombino : The Nomad Tour - Village Underground, London
Bombino brought his month-long European concert tour to London’s Village Underground last night for a “young, enthusiastic crowd, cheering a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from the northern desert of Niger as if he were a rock star,” reports
Beyond the Ragasphere - Debashish Bhattacharya and Friends
Guitar legends John McLaughlin and Jerry Douglas collaborate with Indian slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya to explore 'Beyond the Ragasphere'. They are accompanied by a galaxy of friends including tabla giants Pandit Bickram Ghosh and Pandit Tan
Mariza: Live - The Barbican
More than just the leading Portuguese fado singer of her generation, Mariza is a global icon who has seduced world-wide audiences with her singing, stage-presence and powerful blend of traditional and contemporary song forms. Alasdair Roberts has been