…Nate Wood playing bass. But yes, anytime we get together as Donny’s group our Blackstar experience is in kind of, ‘in the air’. I think it’s really always with us,…
…of a world-class music and heritage engagement programme and Activity Plan for delivery as part of a wider project (“Bigger, Better, Stronger”) to expand the Band on the Wall venue,…
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…box opposite). In the 1950s, guitar bands began to go electric, and pioneered by E.K. Nyame, they became linked to a popular theatre known as the concert party. Header image:…
…and even fifty-euro notes. It’s similar to the 1980s sapeur phenomenon (see Congo chapter). It was Douk Saga, one of the members of the Jet-Set, who made the first coupé-décalé…
…Manchester instrumentalists Prato, Bell, Luckin Trio and silicon valley-meets-jazz composer MICHAELBRAILEY. Sign up for free entry here. Free Vibes indie music showcase // 09, 10, 23, 29, 30 August August…
…you’re ready to do that. I’m always listening for it though. So many records ‘sound’ amazing these days but I think lyrical content lags behind, certainly in the mainstream. I…
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…on and on, I can’t name them all. Iceland was fantastic as well.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXq6RJ0PA The musicians you play with in this project have varying musical backgrounds, ranging from conservatory educated…
…a UK tour in March with Mikill Pane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8kFFEohxA4 The hip-hop ethos imbues lots of Brown’s work and there are many parallels between what makes an outstanding MC, comic and…
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…striking example is Kandia Kouyaté’s poignant “San Barana”, a heartfelt plea for co-wives to respect each other, based on her own personal experiences. Songs about the problems women face in…
…lot from jazz, electronic, and noise music. The latter has taught us a lot about the musical development of ‘non-musical’ material, for example non-pitched sounds and textures, and experimenting with…
…in their studio shortly before recording BGM in early ’81.’ On Technodelic, a record described as ‘vastly ahead-of-its-time’ by Boomkat , the group placed ‘emphasis on mysterious abstract textures’ (Guardian)…
During the early-to-mid-seventies, record making differed vastly to the process we know today. The domain was analog and the technology, less forgiving. The industry that revolved around those recordings was…
…soul, funk and disco tuneage.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEkvYB91Vzs A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (Jive LP) “Jazzy hip-hop at it’s best!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=NZWS6CITutY Theo Parrish – Roots Revisited (Sound Signature…