Guardian Music — Eighty musicians, one train and a string of stops across Britain. This could be the most extraordinary tour of the year…It's late afternoon in west London and the Senegalese star Baaba Maal and Damon Albarn, from nearby in the neighbourhood, are lo... more info

Guardian Music — The singer, one of the driving forces behind Africa Express, on his hopes for the tour, which features 80 musicians on one train as it makes a string of stops across the UKDamon Albarn's creative period didn't end when Blur pressed pause in 2003: it ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JJ DOOM, the collaboration between DOOM (formerly MF DOOM) and producer/rapper Jneiro Jarel, released their full-length, Key to the Kuffs, August 20 through Lex Records. Now, you can hear finally hear what the Damon Albarn collaboration "Bite the ... more info

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Guardian Music — Rapper Doom is back in London, the city where he was born, with Key to the Kuffs, an album that references rhyming slang and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding"It's really hot but it's got air-conditioning," says Doom, when asked if his mask might make things ... more info

Guardian Music — ParkLive is already available on iTunes, and a deluxe box set is due in November featuring a 60-page bookBlur have released a live album of their Olympic closing concert. Just days after the band played Hyde Park in London, a recording of the gig is ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Damon Albarn was asked is there was a track by his former Britpop rivals Oasis that he wished he'd writtenDespite cajoling the Blur frontman wouldn't tell Gordon Smart which song is his favourite - but did reveal he's a fan of album Definitely Maybe... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Blur are releasing their post-Olympics final concert as a live album Damon Albarn and his bandmates played their final show together at Londons Hyde Park on Sunday 12Aug12 and now the concert recording titled Parklive is set... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Blur/The Specials/New Order, Hyde Park 8/12/2012 Blur's frontman and driving force, Damon Albarn, had said this might be the band's final performance. But then Albarn has always been a competitive soul, and you wonde... more info

Guardian Music — Artists will cross the UK by train in September for a concert series featuring music from Europe, America and AfricaTony Allen, Rizzle Kicks, Carl Barât and electronic wunderkind Nicolas Jaar are among the acts to have now climbed aboard the Africa ... more info