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4825 days ago
Totally FuzzyJizzrelics said... Ornette Coleman - New York is Now! http://jizzrelics.blogspot.com thank you! matori_deda_strale said... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 641. QUEEN LATIFAH – All Hail The Queen (1989) 642. SPACEMEN 3 – Playing With F... more info

World Festival of Black Arts: a once in a decade event

4866 days ago
Guardian MusicHow Britain's Kwame Kwei-Armah amassed 6,000 artists for a festival that has only happened three times in 40 yearsHow did a British actor and playwright end up curating a massive festival of black culture in Africa? Speaking on Skype from Dakar, Sene... more info

Bellowhead: Hedonism | Folk CD review

4961 days ago
Guardian Music(Navigator)They may be firmly established as one of the most successful folk bands in the country, but Bellowhead have had one major problem to overcome: how can they record a studio album that matches the invention and sheer exhilaration of their l... more info

Africa: 50 Years of Music

4966 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom established stars such as Youssou N'Dour, Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and Manu Dibango to forgotten acts of past decades, a historic music collection marking 50 years of African self-rule is unsurpassedIn 1960, British prime minister Harold Macmill... more info

African music the actual African diaspora likes

4982 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat is Britain's African disapora listening to? Surprise: it's not what we call world music. Jane Cornwell finds out what gets the expats jumpingThe Troxy in east London, and 2,500 pairs of hands are in the air. It's been four years since the R&B du... more info

Baaba Maal Added To Bellingen Global Carnival

5002 days ago
Undercover, AustraliaSenegalese musical icon Baaba Maal is heading to Australia for the Bellingen Global Carnival in October. more info

This week's new live music

5016 days ago
Guardian MusicCalvin Johnson, On tourRecord label pioneer, eccentric performer, friend of Kurt Cobain …Calvin Johnson is an example of that great oxymoron: indie royalty. And with good reason: as the founder of K records – and also in his bands Beat Happening ... more info

Great moments in jazz: Ornette Coleman defines the Shape of Jazz to Come

5030 days ago
Guardian MusicInitially regarded as a fraud or a fool, his playing influenced half a century of jazz – and this album defines his greatness more than any otherLast summer Ornette Coleman, the then 79 year-old saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer from F... more info

Tinariwen World Tour

5074 days ago
Pitchfork - Tours06-10 Johannesburg, South Africa - Orlando Stadium06-13 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo06-16 Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar06-17 Chicago, IL - Millennium Park06-19 Chicago, IL - Millennium Park06-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *^#06-21 San Francisco, CA ... more info

Fool's Gold Add Dates to World Tour

5075 days ago
Pitchfork - Tours06-20 Hollywood, California - Hollywood Bowl *^#07-13 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge07-14 Quebec City, Quebec - Quebec City International - DNA07-16 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Jazz Festival07-18 Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music... more info

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