| Day |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
| Fri |
13 Jan |
Princes Amongst Men: The Gypsy Film Festival |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Fri - Sun |
13 - 15 Jan |
Princes Amongst Men: The Gypsy Film Festival |
Ritzy Cinema |
various |
| Fri - Mon |
13 - 23 Jan |
Mose Allison |
Pizza On The Park |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
14 Jan |
Russian Winter Festival in the Square |
Trafalgar Square |
11am - 6.30pm |
| Sat |
14 Jan |
World Routes |
BBC Radio 3 |
3pm - 4pm |
| Sat |
14 Jan |
Charlie Gillett's guests are Kike Pederson &
Kadialy Kouyate |
BBC London |
8pm - 10pm |
| Sat |
14 Jan |
Takács String Quartet & Muzsikás with Márta
Sebestyén |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
DJ Scratchy |
Big Chill Bar |
3.50pm - 5.45pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Forty Thieves Orkestar |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Martin Carthy |
Cabbage Patch |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Burning Bush |
Old Rose and Crown |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Gilad Atzmon |
Vortex |
8pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Sylvie Lewis |
Ronnie Scotts |
8pm |
| Sun |
15 Jan |
Soothsayers |
Pentagon Bar |
7pm |
| Mon |
16 Jan |
Lisa Fitzgibbon |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Mon |
16 Jan |
Michael Ormiston |
St James Church |
7pm |
| Tue |
17 Jan |
Anna Mudeka & Mhembero |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
18 Jan |
Biwa–Pipa–Oud: Lute Fest! |
SOAS |
7pm |
| Wed |
18 Jan |
Athena |
Brighton Komedia |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
18 Jan |
Renaud Garcia Fons |
Spitz |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
18 Jan |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
19 Jan |
Chick Corea |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
20 Jan |
Athena |
Anvil Basingstoke |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
20 Jan |
Danú |
Hammersmith Irish Centre |
7.30pm |
| Fri - Sat |
20 - 21 Jan |
Nicola Conte |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Fri - Sun |
20 - 22 Jan |
Princes Amongst Men: The Gypsy Film Festival |
Greenwich Picture House |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
21 Jan |
World Routes |
BBC Radio 3 |
3pm - 4pm |
| Sat |
21 Jan |
Charlie Gillett's guest is Navid Akhtar |
BBC London |
8pm - 10pm |
| Sat |
21 Jan |
Chilli Fried South |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sun |
22 Jan |
Athena |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Sun |
22 Jan |
Tsivi Sharett |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sun |
22 Jan |
Andy Kershaw |
BBC Radio 3 |
10.15pm - midnight |
| Sun |
22 Jan |
Radio Gagarin club night with Mukka |
Notting Hill Arts Club |
7pm - 1am |
| Mon - Tue |
23 - 24 Jan |
Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Mon |
23 Jan |
Roberto Pla |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Tue |
24 Jan |
Seasick Steve with Joe Cushley |
Resonance FM |
12 noon |
| Tue |
24 Jan |
Seasick Steve
|
12 Bar Club |
7.30pm - late |
| Tue |
24 Jan |
Zohar |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
25 Jan |
John Cale & Band |
Garage |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
25 Jan |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
26 Jan |
Richard Thompson |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Thu |
26 Jan |
Chilli Fried club night with Mukka |
Darbucka |
8pm - midnight |
| Thu |
26 Jan |
Cherry Jam club night |
Neighbourhood |
9pm |
| Thu |
26 Jan |
Reggae Night club night |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Fri |
27 Jan |
Taiko Thunder |
SOAS |
7pm |
| Fri |
27 Jan |
Richard Thompson |
Anvil Basingstoke |
7.45pm |
| Fri |
27 Jan |
Antonio Forcione |
South Hill Park |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
27 Jan |
The Baghdaddies
|
Royal Opera House |
8pm
|
| Fri |
27 Jan |
Broken Family Band |
Windmill |
8pm |
| Fri |
27 Jan |
Cuban Jam club night |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
World Routes |
BBC Radio 3 |
3pm - 4pm |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Charlie Gillett's guest is Emmanuel Jal |
BBC London |
8pm - 10pm |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Daby Touré
|
Royal Opera House |
8pm
|
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Antonio Forcione |
Millfield Theatre |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Jazz Jamaica |
Arts Depot |
8pm |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Futuro Flamenco (2006 Nuevo Special)
club night |
Notting Hill Arts Club |
8pm - 2am |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
DJ Eric Soul presents Afrogroov |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sat |
28 Jan |
Gerry Lyseight's Planet Mambo |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Sun |
29 Jan |
Andy Kershaw |
BBC Radio 3 |
10.15pm - midnight |
| Mon |
30 Jan |
Nganda No 10 /Congolese night |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Mon |
30 Jan |
Richard Thompson |
Cambridge Corn Exchange |
7.45pm |
| Tue |
31 Jan |
Maria McKee |
Bush Hall |
7.30pm |
| Tue |
31 Jan |
Root Jackson's UFBI |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
1 Feb |
Ken Zuckerman sarod |
Purcell Room |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
1 Feb |
DaDa |
Croydon Clocktower |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
1 Feb |
Killa Kela |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
1 Feb |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
2 Feb |
Dirty Dozen Brass Band |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Thu |
2 Feb |
Billy Bragg |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Thu |
2 Feb |
Movimientos |
Salmon and Compass |
7pm - 2am |
| Thu |
2 Feb |
Reggae Night club night |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
The Books |
Luminaire |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
Davey Graham |
Whitechapel Gallery |
7pm |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
Daughters of Albion |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
Bela Szakcsi Lakatos |
St James Church |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
Thea Gilmore |
Shepherds Bush Empire |
7.45pm |
| Fri |
3 Feb |
Ms Feelgood club night |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Fri - Sun |
3 - 5 Feb |
Courtney Pine |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
World Routes |
BBC Radio 3 |
3pm - 4pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Charlie Gillett's guests are Wai |
BBC London |
8pm - 10pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Eduardo Niebla |
Anvil Basingstoke |
7.45pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Joe Boyd & Friends |
Barbican |
4pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Into the Mystic |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Blacktronica |
ICA |
8pm - 2am |
| Sat |
4 Feb |
Brasilian Jam club night |
Mango Landin |
9pm - 1am |
| Sun |
5 Feb |
Andy Kershaw |
BBC Radio 3 |
10.15pm - midnight |
| Mon |
6 Feb |
Aïwa |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Tue |
7 Feb |
Wai |
Momos Kemia Bar |
doors 7pm |
| Wed - Thu |
8 - 9 Feb |
Kodo |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
8 Feb |
Warsaw Village Band |
Brighton Komedia |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
8 Feb |
Me One |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
8 Feb |
DJ Eric Soul presents Afrogroov |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Wed |
8 Feb |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
9 Feb |
Chilli Fried club night with Errol Linton’s Blues
Vibe |
Darbucka |
8pm - midnight |
| Fri |
10 Feb |
Wai |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Fri |
10 Feb |
Forty Thieves Orkestar |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sat |
11 Feb |
Ray Davies |
Shepherds Bush Empire |
7.45pm |
| Sat |
11 Feb |
Bollywood Brass Band |
Trinity Theatre |
8pm |
| Sat |
11 Feb |
Wai |
Hexagon Reading |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
12 Feb |
Wai |
Brighton Komedia |
7.30pm |
| Mon |
13 Feb |
Brad Mehldau Trio |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Mon - Wed |
13 - 15 Feb |
Richie Havens |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Tue |
14 Feb |
Tribute to Fats Waller |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Wed |
15 Feb |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
16 Feb |
Kim Weston |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Fri |
17 Feb |
Ruby Turner |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Sat |
18 Feb |
Snowboy & The Latin Section |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Sat |
18 Feb |
Chilli Fried South - Valentine's Week Special |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sat |
18 Feb |
Modeste |
Civic Theatre Chelmsford |
7.45pm |
| Tue |
21 Feb |
The Gilad Atzmon Quartet |
SOAS |
7pm |
| Tue |
21 Feb |
Amadou & Mariam with Souad Massi & Emmanuel
Jal |
Brighton Dome
|
7.30pm |
| Wed |
22 Feb |
Amadou & Mariam with Souad Massi & Emmanuel
Jal |
Anvil Basingstoke |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
22 Feb |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu - Fri |
23 - 25 Feb |
Yair Dalal Trio |
Pizza On The Park |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
25 Feb |
World Routes |
BBC Radio 3 |
3pm - 4pm |
| Sat |
25 Feb |
African Soundclash |
Cargo |
10pm - 3am |
| Sat |
25 Feb |
DJ Eric Soul presents Afrogroov |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sat |
25 Feb |
Futuro Flamenco club night |
Notting Hill Arts Club |
8pm - 2am |
| Mon |
27 Feb |
Dimanche à Bamako film |
Barbican |
5pm |
| Mon |
27 Feb |
Amadou & Mariam with Souad Massi & Emmanuel
Jal |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
1 Mar |
Cheikh Lo |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Wed |
1 Mar |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Fri |
3 Mar |
Cara Dillon |
Blackheath Halls |
8pm |
| Fri - Sun |
3 - 4 Mar |
AfroReggae - From the Favela to the World |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
4 Mar |
Albert Nijmolen and Sara Tavares are Charlie
Gillett's guests |
BBC London |
8pm - 10pm |
| Sun |
5 Mar |
Susheela Raman |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Mon |
6 Mar |
Kindred Spirit |
SOAS |
7pm |
| Wed |
8 Mar |
Charlie Dore |
Spitz |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
8 Mar |
Joan Baez |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
8 Mar |
DJ Eric Soul presents Afrogroov |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Wed |
8 Mar |
Without Frontiers |
BBC Radio 2 |
10pm - 10.30pm |
| Thu |
9 Mar |
Yasmin Levy |
Arts Depot |
8pm |
| Fri |
10 Mar |
Gogol Bordello |
Mean Fiddler |
doors 7pm |
| Sat |
11 Mar |
Richard Galliano - Piazolla Forever |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
12 Mar |
Maurice el Medioni
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Mon |
13 Mar |
From Bangla - beat to Afrobeat
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
15 Mar |
Resonances of Bali |
SOAS |
7pm |
| Wed |
15 Mar |
Erkan Ogur's Telvin
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Wed - Thu |
15 - 16 Mar |
Lou Donaldson & Dr Smith Quartet |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Thu |
16 Mar |
Chilli Fried presents Maurice El Medioni |
Darbucka |
8pm - midnight |
| Sat |
18 Mar |
Manteca |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Sun |
19 Mar |
Mighty Diamonds |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Mon |
20 Mar |
The Art Ensemble Of Chicago |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Tue - Wed |
21 - 22 Mar |
Rodrigo Y Gabriela |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Thu |
23 Mar |
Tony Allen |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Sat - Sun |
25 - 26 Mar |
Pink Martini |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
25 Mar |
DJ Eric Soul presents Afrogroov |
Ritzy Cafe |
8pm - 11pm |
| Sat |
25 Mar |
Lagos Massive
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
25 Mar |
Futuro Flamenco club night |
Notting Hill Arts Club |
8pm - 2am |
| Sun |
26 Mar |
Terrafolk |
Bush Hall |
7.30pm |
| Tue |
28 Mar |
Remember Shakti |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
29 Mar |
Stazo Mayor Tango Trio
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.45pm |
| Wed |
29 Mar |
Cara Dillon |
Lock 17 |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
29 Mar |
Badmarsh And Shri |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Thu |
30 Mar |
Hugh Masekela & Dhafer Youssef |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
31 Mar |
Athena |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Fri |
31 Mar |
Ustad Vilayat Khan Memorial Concert |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
1 Apr |
Amparanoia & Ska Cubano |
Coronet |
8pm |
| Sat |
1 Apr |
The Beat & Neville Staple's Specials |
Islington Academy |
8pm |
| Sat |
1 Apr |
Misia |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
2 Apr |
Susana Baca + Marta Topferova |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Mon |
3 Apr |
Ralph Towner |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Tue |
4 Apr |
Lila Downs |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Tue |
4 Apr |
BB King & Gary Moore |
Wembley Arena |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
5 Apr |
James Morrison |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Thu |
6 Apr |
Chilli Fried club night with Ugagu |
Darbucka |
8pm - midnight |
| Thu |
6 Apr |
Meï Teï Sho / Titi Robin / Les Yeux Noirs |
Cargo |
8pm |
| Thu |
6 Apr |
Salsa Celtica
|
Islington Academy |
8pm |
| Fri |
7 Apr |
Planet Awards |
Brixton Academy |
7pm |
| Sat |
8 Apr |
DJ Nelson + special guests |
SE One |
8pm |
| Mon |
10 Apr |
Ojos de Brujo |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
12 Apr |
Subramanian and Krishnamurthy |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
14 Apr |
Bonnie Raitt |
Hammersmith Apollo |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
15 Apr |
Anga Diaz Echu Mingua + X Alfonso |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sun - Mon |
16 - 17 Apr |
Christy Moore |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
19 Apr |
Sergio Monroy |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Fri |
21 Apr |
Nitin Sawhney with the LSO |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
23 Apr |
Calexico |
Forum |
7.30pm |
| Sun |
23 Apr |
Dr L. Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurthy |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Mon |
1 May |
Joanna MacGregor & Andy Sheppard |
LSO St Lukes |
8pm |
| Mon |
1 May |
Tom Zé |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Tue |
2 May |
An Evening with Janis Ian
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
3 May |
Camille |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Tue |
9 May |
Charlie Musselwhite |
Jazz Cafe |
doors 7pm |
| Wed |
10 May |
Rabih Abou - Khalil & the BBC Concert Orchestra |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Fri - Sat |
12 - 13 May |
Santana |
Wembley Arena |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
13 May |
Sonny Rollins |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
19 May |
Ammy Coco |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Sun |
21 May |
Zongo
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
6pm |
| Sun |
21 May |
Cheikh Lo
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Mon |
22 May |
Claude Deppa |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Wed |
24 May |
Bonga |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
24 May |
Julian Joseph Quartet |
LSO St Lukes |
8pm |
| Thu |
25 May |
John Hammond |
Jazz Cafe |
7pm |
| Fri |
26 May |
The World Jazz Trio
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
6pm |
| Fri |
26 May |
Akim El Sikameya
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Fri |
26 May |
Mahmoud Ahmed |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
10pm |
| Fri |
26 May |
Tony Kofi & The Afro Jazz Family |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Sat |
27 May |
Women of Kampala |
Purcell Room |
2pm |
| Sat |
27 May |
Dudu Sarr & Eric Soul |
Purcell Room |
7.45pm |
| Sat |
27 May |
Eko Mama
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
5pm |
| Sat |
27 May |
Toumani Diabate & Symmetric Orchestra
|
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Sat |
27 May |
Kanda Bonga Man |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
10pm |
| Sun |
28 May |
Madagascar Allstars |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
2pm |
| Sun |
28 May |
Lagos City Orchestra |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
6pm |
| Sun |
28 May |
Queen Salawa Abeni |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
7.30pm |
| Wed |
31 May |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
Barbican |
7.30pm |
| Fri - Sun |
2 - 4 June |
Wychwood Music Festival |
Cheltenham Racecourse |
various |
| Tue |
6 June |
George Thorogood & The Destroyers |
Shepherds Bush Empire |
7.45pm |
| Fri - Sun |
28 - 30 July |
WOMAD Festival |
WOMAD Reading |
various |
| Fri - Sun |
4 - 6 Aug |
The Big Chill |
Eastnor Castle |
various |