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Sahara Soul – featuring Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba, Tamikrest and Sidi Touré

One of ’s richest musical heartlands, today is sorely afflicted by internal conflict, an ongoing state of adversity from which this defiantly inspiring collaboration, uniting artists from three of ’s different musical cultures, arose to demonstrate their shared homeland’s strength, diversity, and its music’s power to bring people together.
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Hermeto Pascoal – Barbican, 20 November 2011


, charismatic composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and musical visionary returns to the in celebration of his 75th birthday, with his intoxicating blend of , and Brazilian music. Continue reading Hermeto Pascoal – Barbican, 20 November 2011

Ana Moura at the Barbican – 31 October 2011

Catch ’s newest shining light live at the on 31st October +  at Queens on 29th October Continue reading Ana Moura at the Barbican – 31 October 2011

Congotronics vs Rockers + The Skeletons – Barbican Hall, Tuesday 12 July 2011

Featuring , , , Konono No.1, , (), Vincent Kenis and special guests Hoquets

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Dennis Coffey + Alice Russell, Mayer Hawthorne — XOYO, Monday 27 June 2011

Cult hero appears in a very rare solo show in support of his fine new album on

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Oumou Sangare – Barbican, London, 30 June ’11

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by Damian Rafferty

One of ’s finest female vocalists returns to the with songs from her Grammy-nominated album Seya. With support from Anibal Velasquez y Los Locos del Swing.

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Charlie Haden Quartet West feat. Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Norah Jones, René Fleming, Ruth Cameron – Sophisticated Ladies

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West, Sophisticated Ladies

Charlie Haden gets some sophisticated ladies to join in with his Quartet West project where they excel in lush, romantic arrangements of music from Hollywood’s golden era; and they are in Town this weekend!

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Soweto Kinch – The New Emancipation

The multi-award winning saxophonist from proves once again that he’s the Courtney Pine of his generation with the new album, The New Emancipation.

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Hidden Orchestra – Night Walks

Based in , it’s about time that the revelled themselves and their debut album is certainly a revelation that’s already caught the attention music insiders; another big album from the terrific Tru-Thoughts label.

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Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Barbican (Live Review)

The best night’s in many a year at the

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Taraf de Haidouks / Marko Markovic Orkestar double-bill at Hackney Empire

The ’s Blaze is presenting an astounding range of contemporary music this summer, a line-up – from to Youssou N’Dour – that puts every other presenter in the shade.

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Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: Remixed

Does Peterson ever stop? Clearly not as he’s recently returned from recording a new album with Danay plus this new release on his own Recordings label with a launch party in and live with the New Cuba Sound at the on the 6th July – phew!

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Toumani Diabaté – The Ali Farka Variations at Barbican Hall

In the Hall last night, in an emotional but rousing evening’s music, one Malian superstar celebrated the memory of another.

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Salif Keita: La Difference Tour – London Live Review

Salif live is always special but normally you have to wait for the second half before it kicks off — but not tonight. Salif had the on its feet by the second song and never let them sit down

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Salif Keita – La Difference

With a short tour the month, time to get to grips with La Diff?©rence of the mighty who never disappoints his legion of fans.

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