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Truth & Lies - Salsa / Latin DJ set at Africa Oyé Festival 22nd June 2024 on Africa Oyé radio

December 19, 2024

Back in June, our Ex-Friendly dropped a salsa-fied DJ set on the Freetown Stage at the always brilliant Africa Oyé Festival in Liverpool and it went off with a huge dancing crowd led by the dude in the white hat who we subsequently found out is called Damien! A bunch of his backup dancers from Winsford Salsa joined in alongside our friends and tons of Oyé attendees and it was immense! We forgot that it was recorded and it is only now being shared on the latest edition of Africa Oyé Radio. Hoping it brings you some joy!

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'Music & Social #1' - Billy Bang 'Lucky Man' documentary screening, DJ set, drinks & food. ​

March 20, 2022

Truth & Lies Music and Beam Editions are pleased to present: 'Music & Social #1' - Billy Bang 'Lucky Man' documentary screening, DJ set, drinks & food. Read on for event and ticket details…

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In MUSIC, EVENTS, ART Tags LATEST, Jazz, free jazz, documentary, Events

New Regency Orchestra live at Earth (Theatre) (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - a review

December 17, 2021

The New Regency Orchestra is a twenty-piece Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble made up of some of London’s hottest jazz musicians and our good friend Oli Brunetti (Olindo Records / Colectivo Futuro) was lucky enough to catch them live as part of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Check out his excellent review here…

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, Jazz, London, EFG, Festivals
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Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita - EFG London Jazz Festival Photo by John Reed

Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita live at Lakeside Arts (24 Nov 2021) - a review

December 1, 2021

Omar Sosa is a Grammy nominated Cuban pianist, Seckou Keita, a Senegalese kora master and recent BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year and Gustavo Ovalles, a Venezuelan percussionist and the world class trio have been stunning audiences everywhere on their recent ‘Suba’ tour. Tim Hills caught them at their date at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham and wrote us a review. Read / Listen here

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, Reviews, Live, Senegal, Cuba
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PHOTO CREDIT: Emile Holba

Damon Locks - Black Monument Ensemble + Angel Bat Dawid live at EartH (Theatre) (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - A review

November 17, 2021

The EartH (Theatre) in Hackney hosted a double bill of extraordinary power and artistry with Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble and Angel Bat Dawid taking us to the outer edges and back again for this Monday night gig for the EFG London Jazz Festival. Read our review here

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, free jazz, Jazz, Experimental, Electronic Music, EFG, Live, Reviews, Chicago
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PHOTO CREDIT: Tatiana Gorilovsky

Aynur - Live at Barbican Centre (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - a review

November 15, 2021

Being invited to review this show by the great Kurdish-Turkish singer Aynur as part of the 2021 edition of the EFG London Jazz Festival turned out to be a gift for the ages as the great wood-panelled hall of the Barbican Centre became a triumphant celebration of Kurdish song and culture. Read our review of this spectacular event

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, Turkey, Kurdish, Live, Reviews, Jazz, Festivals, EFG
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'Fil Mishmish' 8-10 July 2020 on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة

July 7, 2020

A 72 hour international DJ marathon raising awareness about the ongoing illegal annexation of Palestinian territories and highlighting anti-colonial and anti-racism protest across the world - Broadcast on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة and mirrored on radio stations globally…. read all about it and get involved!

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In MUSIC, EVENTS, ART Tags LATEST, Activism, Palestine, Middle East, Radio
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BBE In-store: Tabansi Studio Band - Album Launch

March 1, 2020

Our own Ex-Friendly joins legendary compiler John Armstrong at The BBE Store in East London for the launch of two albums by the brilliant Tabansi Studio Band…Afrobeat but not as we know it!

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, London, Nigeria, Ghana, Africa, Afrobeat, Highlife
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Dave Maze releases hot new Afrobeat joint 'Ndi KanyI' on D&e Chicago - interview

May 15, 2019

Chicago DJ and Producer is dropping a hot new Afrobeat joint on his own D&e Chicago imprint…we caught a few words with him before his first DJ gig outside of the States…read on..

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In MUSIC, INTERVIEWS, EVENTS Tags LATEST, Disco, Electronic Music, Reviews, Launch, Chicago, Afrobeat
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Truth & Lies on Mimm Radio last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)!

November 2, 2018

Catch us live on Mimm Radio - last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)

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'Africa is Everywhere' - our programme for Houghton Festival 2018

July 23, 2018

Following on from last year’s programme of explosive and heavy international rhythms centred on the Tropics, Truth and Lies Music are back to host another all day event of films, music and partying. Africa Is Everywhere explores the global influence of African music captured by a series of curated short films and rare footage, and DJ sets that take you on a journey of the continent’s extraordinary musical legacy. The enduring quality of Ethiopian Jazz, the fierce and funky activism of Afrobeat, the enormous reciprocal relationship with the Americas, and the transcendental voices and electronic music of South Africa are threaded together to tell one of the biggest stories in dance music. With DJ sets from South African DJ SNO (Dimensions Directory/Banana Hill), Dr Horn, Truth & Lies Music and Afrodisiac. 

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In MUSIC, EVENTS, ART Tags LATEST, Africa, Latin America, Activism, Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Electronic Music, New Orleans, funk, Jazz, Venezuela, Events
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'The Real DMZ' exhibition launch with Truth & Lies - 26th Jan 2018

January 29, 2018

We were asked to DJ for the launch of this timely new exhibition about the Korean border at New Art Exchange in Nottingham on Friday 26th January. Read more...

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In ART, EVENTS, MUSIC Tags LATEST, Launch, Asia, Modern Composition, Reviews, Talks, Electronic Music, Korea
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Rave On - Matthew Collin In Conversation with Justin Turford (Truth & Lies)

January 3, 2018

Author Matthew Collin will be in conversation with Truth & Lies Music's Justin Turford, in-store at Rough Trade Nottingham, launching 'Rave On - Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music', published 11th January 2018, via: Serpent's Tail (Profile Books)

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In EVENTS, INTERVIEWS, MUSIC Tags LATEST, Launch, Electronic Music, Detroit, Events, Reviews, Festivals, Talks
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'From Ear to Ear to Eye' Exhibition Launch - Nottingham Contemporary

December 12, 2017

Truth & Lies will playing a carefully curated set of music from the Arab world in support of this major new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary on 15th December...read more

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Revolution and Change: Bogotá, Colombia 1995

December 1, 2017

A programme of Music and Arts exploring the inspirational transformation of Colombia’s ravaged capital in the 1990s

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Truth & Lies' Silent Disco for Hockley Hustle 2017 - Photos by Nick Clague

October 18, 2017

Ace snapper Nick Clague took some shots of the Silent Disco that we curated and ran for this year's awesome Hockley Hustle festival in Nottingham!

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In EVENTS, MUSIC, ART Tags LATEST, Activism, Events, Festivals
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Truth & Lies presents: 'Hip Hop Revolución' Film Screening and DJ Session

September 14, 2017

Truth & Lies Music Presents a Revolution and Change Special - a free screening of Pablo Navarrete's 'Hip Hop Revolución' (Alborada Films 2015) documentary and a DJ session of music from Venezuela at Rough Trade Nottingham.

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In EVENTS, MUSIC Tags LATEST, Latin America, Venezuela, Events, Beats, Hip Hop, Activism
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Revolution & Change 'Venezuela & the Tropics' at Houghton Festival 2017

July 23, 2017

For the inaugural Houghton Festival, Truth & Lies are going to explore ‘Revolution & Change in Venezuela and the Tropics’ through films, talks, design and crates of the funkiest music in the World! (read more to find out what we will be up to...)

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In ART, EVENTS, MUSIC Tags LATEST, Latin America, Africa, Brazil, Events, Festivals, Venezuela
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Another rocking Record Store Day at Rough Trade Nottingham (a few pictures)

April 24, 2017

Some photos from our Yard Party at Rough trade Nottingham for Record Store Day 2017

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In MUSIC, EVENTS Tags LATEST, Festivals

Yard Party at Rough Trade Nottingham for RSD2017 - 15 hours of vinyl!

April 20, 2017

15 Hours of Sound on Wax
Record Store Day 2017
Truth & Lies Yard Party, Rough Trade Nottingham
8am–11pm!!

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