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Music that speaks To....Ben Marc

August 10, 2020

As Ben Marc’s brooding first single off his forthcoming LP ‘Glass Effect’ is released, we asked the in demand bassist and composer to select some music that rocks his boat and he’s chosen some beauties from Monk to Grieg, Mulatu to Radiohead….read / listen on

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In MUSIC, INTERVIEWS Tags LATEST, Beats, Cuba, Drums, Ethiopia, Experimental, free jazz, Hip Hop, Jazz
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Etienne de la Sayette 'Kobugi' - a review & interview

July 1, 2020

Etienne de la Sayette’s new solo album Kobugi is an atmospheric and sometimes playful look into his deeply musical life when he’s not touring the world with his bands Akalé Wubé or Baesh Bang - a fresh sound for a dirty world…read / listen more…

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In MUSIC, INTERVIEWS Tags LATEST, Asia, Ethiopia
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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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ERNESTO CHAHOUD PRESENTS 'TAITU: SOUL-FUELLED STOMPERS FROM 1960S-1970S ETHIOPIA' PART 2 - The Music

February 20, 2018

In part 2 of our in depth review of Ernesto Chahoud's brilliant new compilation of Ethiopian floorshakers, we look at and listen to the music...read and listen here... 

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In MUSIC Tags LATEST, Ethiopia, Reviews, Africa, BBE, Electronic Music, Middle East, funk, soul
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Ernesto Chahoud Presents 'TAITU: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1960s-1970s Ethiopia' Part 1 - The Story, the Records

February 14, 2018

Part 1 of a 2 part look at Ernesto Chahoud's top new compilation of raw and funky Ethiopian records from the 1960s-1970s on BBE...we look at his self-told history and the actual records themselves...the review of the compilation will be in Part 2... 

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In ART, MUSIC Tags LATEST, Middle East, Africa, Ethiopia, funk, BBE
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