When we talk of electronic music, we think of synthesizers, drum machines, MIDI software, the computer and more. Due to the techno savoir faire required, some take the trouble to study the science, while scores of others rely heavily...
Bottle caps, chop sticks, a hand drum, a lemon, wedges, foil, guitar strings, ping pong balls…looks like someone’s just emptied his car’s glove compartment. But not tonight, Hauschka is at the piano and he’s got all this paraphernalia taped...
To all artists: the Deadline for all proposal submissions is this Friday, 13 April 2012. This year’s World Music Expo (WOMEX) will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 17th to 21st October. This is one of the biggest world...
“Everyone thinks they’re tall until they stand next to a Sudanese national”. Those were words spoken by keyboard maestro Aaron Rimbui after spending three days with South African musician Claire Philips and her talented band. Aaron and Claire ushered...
Kenyans Liz Ogumbo and Maia von Lekow are lined up to perform in this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA). The event, in its 13th year, is set to kick off on May 1st. The 6-day annual...
If I said that movies are made of stories like this, it sounds cliché, but there’s nothing cliché about the life of Guinea’s rising star, Sia Tolno. We read of troubled families and broken homes in the midst of...
Household RnB name Joe Thomas lands in Nairobi on Thursday morning ahead of his widely anticipated concert this weekend courtesy of Tusker Lite. Joe will be accompanied by his manager and some band members on his first visit ever...
Multi Grammy Award winner Lauryn Hill has been confirmed to perform at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Her performance will take place on Saturday 31 March 2012 at the famous Kippies stage. “We are extremely excited about...
Kenyan super nerdy group, Just A Band, is listed in this year’s Music Meeting festival at the Netherlands. The festival, in its 27th year, attracts musicians of diverse cultural background from all over the world. This year’s event will...
Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour, who has lent his golden voice to politics, hit the campaign trail a week before run-off polls to rally support for presidential challenger Macky Sall. Ndour, along with all 12 presidential candidates who fell out...
