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The 10 best things to see at Celtic Connections this winter

One of Glasgow’s favourite annual events, Celtic Connections, will return to the city once again this January.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2025

Q Acoustics 3020c review: stereo speakers that make lightning strike for the umpteenth time

Q Acoustics' new entry-level 3020c passive loudspeakers deliver an assertive, detailed and properly organized performance.

TechRadar · Nov 16, 2024

EFG London Jazz Festival: our pick of the shows to see from Jamie Cullum to Marisa Monte

With more than 300 shows over 60 venues there is a gig for every jazz fan’s taste

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: ‘I don’t see myself as being tethered to the band’

The frontman is finally releasing his years-in-the-making collaborative album with the late, great Afrobeats legend Tony Allen. Over a pint, he opens up to Mark Beaumont about the lessons he learnt from the music legend, the future of Foals, and why he feels hopeful about the UK’s future

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024

‘Steam will come out of readers’ ears!’: Joe Boyd on his epic, enraging history of global music

At over 900 pages, the countercultural icon’s new book covers everything from fifth-century Roma music to Miriam Makeba. But, he argues, the drum machine marked the end of history

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

"God is punishing me for my past wickedness by keeping me alive and in as much pain as he can": The tortured and tumultuous life of the late Ginger Baker

Driving across deserts, owning polo ponies, making and losingfortunes, influencing generations of musicians… Ginger Baker‘s story nothing was like no one else's

Louder · Aug 14, 2024

Afrobeat’s global ambassador: Femi Kuti’s musical activism

Forging his own artistic path in the shadow of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti was a challenge that his son, Femi Kuti, struggled with in the early years of his career, he reveals. The Nigerian musician joins us in the studio to discuss the highs and lows of growing up with…

France 24 · Jul 16, 2024

Burna Boy at Glastonbury review – Afro-fusion maestro starts Pyramid stage party

The Nigerian brings an electrifying energy and prompts a mass singalong accompaniment to his signature baritone

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Janelle Monáe: ‘I have to feel a film role in my pubic hairs. They have to vibrate’

As she prepares for a UK tour – including Glastonbury – the singer and actor answers your questions on Prince, what makes her blush, and why we shouldn’t ostracise AI

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial model

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024