Balkan Beat Box will come back to the UK in October 2013 – with one concert at LA SCALA in London and one concert at THE CONCORDE2 in Brighton. London Scala – Thursday 3rd October £17adv + bf www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/KWI0310 Brighton Concorde 2 – Friday 4th October £15adv + bf http://www.concorde2.co.uk/events/Balkan+Beats Join the event on [...]
Serbian Gypsy brass band Boban I Marko Markovic Orchestra were in London last Sunday (14th of April) to take part into the Brass Band Battle Mexico Vs Balkans concert organised by ComoNo! as part of The Lalinea festival 2013……The Barbican audience response was glorious, the hall totally turned upside down…. The Guardian gave it ****/5 ‘The [...]
Junction 2 Music is thrilled to announce that Malian ngoni superstar BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA are playing the Obelix stage this year at the extra cool Latitude festival in July – well done Bassekou! Also, Touareg desert Blues rocket TAMIKREST, who have already been announced at Womad festival, will also appear at Latitude festival on [...]
Check out this new video by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba, shot in Bamako, Mali. “Jama ko” is the title track of his recently released album which gathered extraordinary reviews! “An album for anybody who likes rock music to sound angry about something.” **** Mojo “An urgent mix of African blues and funk, seething with [...]
We are delighted to be able to share the news with you! Legendary Romanian Gypsy Brass band FANFARE CIOCARLIA & desert blues Touareg rocker TAMIKREST will be appearing at Womad festival this summer! These will no doubts rock Womad in their own way. Get ready for it! www.womad.org
Jamaican legend Daddy U-Roy will be headlining the One Love festival this summer ! U-Roy is the latest artist to join Junction 2 Music roster – and we LOVE him!
Our prodigal sons Mama Rosin return to these shores after storming the UK in 2012. With the rapturous reception of their album Bye Bye Bayou last year, the band are experiencing a huge surge in popularity and have been busy touring the globe with their unique brand of Zydepunk. For the uninitiated, Mama Rosin are [...]
Fanfare Ciocarlia recently played their first solo show in 5 years at London’s Scala on the 20th January 2013. Despite the weather Fanfare Ciocarlia’s plane landed and dedicated Balkan Brass fans made it out in their hundreds to dance the night away to the titans of Gypsy Brass. The wonderful Sacha Dieu warmed up the [...]
MAMA ROSIN are very excited to announce that they have been invited to open for BELLOWHEAD on their November tour!!! ‘Our new album will be launched in October followed by a UK tour in November – and possibly the most exciting news to come through BHHQ recently was the confirmation that the absolutely brilliant Cajun [...]
After explosive appearances at Wychwood, Big Chill, Cambridge Folk and Womad festivals, Mahala Rai Banda return with their high voltage live show to their first UK tour this October www.mahala-rai-banda.com Hailing from Romania, Mahala Rai Banda embody the explosive energy of Gypsy music with their [...]
J2M is delighted to announce the addition of Malian singer-songwriter Sidi Toure to J2M artist roster… Following the critically acclaimed release of his first album ‘Sahel Folk’ in 2011, Sidi Toure brings us a new batch of exotic delights from Boa (North of Mali) with his second album ‘Koima’, coming out in April 2012 on Thrill Jockey [...]
ERROL LINTON Mama Said (Ruby Records, 2011) voted MOJO ‘TOP 10 Blues Album Of The Year 2011′ AMIRA ‘Amulette’ voted ‘Top 5 Albums of the Year 2011′ by Clive Davis / SUNDAY TIMES BALKAN BRASS BATTLE feat. Fanfare Ciocarlia & Boban I Marko Markovic Orchestra (Asphalt Tango Records) voted ‘Top 10 Best [...]
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