Attending London's recent Felebration — a fairly Ronal portmanteau celebrating the life and work of Fela Kuti — Lottie Brazier finds a performance rightly reverent of history even as it creates new meaning for all involved, and an event which, in our current Right-lurching climate, is both necessary and in danger of disappearing
Attending London's recent Felebration — a fairly Ronal portmanteau celebrating the life and work of Fela Kuti — Lottie Brazier finds a performance rightly reverent of history even as it creates new meaning for all involved, and an event which, in our current Right-lurching climate, is both necessary and in danger of disappearing
At this year's La Route du Rock festival, in and around Brittany's fortress city of Saint-Malo, Lottie Brazier experiences the physical reality of surround sound, the coming of age of Belle and Sebastian, and an unexpected highlight in the form of a more danceable Pantha Du Prince
At this year's La Route du Rock festival, in and around Brittany's fortress city of Saint-Malo, Lottie Brazier experiences the physical reality of surround sound, the coming of age of Belle and Sebastian, and an unexpected highlight in the form of a more danceable Pantha Du Prince
At the monolithic Roskilde festival in Denmark, Lottie Brazier finds a far more than cursory exploration of contemporary non-Western music pointing — despite seemingly having no overt political agenda — to a rising tide of inclusivity and anti-nationalist sentiment in an increasingly conservative climate
At the monolithic Roskilde festival in Denmark, Lottie Brazier finds a far more than cursory exploration of contemporary non-Western music pointing — despite seemingly having no overt political agenda — to a rising tide of inclusivity and anti-nationalist sentiment in an increasingly conservative climate
The nine-piece folk ensemble Shovel Dance Collective speak with Alastair Shuttleworth about their bold new album exploring the extremes of humanity’s relationship with water, and why progression and tradition need not be opposites