Sunday 22nd March 2026
With their fifth album Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows fronted by Tom Excell and his London based company of virtuosic players, skilled producers and inspired composers. Legendary Malian balafon & donso n’goni players Neba Solo and Benego Diakité – A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking. From Canadas’s Atlantic coast and Prince William Island JUNO Award-winners - The East Pointers and their most recent album Schoonertown, encores from Tinariwen, Souad Massi and much more.
Hoggar, the latest for perennial Tuareg Desert Blues Tinariwen and Zagate, the ninth studio album for Algerian/French chanteuse Souad Massi. Retro feature – Champetas & Guarapos from Dj Rato Piano, the latest of their Discovery Series Putumayo presents Celtic Voices, a few cuts from the covermount of Songlines #216 April 2026 edition and encores from Dub Colossus, Amsterdam Klezmer Band and much more.
Also Songlnes #216 covermount.
Dj Rata Piano is a star in the Undergound Champeta world, in Barranquilla
Dj Rata Piano is a star in the Undergound Champeta world, in Barranquilla
Nominated Best Original Song at forthcoming Academy Awards
From L.Y.Rs, third commercial release, a commentry on lovers trying to connect in the alienating world of commercialised art.