Based in coastal Provence, Dominique Charpentier is a young French pianist and composer whose music is also informed by other instruments such as accordion, guitar or ukulele. Starting the piano at a very young age and honing his skills by covering a huge range of musical styles on his YouTube channel, the musician has gradually […]
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Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
The fear of repetition is probably what underpins Anouar Brahem’s entire recording career. “C’est ma hantise” (It’s my worst nightmare) said the Tunisian-born oud player in a recent interview. Since his début for the Munich-based ECM record label in 1991, the musician has performed in solo or shared the studio with a different formation on every […]
Anne Lovett: The Eleventh Hour
Originally from Normandy, Anne Lovett is a classically trained pianist and composer who moved to England and settled in London early in her career. A passionate performer, the musician has performed extensively across Europe and recorded one solo album to date. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign initiated in late 2016, The Eleventh Hour is Anne […]
Poppy Ackroyd: Resolve
Everything is a form of vibration. One needs to hear it and transform it into music. The world is a piano and the piano is the world. The musician becomes the creator of the world. Jola Kudela Born in London and based in Brighton, Poppy Ackroyd is a classically-trained piano and violin player who started […]
Olivier Bogé: When Ghosts Were Young
This is a recording that can be heard as on ode to the innocence of childhood […] that manages to reconnect with the ghosts […] we once were and with which, as adults, we sometimes fleetingly come into contact again. Vincent Bessières – CD liner notes Born in Toulon in the south of France, Olivier […]
The Gloaming: Live at the NCH
Following in the footsteps of The Chieftains, Planxty, the Bothy Band and more recently Altan or Lúnasa, The Gloaming is one of the rare traditional Irish music bands to enjoy a commercial and critical success both a home and abroad while at the same time making a significant impact on the contemporary musical landscape. Since […]
