Damon Locks is a Chicago-based activist, poet, teacher and visual artist whose work might already be familiar to many as it has featured as the cover artwork of dozens of records including several International Anthem releases. A long-time deejay and singer with various post punk bands, Damon Locks was also recently heard as a ... [Continue Reading]
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Altin Gün: Gece / Yol
Formed in 2016, based in Amsterdam and comprised of Ben Rider on guitars, Jasper Verhulst on electric bass, Daniel Smienk on drums and Gino Groenveld on percussions, Altin Gün is a Dutch/Turkish folk-rock band fronted by two vocalists (and keyboard players), namely Merve Daşdemir and Erdinç Ecevit. Instead of performing covers, ... [Continue Reading]
Nahawa Doumbia: Kanawa
With a professional career spanning over 40 years, singer Nahawa Doumbia is one of the prominent performers of the south Malian Wassoulou style of music. A passionate advocate for peace, justice and women’s rights in her own country, the singer has also long been the voice of the Malian community living abroad and especially in ... [Continue Reading]
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O’Brien: Solas an Lae
Much more than a collection of tunes and songs shining a light on a particular style, region or era, singer Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and fiddler Ultan O’Brien’s Solas an Lae (The Light of the Day) is also an acoustic experiment. The project explores the relationship between the human voice and the fiddle and how they complement each ... [Continue Reading]
Yumi Ito: Stardust Crystals
Born to a Japanese father and a Polish mother, Yumi Ito is a young jazz vocalist, songwriter and composer based in Basel, Switzerland. As a classically trained pianist, the singer is also an accomplished bandleader who has already performed extensively on the European jazz circuit. Featuring eight new songs composed over a ... [Continue Reading]
Lau Nau: Poseidon
Laura Naukkarinen - aka Lau Nau - is a Finnish singer songwriter and composer based in Kimito, Finland, 160km west of Helsinki. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, devoted sound designer and record collector, Lau Nau seamlessly blends elements of Finnish folk with modern classical, ambient and experimental music using both ... [Continue Reading]
Hania Rani: Home
Just over a year after her impressive solo piano début album Esja for Gondwana Records, Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani returns with a new collection which expands significantly on her original sound. Featuring double bass, drums, a string quintet and the pianist herself on synthesisers, keyboards, electronics and vocals, ... [Continue Reading]