Kim So Ra - WOMEX 2018
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Korean percussionist Kim So Ra, has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Korean percussionist Kim So Ra, has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Lucibela, comes from the island of São Nicolau. Her assured, warm voice is formed from years of assimilation of the sounds of morna and coladera.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Moonlight Benjamin, performs a riff-heavy, groove-laden sonic concoction built on the tension between her powerful voice and saturated electric guitars.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Brazilian pianist Amilton Godoy is considered one of today's greatest pianists, often guesting with international top orchestras and conductors.
For his latest project, Peter Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles, Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres) has teamed up with Frédéric Lo, a guitarist and composer known for his work with Daniel Darc on the album Crèvecœur.
Thalma de Freitas is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actress from Rio de Janeiro. Her work is a masterful fusion of MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), jazz, and Afro-Brazilian influences.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Rob Thorne, is a diverse explorer in the newly revived evolution of taonga puoro, fusing ancient voices with modern sounds and technology.
Influenced by the music of the past and present, samba collective Samba pros Orixás bridges the gap between tradition and modernity.
Null + Void is the solo project of world-renowned electro artist Kurt Uenala, who has collaborated with Moby, The Kills and Depeche Mode. Discover the dark sound ambiences of Null + Void at the Sónar Reykjavík 2018 festival.
Legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés brought his band ‘Jazz Batá 2’ to the Malta Jazz Festival on July 19, 2019. They delivered a performance that reverberated through the historic island.
Trio Corrente was formed in 2001, consisting of Fabio Torres on piano, Paulo Paulelli on bass, and Edu Ribeiro on drums. Since then, the trio has been creating an original sound playing the classics of choro and Música Popular Brasileira.
Formed in 2006, the NYC-based band Lucky Chops first caught the attention of the masses when a video of their performance at a subway station went viral on YouTube in 2015. In August 2018, they performed their high-energy brassy funk at BIRD, in Rotterdam.
Da Pá Virada Sessions and Stingray present Brazilian singer-songwriter Paulo Novaes in this New Year's Eve special, which was recorded in Paulo's native city of São Paulo.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Mario Batkovic, aims to explore the sonic possibilities of the accordion through a mutualist symbiotic relationship between man and instrument
Forq is an instrumental quartet with an aggressive sound and a penchant for sonic exploration. The band pushes further down the sonic rabbit hole with their stunning music. This concert was filmed during Mondriaan Jazz Festival 2017, The Hague.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Invisible World, is based at the jazz crossroads where East European and Mediterranean influences merge and caper off in new directions.
English musician, songwriter, and singer Johnny Marr has enjoyed an exemplary career since his former band The Smiths split up in 1987. Enjoy this 2019 show recorded at Rock en Seine in Paris!
Since the German bands Modeselektor and Apparat joined forces in 2009, they have been hugely successful as the electronic music supergroup Moderat. In 2016, they returned with their album III, which they present live on stage at Stereolux in Nantes.
The vibrant island of Malta was in for a night of light and cheerful music when Brazilian music legend João Bosco took the stage on July 21, 2018.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Nelida Karr, sings, plays various instruments. Her music reflects her growing up in Malabo in Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country, Equatorial Guinea.
Formed by Dutch Pepijn Hol and Niels Koster, Frequencerz is a duo hardstyle whose reputation is second to none. Do not miss this colorful performance delivered in front of a delirious crowd at the German Airbeat One festival.
Los Angeles-born saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trombonist Ryan Porter co-founded West Coast Get Down – a musical collective fusing jazz and funk with hip-hop. The two musicians join forces and bring the vibes of L. A. to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Da Pá Virada Sessions and Stingray present this New Year's Eve program of Latin jazz with São Paulo-born singer, composer, instrumentalist, arranger, and producer Filo Machado.