From the 25th to the 29th of September, Rabat will be the stage for international jazz and traditional music during the 24th edition of the Festival Jazz au Chellah. One of the most remarkable names we spotted on the bill: Next.Ape, known for its particular blend of jazz, rock and […]
You could call her the Belgian answer to Binkbeats. With the help of a loop station she builds up soulful songs, layer per layer, mingling electronics with traditional instruments. From the pandeiro to the kalimba, she adds different colours to create an eclectic universe with echoes from the country of […]
Based in Lagos, Nigeria, trumpeter Etuk Ubong draws inspiration from afrobeat, funk, jazz, highlife and ekombi. This was crystallised in one EP and one album so far, but the former side man of Femi Kuti is currently working on new material. A recent performance at an excited Steam Down in […]
Marie Fikry is a young piano player with roots in Belgium and Morocco. On her impressive debut album ‘Proche Orience’ she brings these two worlds together with 12 (!) original compositions. Joined by talented musicians Fil Caporali (bass), Simon Leleux (Eastern percussion) and Daniel Jonkers (drums), Fikry brings the kind […]
Jazz is attracting bigger and younger audiences all across the globe and Belgium is no exception to this revival. You might have heard of ethiodub jazz band Black Flower or the broken hiphop and jazz influenced funk group STUFF. Both have been picked up frantically by the likes of LeFtO, […]
Wayward music should always be celebrated. It shakes us up and keeps us going. But this is not the only reason we should talk about the second album of Binker and Moses, mystically called Journey To The Mountain Of Forever. It’s just really bloody good. Think jazz and then forget […]
