Clocked this on the Giant Step site in NYC. This excellent vid is part of Kutiman’s ThruYou series but instead of trawling the web for obscure snippets to weave into a single piece of audible glory he has opted to … Continue reading
Last Sunday, just prior witnessing a mesmerising performance by the Whirling Dervishes we caught a smaller version of this Mehter Jannisary marching band in my local park. I’d heard snatches of their drums and the zurna (an oboe-like instrument) on … Continue reading
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Black Heart + The Dervish House: A couple of juicy summer reads well worth checking out. Mike Nicol’s ‘Black Heart’ is the third book in a trilogy of South African revenge thrillers featuring two former ANC activists/gun runners Mace Bishop … Continue reading
A few months ago, Kam Bhogal presented a pilot online radio show for seeksmusic.com. It went down well so the good people there have given him a monthly show. Checked out the show this morning… it’s a tribute to the late, … Continue reading
OK people, TRIPTYCH Festival is about to launch in London, presenting the work of Eliane Radigue My ECP neighbour Kaffe Matthews tells us: “I’ve known Eliane since 1999 and we first collaborated when she gave the work Elemental II to the Lappetites to … Continue reading
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