// INTERVIEWS
Straight outta Harlesden!
Gappy Ranks (United Kingdom)24/08/2010
Samba source
Wilson Das Neves (Brazil)
“Samba is my gift. And in samba I want to die, with my drumsticks in my hands, because no-one in samba will forget my name”. If any other Brazilian musician had written a song with these lyrics, they may have been called egocentric. But...
28/07/2010
Kanaval
Leah Gordon (United Kingdom)
Kanaval is Leah Gordon’s new book of extraordinary photographs of Haiti’s Jacmel carnival. Crucially, it also contains oral testimonies revealing the narratives behind the masks. Paul Bradshaw: You’ve been involved with Haiti for a...
15/07/2010
Maya
M.I.A. (Sri Lanka, United Kingdom)
We meet up with Maya Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., at the Hotel Murano in Paris. Petite and without make-up, the person who sits down opposite us has an almost fragile, yet determined air. Globalist pop star, chic rebel, political activist. No...
07/07/2010
Regal Senegal
Carlou D (Senegal)
Mondomix catches up with Senegal’s latest export, Carlou D, to talk about spiritual enlightenment, Baay Fall and Opera Du Sahel. “In 2002/3 I felt the time was right to go my own way. I’ve always dreamt of having my own band. With my...
07/07/2010
Ghana Gold
Richy Pitch (Ghana, United Kingdom)
UK producer Richy Pitch digs deep in Accra on a collaborative album cooking up the future sound of Ghana with Wanlov, M3NSA, M.anifest and many more. Breaking fresh ground has become a habit for Richy Pitch. In the late 90s, he was one of the...
25/06/2010
Football Fables : African Goals
Baff Akoto (England, Ghana)
The number of African stars playing international football is at an all time high. We meet director Baff Akoto whose new film looks at the stories behind African football migration. Africa currently boasts more world-class football stars than at...
09/06/2010
INTERVIEW
BAFF AKOTO
FOOTBALL
GHANA
ENGLAND
From Kinshasa to Cannes
Staff Benda Bilili (Democratic Republic Of Congo)
Staff Benda Bilili are the incredible band of disabled street musicians from Kinshasa whose debut album Très Très Fort has been a phenomenal success worldwide. Now a feature-length documentary about their amazing story promises to take them to even...
26/05/2010
Afrorock
Fool's Gold (United States)
Sharp looks, agile fingers and long hair…we meet up with singer and bassist Luke Top and guitarist Lewis Pesacov, from Los Angeles collective Fool’s Gold. Their new album is an Afrorock revelation, made in California. You know a lot...
28/04/2010
Fair Trade
Tamikrest (Mali)
The Dirtmusic trio, veterans of the American and Australian rock scenes, and Tamikrest, seven young Touareg musicians, met at the Festival of the Desert in Essakane, Mali in 2008. After three solid days jamming together, they parted as good friends. So...
14/04/2010
On tour
Rokia Traoré (Mali)
We catch up with Malian singer Rokia Traoré ahead of her UK tour with British art-pop trio Sweet Billy Pilgrim. Rokia Traoré looks poised. The Malian songstress sits thoughtfully at the edge of her seat. She considers my questions backstage at the...
08/04/2010
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The Center for Black Music
The Center for Black Music in Salvador, Bahia, and the International Exhibition of Black Music in...
Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett was one of the UK's leading World Music journalists. For years he presented a wee...
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