The great and grande Bollywood Brass Band have been pumping it for years mixing and fusing bold brass bollywood big band sounds with the london diaspora.
Goldie
I spoke to D&B legend and maverick innovator Goldie, about living in Thailand, his painting career and how painting is related to D&B.
Havana Meets Kingston
I had a rather loud chat with a couple of the crew from the this huge fusion project: the brain child of Mr.Savona, this is a fusion between Cuban musicians and Africa in the taste of dub and reggae. Delicous!
Sebye Ntege
Here I spoke to the lovely Sebye Ntege about his music, his instrumentalism, his inspirations for his new album and playing WOMAD.
Addictive TV
Addictive TV are an electronic duo that have traveled to all corners fo the globe, sampling and categorizing various loops and samples from willing participants.
Using their technically advanced musical minds, they then chip n chop many layers of samples of traditional and electronic music and use them to compile all new compositions, with corresponding video footage.
My Baby
Prog-rock funky psychedelic trio from Amsterdam talk to me about their concepts behind their music, and much more.
Hashmat Sultana
Sufi soul singing sisters from India brought their award winning talents to WOMAD where I spoke to them about what Sufi music is, their journey to the big stage and their plans for the future.
Meklit
Ethio-jazz queen is stepping out of the Mulatu Astake spotlight for ethio-jazz and is taking the name for herself, I talk to her about how she keeps her music contemporary and what makes musicians important in society.
Meklits liver performances are all enticing and almost transcendent.
I’ve just popped my fav track here for you to enjoy.