amazing things will happen in 2013: the acclaimed berlin-based producer MARK ERNESTUS (of RHYTHM & SOUND, BASIC CHANNEL and HARDWAX fame) will bring influential percussionist BAKANE SECK and JERI-JERI, his clan of senegalese griot musicians, on the road again in summer! we also expect 12 inches galore and a full album of this mind-blowing transcontinental collaboration featuring leading members of the bands of YOUSSOU N'DOUR and BAABA MAAL.
30.11.2012
after their fantastic shows in october 2012 LITTLE ANNIE & BABY DEE will be back for more extravagant live concerts from 20.05.2013 to 02.06.2013!
05.11.2012
VOLCANO THE BEAR's 2012 fall tour starts today! if you fancy a genuine experimental music experience including some of the most absurd humor you have ever seen on stage, do not miss them! please find the full tour dates here and check more infos on the BERLIN show on 11.11.2012 here.
07.10.2012
AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA discovers the jazzy side of AFRICA with a MIX and two shows (12.10. TURKU, 13.10. HELSINKI) for the good folks of WE JAZZ.
01.09.2012
brand-new AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA mix to accompany EXBERLINER's AFRICA IN BERLIN-issue - listen to it here.
14.08.2012
appropriate praise for the "masters of chaos" JAGWA MUSIC in france's legendary INROCKS mag... read the full article.
16.06.2012
CHRISTIANE RÖSINGER praises JAGWA MUSIC's DAR ES SALAAM-style session at BERLIN's PRINZESSINNENGARTEN here.
02.06.2012
check a little video of JERI-JERI's amazing SABAR drum session in BERLIN, shot by CHRIS MENIST.
01.05.2012
brandnew AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA mix for OKAYAFRICA.
20.04.2012
more JERI-JERI madness: see the senegalese crew play one of their traditional SABAR drum circle sessions here.
31.01.2012
out now: MBEUGUEL DAFA NEKH, the first 12' and proof of life of MARK ERNESTUS' amazing new JERI-JERI project, featuring the SECK griot clan, whose members are among SENEGAL's top session and live musicians. do not fail to check the video here. MARK and JERI-JERI will be on tour late in may, early in june...
07.12.2011
THE PYRAMIDS will celebrate their UK debut with a two-night residency at CAFÉ OTO and an appearance at GILLES PETERSON's WORLDWIDE AWARDS in january, they also got invited to play a show curated by DAN SNAITH aka CARIBOU in LISBON then (check our dates section for more details).
01.12.2011
more audio awesomeness from AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA: a new mix for VICE ITALY
10.11.2011
download an exclusive AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA promo mix, featuring all the participants of the GHANA HIPLIFE extravanganza @ HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT here!
03.11.2011
this unique double bill is a must-see for all fans of, lacking a better word, "COSMIC" JAZZ: THE PYRAMIDS are sharing the stage with THE ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE at VIENNA's PORGY&BESS!
31.10.2011
read a great review of THE PYRAMIDS breath-taking BERLIN show here
17.10.2011 - 23.10.2011
after 4 years, CIRCLE, these reckless finnish fighters for the real rock'n'roll will be finally back in the UK! a highlight of the short tour are the two performances (as CIRCLE and PHARAOH OVERLORD) at BIRMINGHAM's mighty SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL.
24.09.2011
DAVID TOOP is holding a special sound lecture about former "singing sculptures", the legendary british artist couple GILBERT & GEORGE at LENTOS KUNSTMUSEUM in LINZ, austria... more infos here
21.09.2011
THE POPE & BABY DEE: read an amazing interview from BERLINER ZEITUNG here
08.09.2011
new website online!
thanks to our friends ANNA VOSWINCKEL and STEFAN FRANK we have a brandnew, lovely online home... we are just moving in, so stay tuned for more regular news in this column!