Vieux Farka Touré comes to Southbank Centre

Posted on February 10, 2012 by juliahbell

On Sunday 12th February we welcome Vieux Farka Touré to Southbank Centre. This will be the only London date of Vieux’s UK tour, and is set to be a really exciting show. Following in the footsteps of his father, the legendary Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré, Vieux’s music combines funk, reggae and jam music with the [...]

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Rickie Lee Jones at Royal Festival Hall this weekend

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Daniel Webb

This Saturday 26 November, we welcome the Queen of pop / jazz / country / soul / R&B / blues / you-name-it,  Rickie Lee Jones to Southbank Centre. With a career spanning 30 years, she maintains an unwavering cool despite a historically difficult personal life which has seen her battle and overcome broken hearts and drug addiction. [...]

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GET TO KNOW… TIM WHITEHEAD

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Daniel Webb

In 2 week’s time on Monday 25 July, we welcome Tim Whitehead and his Colour Beginnings Suite to Purcell Room. Tim is a very well-known jazz saxophonist, and has performed on the greatest stages in the Jazz world. The original music written especially for this new show is inspired by the great British watercolour painter JMW Turner, [...]

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Boogie woogie piano with Ben Waters

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Alison Fraser

Ben Waters is one of the world’s leading boogie-woogie / rock’n’roll piano players. Still in his 30s, he has entertained all over the world, playing alongside Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Davies, Shakin’ Stevens and many others. The Boogie for Stu tour, with his trio, launches his tribute CD in memory of the late Ian [...]

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What do David Byrne, Devendra Banhart and M.I.A all have in common?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Joe Heaney

Q: What do David Byrne, Devendra Banhart and M.I.A all have in common? A: They’ve all been inspired by modern Brazilian music. The fascinating film Beyond Ipanema – Brazilian Waves In Global Music looks at how the cross-pollination of musical styles - as well as sampling and globalisation - have helped Brazil to secure a unique position in global music culture, [...]

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Who said ‘I am Brazil’?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Joe Heaney

Singer, composer, politician – Gilberto Gil is one of Brazil’s most inspiring icons. On the eve of his performance at Royal Festival Hall tomorrow (Wednesday 21 July), Paul Heritage explains what is it is that makes him so unique. “When Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced in 2003 that Gilberto Gil had accepted [...]

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Upcoming Gig: Ether 2010 – Gil Scott-Heron + Speech Debelle, Royal Festival Hall

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Sam Dub

Where Did The Night Go Gil Scott-Heron’s I’m New Here represents one of the most talked-about and most welcome artistic comebacks of recent years. Stark, tough, modern, wise and utterly uncompromising Scott-Heron’s new record has had praise lavished on it from all corners of the music press, The Observer declaring: ‘This is as striking a [...]

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Looking ahead to 2010

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Nick Miller

There’s a wealth of gigs to look forward to here at Southbank Centre in 2010, from John Cale & Heritage Orchestra playing Paris 1919 to our major festivals Ether and Meltdown, as well as shows from Henry Rollins, Mariza and Richard Hawley. There’s plenty more in the pipeline too so watch out for new announcements. [...]

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A Fond Farewell to 2009 and the Noughties (we can’t wait for 2010…)

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Nick Miller

JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2009 AND THE NOUGHTIES It’s been an incredible year for gigs here at Southbank Centre. We’ve seen Brian Eno join David Byrne onstage at Ether, Ornette Coleman reuniting with Charlie Haden, Spiritualized performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Yo La Tengo covering Bob Dylan and The Velvet [...]

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Post Show: Rachid Taha + Vieux Farka Touré + The Heliocentrics

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Sam Dub

Reviews One minute Taha is spitting and growling his lyrics over a thunderous Bo Diddely riff, the next he is moving on to an Algerian dance tune dissected with bursts of heavy-metal guitar. – Robin Denselow, The Guardian

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