BRIT Award Nominee Carleen Anderson performs as part of Sing Inspiration! 2012

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Daniel Webb

Carleen Anderson comes to Royal Festival Hall next Tuesday 13 March to perform solo material alongside young and adult choirs from across the UK. Anderson was nominated for a Best International Newcomer BRIT Award in 1995, she went on to tour alongside the hugely popular pop-funk-jazz group, The Brand New Heavies in 2000, and has [...]

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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… TRILOK GURTU

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Daniel Webb

On 24 September at Queen Elizabeth Hall, old master and young prodigy unite to perform an exclusive show. Percusion maestro Trilok Gurtu has an army of fans across the world, naming Herbie Hancock, Neneh Cherry, Nitin Sawnhey amongst the many and he has received Grammy and BBC3 World Music nominations along the way. Tigran Hamasyan [...]

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Folk-jazz Legends Pentangle return to Royal Festival Hall

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Daniel Webb

Just over a week from now on Monday 1 August, Royal Festival Hall will once again play host to one of folk music’s most influential bands – Pentangle. 43 years ago, the band recorded the live disc of their seminal album Sweet Child here, so the venue has a warm place in the hearts of Bert [...]

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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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Upcoming Gig: Nigel Kennedy’s World Cup Project

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Sam Dub

This Bank Holiday weekend, Nigel Kennedy’s Polish Weekend bring a festival of Polish culture to Southbank Centre. Spanning everything from Highlander Punk Pop from Zakopower to Jazz reworkings of Chopin from Nigel Kennedy’s specially assembled supergroup. They’ll also be plenty of traditional Polish cooking courteousy of Polskie Jadlo, Nigel’s eatery of choice in Krakow. With [...]

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Post Show: Basquiat Strings + Olivia Chaney at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Sam Dub

An intimate show of string-lead dark jazz from Basquiat Strings with support from harmonium wielding folk singer Olivia Chaney.

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