Our newest Limitless profile is on the Togolese French singer Laura Prince, whose début album Peace of Mine is a transcultural blend of jazz, soul and African music. She is pushing for new instrumentation that builds on her dual heritage, and on her many influences from around the world. She tells us why she isContinue reading “The French Togolese Singer Who Builds on Jazz, Soul and African Percussion”
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What Is This African Art Project at the Grand Palais in Paris?
The pandemic caused the Africa2020 Season, which was scheduled to showcase cultural projects all over France, to be postponed, but the Season did kick off in December 2020, and the plan is that it will unfold as planned until July 2021. N’Goné Fall, the Senegalese General Commissioner of the Africa2020 Season, called the large scaleContinue reading “What Is This African Art Project at the Grand Palais in Paris?”
Eyes on 2021: The Singer Who Is Drawing on her Congolese and Belgian Identities
At 22, Imelda Gabs is finding her voice as a singer-songwriter and producer, drawing on her dual Congolese and Belgian heritage. A songwriter since she was a child, and a performer since she was a teenager, she was first noticed in 2017, on the big stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival, when she sang aContinue reading “Eyes on 2021: The Singer Who Is Drawing on her Congolese and Belgian Identities”
Jazz duo Taylor McFerrin and Marcus Gilmore touch down in Cape Town
Producer, keyboardist and creator of the magical 2014 album Early Riser, Taylor McFerrin and his partner in crime, drummer Marcus Gilmore have just arrived in South Africa for their first live show at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. After a long flight, a quick burger stop and a buzzing masterclass, we caught up withContinue reading “Jazz duo Taylor McFerrin and Marcus Gilmore touch down in Cape Town”