The wonderful Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara will be performing at Somerset House on 12th July, for 'An Evening in Mali', as part of the Somerset House Summer Series.

Tickets available at: ticketmaster.co.uk/an-evening-in-…

.Brett Anderson of @suedehq for Sky Arts, talking about a track from forthcoming collaborative album Death Songbook with Paraorchestra and Charles Hazlewood, feat. Nadine Shah and G W E N N O. Death Songbook is available for pre-order at paraorchestra.lnk.to/deathsongbook

Alberto ‘Virgilio’ Valdés was brought into the Buena Vista fold by Juan de Marcos González, his former colleague in Sierra Maestra. Virgilio is the number one choice in Havana as a session player on maracas, and has featured on all of WorldCircuitRecords’s Havana recordings.

In a 1999 Songlines Magazine interview, Ali talks about his deep connection to his homeland: “I’m a farmer. Music is important to me, but my profession is agriculture. I’ve got 11 children and I have to cultivate the land. When I leave, I feel I am shirking my responsibility”.

Happy would-be 84th birthday to the legendary #HughMasekela .

Have you listened to 'Holes' yet? The new single from @paraorchestra, taken from forthcoming album 'Death Songbook' with @SuedeHQ's Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, 'Holes' features the spine-tingling guest vocals of Nadine Shah.

Listen: paraorchestra.lnk.to/holesTW

.Suede HQ’s Brett Anderson duets with Nadine Shah on expansive cover of Mercury Rev’s ‘Holes’ nme.com/news/music/sue…

Discover Ali Farka Touré's rich and extensive back catalogue: youtube.com/playlist?list=….

A reimagined version of Mercury Rev's classic track 'Holes' by Paraorchestra, Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood and featuring Nadine Shah, is out now as part of the 'Death Songbook' album which will be released on 19 April via WorldCircuitRecords.

paraorchestra.lnk.to/holesTW

Proudly presenting ‘Holes’ ft @NadineShah from Death Songbook by Paraorchestra with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, out 19 April via WorldCircuitRecords.

Nadine joins as a special guest at the album launch at Roundhouse on Wednesday 24 April.

Listen: paraorchestra.lnk.to/holesTW

#BrettAnderson of #Suede talks to Sky Arts about performing a Suede B-side with Paraorchestra for 'Death Songbook', out on 19th April. paraorchestra.lnk.to/deathsongbook

.Paraorchestra collaborator #BrettAnderson is the lead singer of @Suedehq. He also fronted The Tears with Bernard Butler, and released 4 solo albums. Listen to Brett sing on new Paraorchestra single, a cover of Echo and the Echo & the Bunnymen's The Killing Moon: paraorchestra.lnk.to/thekillingmoon…

Rejoice by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela was released today 4 years ago. 'It’s a message from two elder statesmen closely intertwined with the political struggles of the African continent: Our time is passing, and it’s your turn to stand up' - Pitchfork
🎧 worldcircuit.lnk.to/RejoiceSpecial…

Bandsplaining on YouTube gives their history of Ali Farka Touré's rich and inspiring life and career: youtube.com/watch?v=_pytTF…

Happy 77th Birthday to musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer, Ry Cooder. Cooder has been a key collaborator of Buena Vista Social Club and Ali Farka Touré, and played an integral part in their respective stories.

The Cuban Johnny Cash - Eliades Ochoa.

It's a little over a year since the video for Safari, taken from 'Voyageur' was released.

Watch here: youtu.be/McCkxYr-1R0?si…

.@vieuxfarkatoure, son of the legendary Malian artist @alifarkatoure, tours in the UK this May, with a sold out Barbican show.

Tickets on sale at earth-cruises.com and eartrumpetmusic.com

Thank you to The Observer for including the new single from Paraorchestra in 'Hot Tracks'! Listen here: paraorchestra.lnk.to/thekillingmoon…

Thanks Stereogum, The Times and The Sunday Times and NME for covering the news of the brand new single from Paraorchestra with @SuedeHQ's Brett Anderson - The Killing Moon. paraorchestra.lnk.to/thekillingmoon…