Before we launch a barrage of names on you, we are overjoyed to be able first to announce that of one of the pioneers of Afrobeat, and perhaps the greatest drummer of all time, Tony Allen, will appear at the festival. He will be joined on stage for the occasion by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, Mali Music) and the French rapper Oxmo Puccino. This extraordinary event will be one of...
Damon Albarn is the musical superman of the 21st century, though perhaps it is not that noticeable. The reason for the description is probable his high productivity. The Brit does so much that it is hard to keep up: rock, opera, African music... It is always interesting and cool. Plus: Albarn is getting better as the years go by. He is known first and foremost as the frontman of Blur,...
Everyday Robots, the first solo album from Damon Albarn, will be released by Parlophone in April 2014. The album was recorded last year at Albarn’s West London studio 13 and is produced by Richard Russell of XL, with whom Damon produced Bobby Womack’s sublime ‘The Bravest Man In The Universe’.
Led by title track ‘Everyday Robots’, the 12 songs here invite the listener into Albarn’s world for...
