Bob Holroyd and Simon Painter new EP announced
Bob Holroyd and Simon Painter announce a new five-track EP called ‘Close Up and Far Away’ releas...
Fri, 26 June 26
Bab L’ Bluz win Songlines Award for Best Fusion Act
Moroccan-French band Bab L' Bluz have been announced as the winners in the Best Fusion category of the annual Songlines Music Awards.
Other artists nominated in the Best Fusion category were DakhaBrakha, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn, and Lo’Jo. Bab L’ Bluz’s award follows the release of their debut album in June 2020 to widespread acclaim.
The band look forward to resuming their tour later this summer (pending COVID-19 lockdown restrictions) and having the opportunity to present their debut music on an international stage.
Featured Release
-
Released 05 June 2020
Moroccan-French power quartet, Bab L’ Bluz, reclaim the blues for North Africa. Fronted by an African-Moroccan woman in a traditionally male role, Bab L’ Bluz are devoted to a revolution in attitude which dovetails with Morocco’s ‘nayda’ youth movement – a new wave of artists and musicians taking their cues from local heritage, singing words of freedom in the Moroccan-Arabic dialect of darija.
MAILING LIST
Embark on a voyage of musical discovery with us by signing up to the Real World newsletters
Further reading
Hannah Peel releases Saccharine Soundtrack on Real World X
Fri, 24 July 26
Track of the Day: ‘Titania’s Lullaby’ by Will Gregory
Titania’s Lullaby is the second track to be released from Will Gregory’s forthcoming album Lost...
Wed, 23 July 25
Spafford Campbell: Erasing genre and finding gold in the embers
Jane Cornwell talks to Spafford Campbell about new album Tomorrow Held.
Wed, 10 September 25