Spafford Campbell sign to Real World Records and announce album Tomorrow Held
The duo previously released the EP 102 Metres East on Real World X.
Wed, 21 May 25
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.
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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.
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Legendary Garifuna artist Aurelio dies in plane crash in Honduras
Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez has died in a plan crash.
Tue, 18 March 25
Exploring Colombian artist Savan’s music inspired by Yagé medicine ceremonies
The new Real World X release is an eight-track aural journey to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Fri, 29 March 24
Real World Sessions: Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell, 5 December 2023
New folk duo Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell visited the studio to record a new EP for Real World X.
Tue, 05 March 24