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Iarla Ó Lionáird - Foxlight
For his third solo album - Foxlight - the acclaimed singer Iarla O Lionaird delivers an impassioned and sublime set of personal songs, combining the twin urges to write more new material and yet also work with an intriguing set of collaborators. O Lionaird began writing new songs, secluding himself in his home studio on Herdman's Hill in remote Kilkenny. Joined by guitarist and producer, Leo Abrahams, the album took shape as O Lionaird and Abrahams split their time between rural Ireland and Abrahams' own studio in Bow, East London.
When You're Falling
"For this record the only rules were - we're going to break all the rules. The great thing about the Afro Celts is that there's enough creativity and maverick spirit to push the boat out into unchartered waters," agrees Emmerson. The departure was signalled by two songs, 'When You're Falling' (co-produced with Stephen Hague) and 'Life begin Again' - shaped by McNally and Emmerson, dressed with Iarla O Lionaird's lyrics and sculpted by Russell.
Originally, Iarla intended to sing the songs, but as they took shape they seemed more suited to two vocalists whose cross-cultural connections are well documented. "Peter Gabriel has been a great mentor and role model for me," he says. " Years ago I remember travelling in Ireland listening to his music, wondering if I'd ever get to meet people like him. I have been honoured to work with him in the past, but part of the magic of 'When You're Falling' was that we didn't meet - he just took the song and put his own turn on it."
Nightwalk (Radio Edit)
by JuJu »
In Trance was recorded live to capture the spirit of JuJu's ecstatic, trance-like performances on stage - channelling hypnotic rhythms from traditional Africa, leftfield jazz and the wilder end of rock.
"We just came together, plugged in and played," says Adams of In Trance, a one-take marvel that begs repeated listening. "We played it exactly as we play it live. It was a bit like controlling a runaway horse - that is completely spooked!"
Djanfa Moja
by JuJu »
The new album In Trance was recorded live to capture the spirit of JuJu's ecstatic, trance-like performances on stage - channelling hypnotic rhythms from traditional Africa, leftfield jazz and the wilder end of rock.
"We just came together, plugged in and played," says Adams of In Trance, a one-take marvel that begs repeated listening. "We played it exactly as we play it live. It was a bit like controlling a runaway horse - that is completely spooked!"
Ambassel in Box Revisited (Live)
Samuel Yirga the young Ethiopian prodigy performs a solo piano piece live at the Wooden Studio at Real World.
He had taken a break from mixing tracks for his debut solo album in The Big Room to play for this video. He was just 25 years old and had only being playing piano for 7 years but his outstanding contribution to Dub Colossus had brought him to everyone's attention.
Recording Laru Beya
by Aurelio »
Encouraged by a songwriter mother with a gorgeous voice and by his widely admired local troubadour father, the young Aurelio made his own guitars from cans and fishing line. Music and songs were the only entertainment in a place with no electricity and little contact with the outside world, and it is these songs that shaped him as an artist and inspired the pieces on Laru Beya.
The Laru Beya Sessions
by Aurelio »
Born in the tiny coastal hamlet of Plaplaya on Honduras' Caribbean coast, Aurelio Martinez, 39, may be one of the last generations to grow up steeped in Garifuna tradition. These traditions encompass the African and Caribbean Indian roots of his ancestors, a group of shipwrecked slaves who intermarried with local natives on the island of St. Vincent, only to be deported to the Central American coast in the late eighteenth century.
Knee-Deep In The North Sea - Remixed
Re-released on Real World Records, Knee Deep In The North Sea has been remixed by John Leckie (The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Muse and producer of Isla) and features three new tracks.
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