WorldBeat 23rd August 2026
This week revises & revisits some of the recent Music in Exile releases some of which are coming for a Big Sound side hustle showcase @ Black Bear Lodge Tuesday 1st September. Part 1 of our review of the fourth release for East of West – Velella. Scottish collaboration Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison - Donn/Dubh (Black/Brown) that’s spiritual yet non-traditional and pays homage to shared Hebridean heritage, latest in Putumayo’s Discovery series Party Around the World.
This week revises & revisits some of the recent Music in Exile releases some of which are coming for a Big Sound side hustle showcase @ Black Bear Lodge Tuesday 1st September. Part 1 of our review of the fourth release for East of West – Velella. Scottish collaboration Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison - Donn/Dubh (Black/Brown) that’s spiritual yet non-traditional and pays homage to shared Hebridean heritage, latest in Putumayo’s Discovery series Party Around the World.
It's almost 40 years since the release of this foundational masterpiece of modern world music and African futurism.
Raised on R&B and soul, hailing from Eritrea, bred in nipaluna/Hobart, Shewita is a singer-songwriter and performer and is part of the Music in Exile Showcase @ The Black Bear Lodge 1st September.
As part of their album launch tour schedule they are currently on tour and will l next perform in our vicinity as part of Brisbane Festival- Lord Mayor's Concerts @ Brisbane City Hall Tuesday 15th September then Cooper's Chamber Concert Brisbane - Tuesday 11th October
As part of their album launch tour schedule they are currently on tour and will l next perform in our vicinity as part of Brisbane Festival- Lord Mayor's Concerts @ Brisbane City Hall Tuesday 15th September then Cooper's Chamber Concert Brisbane - Tuesday 11th October
Founding member of the pioneering Canadian First Nations group A Tribe Called Red Shub (formerly known as DJ Shub) has been at the forefront of a movement in Canada that reshaped the landscape of Indigenous electronic music and coined the term powwow-step .
Inspired by late ’70s Italian disco this is the sixth album by Italian percussionist and producer Gabriele Poso,
Ashkan is deeply influenced by the golden era of Iranian contemporary music from the 1960s and ’70s — a time when Persian classical traditions met the sounds of Western pop and rock. Growing up in post-revolution Iran and is part of the Music in Exile Showcase @ The Black Bear Lodge 1st September.
Growing up in the countryside of São Paulo state, Brazil Amu explores a series of personal stories throughout Alcides life. Written in stages over several years. Currently residing i Naarm/ Melbourne and is also part of the Music in Exile Showcase @ The Black Bear Lodge 1st September.
New album out 23rd October.