Like any self-respecting lizard, Gari Greu leaves his Massilia Sound System behind for an album to capitalise on the sun. If his fellow travellers are never far away, Gari offers himself a new solo escape. To enable "Barka" to exist, Gari has surrounded himself with faces known to those who followed the epics of the Massilia Sound System: first of all, there are the...

'Ndiaz is one of the flagship groups of the new scene in Brittany: dance music, hybridization of influences, sound research for a brassy music with elegant frenzy and explosive trance. The music of the group, rich of dozens of concerts given throughout Europe and the Americas (Quebec, USA, Brazil) is intended for celebration and the exaltation of the body.

PoiL Ueda is the result of a collaboration between Junko Ueda, a vocalist and satsuma-biwa player from Japan, and PoiL, a French rock/contemporary music band. The creation is based on the 13th-century Japanese epic tale "Heike-Monogatari". The composition is based on traditional epic singing accompanied by the satsuma-biwa and Buddhist Shomyo chant. Fusing an ancient...

PoiL Ueda is the result of a collaboration between Junko Ueda, a vocalist and satsuma-biwa player from Japan, and PoiL, a French rock/contemporary music band. The creation is based on the 13th-century Japanese epic tale "Heike-Monogatari". The composition is based on traditional epic singing accompanied by the satsuma-biwa and Buddhist Shomyo chant. Fusing an ancient...

Scottish smallpipes player Brighde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. Her piping has earned her a BBC Young Folk Award and a BBC Horizon Award. Her second album "Carry Them With Us” is an exhilarating weave of rich textural drones, trance-like atmospheres and instrumental folk traditions. Intimate, deeply placed and gorgeous. The Scottish...