“First one must make space, so that something new can be created.” These Blixa Bargeld words perhaps most accurately define the philosophy of the cult band Einstürzende Neubauten (collapsing new buildings) from West Berlin. → read more

Omar Souleyman’s story is incredible – from weddings in Syria, he made it to stages at festivals such as Glastonbury and Roskilde or to Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. → read more

Tom Vek is a self-taught London-based multi-instrumentalist. → read more

Imagine Frank Sinatra wearing a baseball cap. This is something English duo Heymoonshaker was aiming for when they merged blues and beatbox that are seven decades apart. → read more

What will the winter solstice do with the restless soul of a young Icelander? → read more

Tiken Jah Fakoly has determined the significance of reggae not only in Western Africa but de facto in all Francophone countries for almost 30 years. → read more

Program of the showcase festival Eurosonic will be focused on Central and Eastern Europe in 2016. → read more

And the European Festival Awards (EFA) winners are... → read more

Possibly the ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ of western Africa? Certainly the international stepping stone for some of the dark continent’s biggest artists. → read more

What happens when musicians from the land of the rising sun settle in a country where sunlight is almost always engulfed by fog? → read more