Byron Bay Bluesfest – Only For The Music

On it’s 25th anniversary, Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 was the best one for me yet.  It was an unusually comfortable Bluesfest experience under unusually clear, blue Easter skies and sunshine – with the usual phenomenal music artists playing on its 7 stages. Every year that I’ve gone to Byron Bay Bluesfests past, I have moaned… Continue reading Byron Bay Bluesfest – Only For The Music

‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop

Fela Kuti

I was talking music with a Texan musician recently.  He told me about a few fusion music genres from the U.S. I’d never heard of and sounded great. When I later checked them out I remembered again that the very long and ever-growing list of music genres in our world, is pretty damn cool. Don’t you… Continue reading ‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop