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Yusuf, U2 and Baaba Maal delight in Island Life

29.05.09
Spine-tingling music from Baaba Maal and U2 before Yusuf melted hearts with his masterful songs and strangely affecting voice.... more

Island Life Festival celebrates its roots

27.05.09
Island Life Festival, celebrating Island record label's 50-year-history, provided a life‑enhancing evening of joy.... more

Jason Mraz is musical butterfly

06.04.09
Jason Mraz's simple message of self-empowerment triumphing over emotional angst worked wonderfully well. ... more

CDs of the week

27.03.09
PJ Harvey indulges in mewling, whining, little-girl-lost vocal exercises and Ida Sand is back to basics.... more

Tycoons visit gallery to see investment shaping up

19.03.09
A sculptor who won investment on Dragons' Den has exhibited his work for the first time in London... more

Hilco helps family of Bob Marley to cash in

10.02.09
Media: The family of reggae icon Bob Marley have teamed up with private-equity firm Hilco Consumer Capital in a bid to capitalise on the late singer's image... more

Maracas and a Bob Marley hat among Charles gifts

14.01.09
Prince Charles owns a pair of wooden maracas, a batik sarong, a Bob Marley-style baseball cap and wrist band, a plastic seat cushion and an acoustic guitar, it was revealed... more

Manu Chao is reggae rocker

17.12.08
Changing the world is a big ask in these cynical times. Top marks, then, to Manu Chao for keeping the flame burning.... more

A Night Out in London: Into the Hoods & The Kerala

15.08.08
If you're looking for a musical with edge you can't go wrong with Into the Hoods and a meal at The Kerala should spice things up.... more

Giaconda is Tin Pan Alley's gastro hit

30.07.08
The café where Joe Strummer once sipped tea has been transformed by a passionate Aussie into a dining room full of no-nonsense, good-value fare ... more

Flip-flop cancer risk

12.06.08
Doctors issue warning about the risks of "flip-flop cancer" ... more

Off the record

23.05.08
David Smyth talks to reggae veteran Jimmy Cliff about reigniting his film career and check's out what's new on the net.... more

Different kind of crawl

16.05.08
Shoreditch followed in Camden's fashionable footprint by hosting its own mini festival, Stag and Dagger, around 15 trendy venues.... more

Into the inner-city groove

09.05.08
Into the Hoods is about real bodily pleasure. You come out dazzled by the back flips — cursing your own wheezy unfitness, says Liz Hoggard.... more

Radical rap from Senegal

19.02.08
Now in its fourth year, the African Soul Rebels tour has become a brand name in world music circles, a sort of Motherland Revue with a sting.... more

A less than legendary script

21.12.07
The tension mounts superbly and there are jaw-dropping scenes in I Am Legend, which stars the eternally loveable Will Smith.... more

Colbie could thrive

27.11.07
Unashamedly aloof and looking like a pink-hued Mariah Carey, Colbie Caillat was not without star quality, but she may do better without her band.... more

DVDs of the week

23.10.07
Indian film Water, REM's new live album release and horror sequel Hostel Part II are among the week's DVDs.... more

Off the record

03.08.07
David Smyth discusses free music downloads, the online arrival of Led Zeppelin and the future of the Chemical Brothers.... more

Irish and Japanese folk combined

18.07.07
A collaboration between an Irish folk band and a Bob Marley-loving maverick from North Japan, Kila and Oki make for a fascinating mix... more

Inspiring look at life behind bars

12.07.07
The shortlisted entries from the annual Koestler Awards scheme offers privileged access to the invisible subconscious life of more than 200 prisoners and people confined in other institutions.... more

Quartet display intensity

12.07.07
The Brodsky Quartet, with guest leader Mia Cooper, played with nobility and intensity and held the audience in silent concentration... more

Leonardo who? We like Banksy

18.06.07
Phoenix Nights star Peter Kay and guerrilla artist Banksy are bigger art heroes among young people than Leonardo da Vinci, if a new survey is to be believed. ... more

Off the record: David Smyth

08.06.07
David Smyth mulls over the White Stripes' idea to give copies of their new album away and takes an early peek at the latest Crowded House offering... more

Guitar greats on display

28.02.07
A free exhibition featuring photos of the world's greatest guitarists is on display at the Blink Gallery.... more

Traffic-stopping tribute to Jim

22.01.07
Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more

Solo Jorge keeps his cool

13.11.06
Seu Jorge, dubbed "the coolest man on the planet", sang his catchy Portuguese-language songs at the Roundhouse with a nonchalance that only added to his charisma. ... more

Fight night with bright Pink

05.10.06
Wembley Arena - a place where subtlety is worthless - suits Pink. But she is a snarling, angry pop rebel without much of a cause, says David Smyth... more

Show must go on for Mobos

19.09.06
Controversy and criticism have dogged the Mobo awards, but as tomorrow's ceremony will prove, they are the lifeblood of black British music.... more

Exuding happiness with gentle melodies

11.09.06
Mark Lamarr as warm-up DJ, a back catalogue of six decades of music and a "riddim"-tight band - for reggae fans, there was no better place to be than Alton Ellis's gig at the Jazz Café.... more

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