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Great days out: An A-Z of ways to spend summer in London

28.07.11
Lost for ways to spend your holiday in the city? Sarah Marshall and Kate Whiting offer some direction, with a wide range of fabulous suggestions... more

Fela! - Sadler's Wells - review

27.07.11
Although this corybantic show combines dance, theatre and music and enjoyed a sell-out run in SE1 last winter, its best moments are those of booty-shaking, hip-wiggling and pelvis-grinding glory... more

CDs of the week: Foo Fighters and Monty Alexander

08.04.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

It's Hamlet vs King Lear on the Oliviers shortlist

07.02.11
Rising star Rory Kinnear will go head-to-head with stage veteran Sir Derek Jacobi at the Olivier Awards... more

Pop's winners and losers of 2010

24.12.10
From pigeon rock critics to dresses made of brisket, it’s been quite a year for pop music - here's our review of 2010... more

CDs of the week: Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox and Glee

17.12.10
There is festive cheese with bells on from Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas II You... more

Joy and anger from Femi Kuti

29.11.10
Being Fela Kuti’s oldest son must be a burden as well as a blessing, yet Femi Kuti carries it impressively lightly... more

No escape from the Afrobeat as charismatic Fela! gets us dancing

17.11.10
Arriving in London after huge success on Broadway, Fela! is a loud, brash, energetic spectacle... more

Tony Allen is kicking into the groove

07.10.10
With a trademark double-kick on the bass drum, Tony Allen celebrated his 70th birthday — and 50 years of Nigerian independence — with a star-studded line-up ... more

Music is the weapon for Fela!

05.10.10
The great Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti gave voice to Africa’s oppressed, stood up to the dictatorship and married all 27 of his backing dancers. With the hit musical about his extraordinary life on its way to London, Simon Broughton explores his legend... more

Africa: 50 Years of Music tells the cultural story of a continent

24.09.10
A remarkable 18-CD box set celebrates half a century of African musicianship... more

Cookin' with jazz: How Jamie Cullum found perfect harmony

20.08.10
He's Britain's most successful jazz artist ever, is married to Sophie Dahl and puts on electric stage shows complete with exploding pianos. Is there no stopping Jamie Cullum, asks Christopher Silvester... more

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jude Law lead the way as Brits dominate Tonys

04.05.10
The British invasion of Broadway has been recognised in its most prestigious theatre awards with Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones heading the nominations... more

CDs of the week

05.06.09
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled.... more

Seun Kuti follows father's footsteps

15.12.08
Part prankster, part politico, Seun Kuti blasted alto sax riffs, sang lyrics in Pidgin English and delivered a rousing pro‑Africa diatribe. ... more

Femi Kuti stands on shoulders of giants

17.11.08
Femi Kuti's music felt rough-hewn but the audience didn't care, dancing in the aisles at the end of his two-hour set.... more

CDs of the week

07.11.08
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.... more

Albarn and pals make it up in Africa Express

23.10.08
It's taken Africa Express three years to reach London. But Koko's star-studded and surprisingly ego-less marathon was worth the wait.... more

Fela's boy comes into his own

29.05.08
The diminutive Showboy, Seun Kuti, true to his name in gold lamé and black shades, blasted baritone sax riffs skywards.... 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

London's best African restaurants

09.01.08
You may not have thought about African food in London before, but from antelope to yam, their cuisine is as diverse as the continent.... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

CDs and DVDs of the week

07.12.07
This week's top music releases include a DVD from Amy Winehouse, plenty of pop from Justin Timberlake and moving world music from one of Nigeria's most uncompromising artists.... more

The sound of Africa

18.05.07
Capturing the musical essence of a continent is a tall order - but since 2003, the London African Music Festival has been doing it with great success.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

CDs of the week

19.01.07
Debuts from both Damon Albarn's The Good, the Bad and the Queen and The View make good listening, plus there's an indispensible Latin-Arabian compilation.... more

Top five weekend gigs

18.08.06
A double bill of old school soul, Fela Kuti's former drummer leads his own band and country-tinged ballads from Matt Ward. David Smyth picks out the best of this weekend's gigs.... more


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