ADUNA Is Life: Ablaye Badji Band Album Premiere at the Pod Baobabem Festival
The Ablaye Badji Band performing in Kraków at Klub Zaścianek as part of the POD BAOBABEM Festival 2024. This is the album premiere concert and ADUNA (Life) is already streaming. Senegalese multi-instrumentalist Ablaye Badjis is one of the best exponents of world music in Kraków.
Peter Gabriel Shows No Signs of Slowing Down – A Raucous and Reflective Concert in Kraków
Revered prog-rock icon, 73-year-old Peter Gabriel, started his new i/o tour in Tauron Arena, Kraków, last night. His music since leaving Genesis in ’75 has rarely been predictable, and his 4-decade-long solo career has always been required listening: genre-defying, experimental, musically diverse and ambitious, bristling with political/social commentary and wry wit.
Ablaye Badji Band @Klub Alchemia
The Ablaye Badji Band live at Klub Alchemia in Kraków. One of the best performances of the five-piece band so far in Kraków, this is the first collaboration between the legendary Alchemia and Kraków Music.
African Duo Enchant and Enthral All at Villa Decius: A dark midwinter’s evening is the setting for a slice of summer sunshine
On 12 December 2021 the Villa Decius Cultural Institute hosted a unique performance which brought together for the first time two sons of Africa: Ablaye Badji (Senegal) and Ethan Smith (South Africa). Their first collaboration in Kraków, it captivated an audience eager for live world music.
Not Just Doom & Gloom: A Review of Grajdół Festiwal in Kraków
Born atop the Beskid Sądecki mountains, the Grajdół Festival made its way to the urbanscape of Kraków for a one-off show at PAON. Bogdan Markiewicz reviews the eclectic lineup headlining stoner doom four-piece Moonstone and featuring Ignu, Makiwara (both from Warsaw) and DJ Szoszana XD (Katowice).
Out of the Comfort Zone: A Collaboration with The National Museum in Kraków
A World Music concert series: an overview and retrospective on the collaboraton between Kraków Music and The National Museum in Kraków.