THE last time I saw Damon Albarn – until now that is – was at Wembley Stadium in July 2023.  He and his Blur bandmates, arms ...

Launched in Mali in 2006, Africa Express is a global collaborative community of musicians. At first, the idea was to link Malian artists like Toumani Diabaté, Bassekou Kouyaté and Amadou & Mariam with ...

"Spectacular misfires", lost Britpop battles", and understanding Damon Albarn's politics: Does nuance always come second?

Damon Albarn has expressed a desire to make music in Palestine and Israel to bring greater communication between cultures through art.

“I think we can officially say that Oasis won the battle, the war, the campaign, everything. “They are the winners. They take ...

Damon Albarn has shared aims of working with musicians "in Palestine and Israel" and addressed Bob Vylan's Glastonbury ...

The pace switches up on “Kuduro”, where old Africa Express hands Fatoumata Diawara and Moonchild Sanelly trade verses in Bambara and Xhosa, both equally disappointed by men. Marimba punks Son Rompe ...

THE BRAND new studio album from globally acclaimed music phenomenon Africa Express is out now digitally, with a physical ...

Damon Albarn has accepted that his band Blur were beaten by Oasis in the battle of Britpop and is now hailing his former ...

Sibling rappers Pusha T and Malice reunite after 15 years on an inventive record sprinkled with Pharrell Williams’s stardust ...

Peers mourn Beach Boys maestro, Suede tell all, plus Sly Stone, CMAT, Paul Weller and Suede-curated Suede CD in new MOJO ...

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn knows when he’s beat. And now – after 30 years of, at best, pyrrhic victory – he’s ...