Music

“It happened as quickly as it began,” says Mbira, percussionist, vocalist and marimba Zimbabwean musician John Falsetto.  He’s commenting on a musical journey that has so far lasted two years for himself and his fellow artists who have helped create the album Sounds of Refuge. Mohamed Sarrar, a Sudanese musician, actor and poet smiles in agreement, perhaps quietly ruminating on meeting John for the first time in workshops for The Jungle, a show currently running in London’s West End.He might...

The Vaccines have been confirmed as the headline act at this year's Goose Island LDN Block Party.  A complete road closure at The Oval in Bethnal Green will be put in place allowing people to dance the night away in a true Block Party fashion. Expect an eclectic mix of music, a tasty variety of food, and, of course, lots of great beers. The Vaccines first formed in West London in 2010 and the intervening years have seen the band...

The rock star, aged 39, grinned as he posed for a picture outside Dalby Cafe in Margate, Kent, after getting the ‘mega breakfast’ for free as he ate it so quickly

The Stormzy Scholarship will pay for tuition fees and provide a maintenance grant for up to four years of an undergraduate course

Cast your eyes back through the release calendar for 2018, and there really hasn’t been a duff 7-day stretch since the beginning of the year. July’s been a mixed bag – as you’ll see from the exceptionally eclectic playlist this month – with a blend of summertime tropical house, acerbic punk and full-on, experimental metal darkness. Is Childish Gambino’s ‘Summertime Magic’ as politically compelling as last month’s ‘This Is America’? No. Is his Summer Pack single set-up an irresistible slice...

Torrential downpours and stormy gales forced bosses of the family festival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset to close the main arena on Sunday afternoon.

The 83-year-old swapped the kitchen for the stage

Tech and poetry come together for two nights of live improvised performances

The “Shape of You” singer, 27, will install a set of double pedestrian gates and cast iron railings which will prevent “opportunities for rough sleeping” and provide increased security, according to his planning agent.