Reviews of Ariwo‘s first, eponymous album, released in May 2017, talked memorably of “a sonic terra incognita” and “a soundscape that was paralyzing and moving all at once”. Listening to the stripped-back and hypnotically percussive electro jazz of... Read Article
Day 6, 6th May 2016 Milillian Galis is widely considered to be a living master of the batá drums and, some years ago, he had throat cancer. Now he speaks through an electrolarynx, which is literally a voice... Read Article
If you’ve not heard of Ariwo yet then you can be excused. The group is a brand new entity, put together especially for Manana Cuba, a new festival happening in Santiago de Cuba this May that aims to... Read Article
