Back in June, our Ex-Friendly dropped a salsa-fied DJ set on the Freetown Stage at the always brilliant Africa Oyé Festival in Liverpool and it went off with a huge dancing crowd led by the dude in the white hat who we subsequently found out is called Damien! A bunch of his backup dancers from Winsford Salsa joined in alongside our friends and tons of Oyé attendees and it was immense! We forgot that it was recorded and it is only now being shared on the latest edition of Africa Oyé Radio. Hoping it brings you some joy!
Read More'Music & Social #1' - Billy Bang 'Lucky Man' documentary screening, DJ set, drinks & food.
Truth & Lies Music and Beam Editions are pleased to present: 'Music & Social #1' - Billy Bang 'Lucky Man' documentary screening, DJ set, drinks & food. Read on for event and ticket details…
Read MoreNew Regency Orchestra live at Earth (Theatre) (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - a review
The New Regency Orchestra is a twenty-piece Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble made up of some of London’s hottest jazz musicians and our good friend Oli Brunetti (Olindo Records / Colectivo Futuro) was lucky enough to catch them live as part of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Check out his excellent review here…
Read MoreOmar Sosa and Seckou Keita live at Lakeside Arts (24 Nov 2021) - a review
Omar Sosa is a Grammy nominated Cuban pianist, Seckou Keita, a Senegalese kora master and recent BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year and Gustavo Ovalles, a Venezuelan percussionist and the world class trio have been stunning audiences everywhere on their recent ‘Suba’ tour. Tim Hills caught them at their date at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham and wrote us a review. Read / Listen here
Read MoreDamon Locks - Black Monument Ensemble + Angel Bat Dawid live at EartH (Theatre) (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - A review
The EartH (Theatre) in Hackney hosted a double bill of extraordinary power and artistry with Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble and Angel Bat Dawid taking us to the outer edges and back again for this Monday night gig for the EFG London Jazz Festival. Read our review here
Read MoreAynur - Live at Barbican Centre (EFG London Jazz Festival 2021) - a review
Being invited to review this show by the great Kurdish-Turkish singer Aynur as part of the 2021 edition of the EFG London Jazz Festival turned out to be a gift for the ages as the great wood-panelled hall of the Barbican Centre became a triumphant celebration of Kurdish song and culture. Read our review of this spectacular event
Read More'Fil Mishmish' 8-10 July 2020 on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
A 72 hour international DJ marathon raising awareness about the ongoing illegal annexation of Palestinian territories and highlighting anti-colonial and anti-racism protest across the world - Broadcast on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة and mirrored on radio stations globally…. read all about it and get involved!
Read MoreBBE In-store: Tabansi Studio Band - Album Launch
Our own Ex-Friendly joins legendary compiler John Armstrong at The BBE Store in East London for the launch of two albums by the brilliant Tabansi Studio Band…Afrobeat but not as we know it!
Read MoreDave Maze releases hot new Afrobeat joint 'Ndi KanyI' on D&e Chicago - interview
Chicago DJ and Producer is dropping a hot new Afrobeat joint on his own D&e Chicago imprint…we caught a few words with him before his first DJ gig outside of the States…read on..
Read MoreTruth & Lies on Mimm Radio last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)!
Catch us live on Mimm Radio - last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)
Read More'Africa is Everywhere' - our programme for Houghton Festival 2018
Following on from last year’s programme of explosive and heavy international rhythms centred on the Tropics, Truth and Lies Music are back to host another all day event of films, music and partying. Africa Is Everywhere explores the global influence of African music captured by a series of curated short films and rare footage, and DJ sets that take you on a journey of the continent’s extraordinary musical legacy. The enduring quality of Ethiopian Jazz, the fierce and funky activism of Afrobeat, the enormous reciprocal relationship with the Americas, and the transcendental voices and electronic music of South Africa are threaded together to tell one of the biggest stories in dance music. With DJ sets from South African DJ SNO (Dimensions Directory/Banana Hill), Dr Horn, Truth & Lies Music and Afrodisiac.
Read More'The Real DMZ' exhibition launch with Truth & Lies - 26th Jan 2018
We were asked to DJ for the launch of this timely new exhibition about the Korean border at New Art Exchange in Nottingham on Friday 26th January. Read more...
Read MoreRave On - Matthew Collin In Conversation with Justin Turford (Truth & Lies)
Author Matthew Collin will be in conversation with Truth & Lies Music's Justin Turford, in-store at Rough Trade Nottingham, launching 'Rave On - Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music', published 11th January 2018, via: Serpent's Tail (Profile Books)
Read More'From Ear to Ear to Eye' Exhibition Launch - Nottingham Contemporary
Truth & Lies will playing a carefully curated set of music from the Arab world in support of this major new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary on 15th December...read more
Read MoreRevolution and Change: Bogotá, Colombia 1995
A programme of Music and Arts exploring the inspirational transformation of Colombia’s ravaged capital in the 1990s
Read MoreTruth & Lies' Silent Disco for Hockley Hustle 2017 - Photos by Nick Clague
Ace snapper Nick Clague took some shots of the Silent Disco that we curated and ran for this year's awesome Hockley Hustle festival in Nottingham!
Read MoreTruth & Lies presents: 'Hip Hop Revolución' Film Screening and DJ Session
Truth & Lies Music Presents a Revolution and Change Special - a free screening of Pablo Navarrete's 'Hip Hop Revolución' (Alborada Films 2015) documentary and a DJ session of music from Venezuela at Rough Trade Nottingham.
Read MoreRevolution & Change 'Venezuela & the Tropics' at Houghton Festival 2017
For the inaugural Houghton Festival, Truth & Lies are going to explore ‘Revolution & Change in Venezuela and the Tropics’ through films, talks, design and crates of the funkiest music in the World! (read more to find out what we will be up to...)
Read MoreAnother rocking Record Store Day at Rough Trade Nottingham (a few pictures)
Some photos from our Yard Party at Rough trade Nottingham for Record Store Day 2017
Read MoreYard Party at Rough Trade Nottingham for RSD2017 - 15 hours of vinyl!
15 Hours of Sound on Wax
Record Store Day 2017
Truth & Lies Yard Party, Rough Trade Nottingham
8am–11pm!!