Baile funk, the down ‘n dirty party music once only heard in the favelas, has certainly come a long way – what with Diplo being one of the top advocates as well as our good friend Daniel Haaksman releasing a huge diversity of baile funk …

AND what an allstar kick off it was !! Imagine together on one stage Afrobeat master Tony Allen, Joe Bowie of Defunkt, blak eyed blue Colonel Red, the New Cool of Benjamin Herman, Urban Dance Squad’s Sil Matadin, Numoon maestro Hanyo von Oosterom, State of Monc’s Arthur Flink and you get an idea of what [...]

Wow! That’s all we can utter after checking out this rare footage of Jon Hassell at Glastonbury in 1987. Here is the legendary trumpeteer jamming with Farafina, a West-African group with whom he later recorded the album Flash Of The Spirit. This peticular show is, together with another jam Hassell and Farafina did at NYC’s [...]

Numoonfest03 isn’t just about the party. During the three days of the festival, visitors are invited to attend some mind blowing lectures. Legendary composer / trumpeter Jon Hassell shares his unusual view on music – on which he elaborates in his forthcoming book The North and South of You – with the crowd on Saturday [...]

Just like every other Numoonfest03 headliner, Ursula Rucker combines her powers with all the virtues of the Numoonlab. Rucker will be the one to watch on Saturday December 15th at the Lantaren / Venster in Rotterdam. This modern day oracle speaks out her modest prophecies and words of wisdom over any kind of soulful beat. [...]

From Thursday December 13th through Saturday December 15th, Numoonfest 03 takes place in Rotterdam’s renowned experimental venue Lantaren/Venster. For this third edition of the yearly festival, loads of groundbreaking artists will participate in musical kollaborations. Numoonfest’s program is a mix of music, poetry, dancing and live painting, with the focus on “instant composing.” Highlights include [...]