Helena Drakakis reports on the London band using music to fund projects dispelling the myth that environmentally sustainable living is synonymous with low-tech, under-developed lifestyles
… United Vibrations: music with a message champions sustainable … Society United Vibrations Culture Change Music Eco Houses Low Carbon Living Solar … Drakakis reports on the London band using music to fund projects dispelling the myth …
When Martin Cradick and Su Hart travelled to West Africa in 1992, little did they know the journey would set their lives on a whole new direction, writes Matthew Newsome. Inspired by the Baka people of Cameroon's rainforest and the joy that resonates through their music, they are now dedicated to saving this vulnerable people using their magical music to reach into people's hearts.
… Two musicians' quest to save the forest people of … June 2015 Comment Indigenous Peoples Arts Music Cameroon Africa baka flyer-square.jpg … and the joy that resonates through their music, they are now dedicated to saving this …
From dispensing with plastic CD cases to finding creative ways to reduce his carbon footprint, Richie Hawtin is blazing a green trail in the music industry. Victoria Aitken caught up with him for a chat
… Aitken | 23rd June 2011 Ethical Living Music Dj Richie Hawtin Q&A hawtin_1818.jpg … Richie Hawtin is blazing a green trail in the music industry. Victoria Aitken caught up with … talk at this year’s International Music Summit [the annual conference which …
Timber announces first 2019 programme line up for site-specific festival experience exploring landscape and the environment in the magic of the National Forest
… festival will return on 5 July 2019, with music, debate, theatre, spoken word, … our relationship with trees and nature. Live music Ms Rowntree Jones added:"Timber has … Road From Jarrow . Welsh and Cornish speaking musician Gwenno described as ‘the visionary of …
Climatekeys launches in London tomorrow and promises to be music to the ears of activists keen to learn and teach about climate change while also aware of the need to remain positive. JULIA MARQUES shares her inside view.
… A gala concert of piano music to sound the climate change alarm Julia … Marques | 24th October 2017 News Climate Music Piano 405596.jpg Climatekeys launches in London tomorrow and promises to be music to the ears of activists keen to learn …
STEVE WATSON is committed to his vinyl - and excited by the resurgence among record collectors. DUNCAN OSWALD worries about the impact of producing yet more PVC records - arguing that streaming must surely be more green. To settle the debate the two environmental consultants developed a life cycle assessment comparing the resource impacts of the two audio technologies...
… Oswald | 16th March 2018 Ethical Living Music Streaming Vinyl Insonomia … The vinyl resurgence has been welcomed by music loving discophiles wary of the … If you want a greener way to listen to a music track, streaming might seem the better …
Folk musician Sam Lee writes about a very special performance.
… Making music with nightingales Sam Lee | 3rd May 2019 News Nightingales Live Music Resurgence & Ecologist 9117433885_5d5711c0f7_b.jpg Folk musician Sam Lee writes about a very special …
New Americana festival boasted stand-out musicians and real community spirit.
… New Americana festival boasted stand-out musicians and real community spirit. Festivals … 'green scene', arts community, creativity, music, magic and mayhem. Watching the more … of work, not to mention, wonga. Power of music Co-founders Deborah Shilling and Gill …
Climate Live is bringing artists, activists and young people together through music to unite in the fight for climate justice.
… activists and young people together through music to unite in the fight for climate justice. Musicians and young people across the world … 16 October 2021, with a 24-hour live music stream on Sunday. Climate Live is …
Womad's programming embraces eclecticism, diversity and contemporaneity with relish.
… | 13th September 2019 News Woman Festival Music Women Thought Leaders … diversity and contemporaneity with relish. Music and politics often go hand in … across the globe, with its roots in world music, platforming performers in an …
The latest blockbuster exhibition from the V&A celebrates the music of its time and those who are forever linked to it, and one of the key outcomes of this counter-culture revolution was the very first Earth Day on April 22nd 1970.
… exhibition from the V&A celebrates the music of its time and those who are forever … 1966-1970 , from London's V&A Museum include music, fashion, technology, communication, … rights and the environment, all linked by music. Much of it the music of protest, an …
Kenny Young - the songwriter who penned Under the Boardwalk and founder of Artists Project Earth - has died following a long battle with cancer.
… Kenny Young - musician and environmentalist Herbert Girardet Lorna Howarth | 24th April 2020 News Music Artists Project Earth … Kenny Young was a truly gifted songwriter, musician and producer, who in the 1960s …
'I hope that this music may serve as a wake up call to help us become more aware of the glorious polyphonic soundworlds that surround us before they become extinct.'
… | 15th September 2020 | News Cosmo Sheldrake Music Wildlife Arts And Culture Sheldrake sunflowers 'I hope that this music may serve as a wake up call to help us … is a London-based multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer. His …
Bernie Krause has spent a lifetime recording the sonics of nature. But, as Laurie Tuffrey finds, his quest to record the elusive sound of the wild finds practical application in conservation
… Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places Laurie … Reviews Conservation Books Reviews Sounds Music Nature Amazon California Bernie Krause … and, along with the Los Angeles studio musician Paul Beaver, produced music and …
Artists call on Sadiq Khan to end permission for Royal Opera House’s ‘BP Big Screen’ broadcasts while branded by oil company.
… Musicians against BP-branded opera Marianne … while branded by oil company. Leading musicians have backed a letter to Mayor of … 200 signatories to the letter include leading musicians such as percussionist Dame Evelyn …
Oxford Council's Executive Board meets today to decide whether to criminalise 'noncompliant' busking, pavement art, cycling and other activities in the City's vibrant public spaces, punishable with a £1,000 fine. Jonny Walker wrote them this Open Letter.
… Oxford Council - drop your plan to criminalise music and street art! Jonny Walker | 11th June 2015 Comment Cities Commons Music Transport Law UK Politics street-music-cut.jpg Oxford Council's Executive Board …
Documentary makers collaborate with renowned Colombian band Bomba Estereo and actor Joaquin Phoenix to record indigenous environmental projects.
… Music makers journey to Colombia rainforest … Picks Biodiversity Indigenous Nature REDD+ Music Documentary Colombia Recording of … sounds of the ecosystems visited and music from local communities recorded along …
… Earthwaves: remembering the music of Kenny Young Catherine Early | 4th January 2022 | News Music Activism Rainforests … by Kenny Young, the songwriter, producer, musician and environmental activist who died …
In her weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… recycled guitar.jpg Favio Chavez encourages musical creativity using highly unconventional … "The world sends us garbage, we send back music" says Favio Chavez, Director of the … inspiring story from Paraguay. A group of musically-talented youth whose homes and …
In becoming the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Bob Dylan is in esteemed company; many previous recipients have also been voices for social protest and change, all of whom have borne witness to their life and times writes HARRIET GRIFFEY
Missed out on Coachella? Don’t despair, says Sella Oneko. Combining great music and green initiatives, this summer’s vintage look set to be the best yet
… despair, says Sella Oneko. Combining great music and green initiatives, this summer’s … be gearing up for a weekend packed with great music, a spot of camping and the odd mudslide. … to be missed. Along with an eclectic mix of music ranging from Cuban to ska, gypsy, roots …
Singer-songwriter Kristin Hoffmann reflects on the natural and divine inspiration that underlies her music, and urges us to both listen and play to rediscover the inner harmonies that are so easily obliterated by the brute cacophony of industrialism.
… and divine inspiration that underlies her music, and urges us to both listen and play to … egoic voices, that we have become deaf to the music around us. When I listen to the Earth … in one, abrupt, loud note? As a full time musician in my daily life, I have had the …
Get your planner out says HAZEL SILLVER. Here's 12 eco-minded and outdoorsy festivals to book and enjoy in 2017
… activities, competitive events, and live music amidst the majestic Lake District … up and over four mountain passes. Enjoy music from KT Tunstall, Cast, and the Peatbog … and sound therapy. At night poets and musicians will take to the stage, and the …
A passion for traditional drumming led to a project to revitalise land and community in the wildlife-rich Nuimi district of The Gambia, writes Allan Kerr. And now there's plans to take it to the next level, with organic farming, tree nurseries, forest gardening, a borehole for safe drinking water, craft workshops ... and don't forget the music!
… Kinkeling Community Garden - fruit trees and music make the world go around Allan Kerr | … craft workshops ... and don't forget the music! This story begins back in 1998 when a … my hands in the earth, and I am also a musician. One of the things that I love about …