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Summerhall Fringe Closing Party Featuring Soulsville

Summerhall — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 02:08:50 +0000

Est. 2010, this is Edinburgh’s institutional shot of Deep Rhythms and Rugged Grooves. For one night residents Cameron Mason and Calum Evans will be spinning the finest selections of Deep Funk, Latin Rhythms and Rare Disco into the early hours at Edinburgh’s very own Summerhall.

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Balkanarama

Cat Thomson — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 07:08:52 +0000

This year again we welcome Balkanarama - Scotland's own riotous night of all things Balkan! OPA!

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Rhythm Machine

Cat Thomson — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:00:43 +0000

This August Rhythm Machine - a night of dance music & live art - returns to Summerhall for three consecutive Saturday nights after a twelve month sell-out run in 2015/16.

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Julie Byrne

daver — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:04:28 +0000

American wanderer Julie Byrne's second album, Not Even Happiness, vividly archives what would have otherwise been lost to the road (...)

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Optimo

Cat Thomson — Tue, 09 May 2017 03:05:14 +0000

The legendary duo of Optimo will be taking over The Dissection Room space for another Optimo (Espacio) event this Festival.

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Iceage

Cat Thomson — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:05:27 +0000

Erupting into life in 2011 with the appropriately-named debut album New Brigade, recorded when the band were all in their teens, Danish punk quartet Iceage reinvigorated the idea of rock music as a primal, dangerous force for youthful expression.

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Francois & The Atlas Mountains

Cat Thomson — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:05:23 +0000

Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains are a French/British pop group, combining indie pop, folk pop, and African rhythms

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Awesome Tapes From Africa

Cat Thomson — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:05:09 +0000

Since 2006, Brian Shimkovitz's Awesome Tapes From Africa blog has been sheddinglight on obscure and wonderful sounds from across the continent.

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Pictish Trail & Friends

Tom Forster — Fri, 05 May 2017 11:05:48 +0000

Svelt, intelligent balladeer trapped inside the body of an oversized, oft-bearded folk ogre. 'A heady and enthralling mix of genres are each anchored in solid melody' (LouderThanWar.com). Live music and special guest DJs.

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Orkestra del Sol

Tom Forster — Fri, 05 May 2017 11:05:44 +0000

2017 is their last year! Edinburgh’s favourite purveyors of sousaphone-fuelled brassy honkstep will be hanging up their horns at the end of this year.

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