Sat 31 Jan - Brass bands and bamboo ensembles

Brass bands and bamboo ensembles from Indonesia, England, New Orleans, South India (Kerala) and two classic tracks from Helen and the Horns. A study in music and community and the impact of the materials of metal and bamboo for wind instruments and percussion.

Sat 28 Jan - Latin big bands from Cuba and beyond

Charangas Orquestras, Rumba and Salsa including tracks from Jelly Roll Morton, Los Hacheros, Orquestra Ernesto Duarte, Roberto Torres y Su Charanga Vallenata, Laba Sosseh Super Star de Daka, Andy Harlow Carlos Molina, Orquestra Romeu.

Saturday 17 January - Otar Berdzenishvili on the music scene in Tbilisi and Georgia

Otar Berdzenishvili on the music scene in Tbilisi and Georgia. Otar is the founder of Trade Union Musicians In Georgia and himself a musician and writer. With tracks from imprisoned poet Zviad Ratiani folk group Adilei and others, showcasing lesser known contemporary Georgian music.

Sat 20 Dec - Almería - Picasso & Barceló

Sound-art show of Almería, ceramic art and the pre-history of clay. A visit to the opening of 'Reflejos', Picasso x Barceló at the Museo de Almería. This  collaboration created with the support of arts magazine Home - Artlyst. 

Sat 13 Dec - End of Year Mixtape (Buried Treasure)

 An end of year mixtape of releases from 2025. Includes reissues from Buried Treasure (Rupert Hine, Language Field, James Stevens) and Zdeněk Liška. Contemporary tracks from Graham Beck, Ani Zakareishvili, Derya Vildrim and Grup Şimşek, WARYZ, Crumpsall Riddle, The Hare and Hoofe  & Ensemble Gamut. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.com

Sat 6 Dec - Liis Ring, sound artist and photographer (Estonia/Sweden)

 Liis Ring, sound artist and photographer. From Estonia, now based in Sweden, Liis Ring talks about her work on the occasion of her new label and the release of 'Siin oli soo / Once was mire' a collaboration with writers Penny Boxall and Maarja Pärtna.

Sat 29 Nov - Nick Hudson and Georgian Music Scene

 Composer-artist-writer Nick Hudson reports on his life in music in Georgia, sharing letters from the Tbilisi scene. Features his own ambitious and collaborative creations alongside his choices from Georgian-based historical and contemporary tracks.