THE last time I saw Damon Albarn – until now that is – was at Wembley Stadium in July 2023.  He and his Blur bandmates, arms ...

Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn and Alex James perform on stage in Africa Express: The Circus Credit: Robin Little It was here that Albarn's love of music was nurtured.

"Spectacular misfires", lost Britpop battles", and understanding Damon Albarn's politics: Does nuance always come second?

Launched in Mali in 2006, Africa Express is a global collaborative community of musicians. At first, the idea was to link Malian artists like Toumani Diabaté, Bassekou Kouyaté and Amadou & Mariam with ...

Damon Albarn has expressed a desire to make music in Palestine and Israel to bring greater communication between cultures through art.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has "conceded defeat" to former Britpop rivals Oasis. Damon Albarn has "conceded defeat" to Oasis.

In a new interview with The Times, the Blur frontman said he’d “like to work with musicians in Palestine and Israel”.

Over the weekend, Damon Albarn joined his Africa Express collective on-stage at the Bahidorá Festival, which took place in Morelos, which is just outside of Mexico City. Albarn helped out with a ...

AFRICA EXPRESS, the brainchild of Blur and Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn, was formed in 2005 in response to Bob Geldof’s Live8 series of 10 charity concerts designed to raise money to help African ...

The pace switches up on “Kuduro”, where old Africa Express hands Fatoumata Diawara and Moonchild Sanelly trade verses in Bambara and Xhosa, both equally disappointed by men. Marimba punks Son Rompe ...

A unique live performance, as unique as the opportunity to hear them in Italy. In the heart of one of Italy's most fascinating archaeological sites, Ostia Antica Festival hosts Africa Express ...