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Brace yourself for another world famous one word review – bloodyamazingandreallystunning !!  There, one word reviews are a thing.  What a great night.  A seated gig but the cabaret style tables and nice wee tea candles got largely ignored after the first 2 or 3 songs and the audience got right into it.  No barrier either so I, possibly cheekily – I’m sure I’ll find out, just shot the whole gig.  It wasn’t a long one – its a pretty short album.  We were even treated to a repeat of the ‘Al song’ as an encore.

Cheers to Steve at 2010 and TeamIronworks for letting me do my thing.

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They’re taking it to Skye Live in September so if you are up near the Islands at all………

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, 6/8/16

It’s déjà vu on the final day of Belladrum, as I find myself once again in the XpoNorth Seedlings tent at the crack of dawn (in festival terms anyway). This time however it’s with far higher hopes, as Herald Unsigned winners We Came From Wolves are up to kick things off, a band whose moody alt rock has been on my radar since their first demo release in early 2013. They’ve considerably improved in…

Bwani Junction: Graceland live at Celtic Connections

Bwani Junction and “Original Musicians” perform Graceland, Moh! Kouyate at The Old Fruitmarket 23/1/16

Graceland by Paul Simon is an album lauded for its importance in helping to popularise world-music. Recorded during the tail-end and turbulent years of apartheid in South Africa the record earned Simon a fair amount of controversy for the fact that he hired local black session musicians. Barney Rachabane, one of the forty-plus musicians that Simon enlisted, has since said, “at a time when there…

Pronto Mama, Bwani Junction, Redolent, Mark McGowan at St Lukes, 4/12/15

When it was first announced that Pronto Mama and Bwani Junction – arguably two of Scotland’s best live acts- were playing together, it was quickly predicted to be the “gig of the year”. The highly anticipated line up is made complete by Redolent and singer-songwriter Mark McGowan. Despite the size of the venue, and the considerably big turn out for the beginning of the night, Mark McGowan takes…

FCK YES with Bwani Junction, Ded Rabbit, Lewis Capaldi at Tut’s, 14/10/15

FCK YES is a new Glasgow based promotion group who have recently begun presenting a monthly gig with King Tut’s as the host, this evening the three acts being showcased are Bwani Junction, Ded Rabbit and Lewis Capaldi. Capaldi sidles on stage to face a room where any substantial numbers are yet to warm the floorboards. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, he rolls through a set of folky pop songs,…

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It’s a much needed wet and rainy day here in San Francisco, but BWANi, formerly known as BWANi Junction, whisk me away to an incandescent world of joyous indie pop on Tokyo Talk. The Scottish band brings waves of raunchy disco warmth on the cheeky song, which is partly inspired by the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto and the J-pop scene of the early 90s. Tokyo Talk is actually a massive re-working of a track BWANi released several years ago, and the further development of the band’s unique sound quickly brings back fond memories of my short visit to the festive Roppongi and Shibuya districts in Japan. Tokyo Talk is a charming indie dance jam that boasts an irresistible chorus, shamisen-style guitars, quirky lyrics, and the best flurry of cowbells ever. According to lead singer Rory Fairweather, the lyrics are “about that point in the night when everyone and everything is going wild around you, but you’re completely oblivious to it because you’re talking to just one person, like they’re the only one who exists”.

The vivaciously teasing thriller is sure to enrapture the ears of those who also love the balmy glitz of Friendly Fires. It only follows that some booty shaking is highly recommended. The new single is already receiving two radio plays in the UK this weekend, both on Amazing Radio, one of them with Jim Gellatly. Tokyo Talk will officially be released on May 4th. BWANi reports that a third album is currently taking shape, and Tokyo Talk is a delicious hint of what’s to come.