Al Lover is a producer from San Francisco, but there’s more layers to his wall of sound then meets the ear. Over the last few years he has gained much notoriety for his melding of contemporary and past garage and psychedelic rock into spaced out… Read more »
Built as a railway station more than a century ago, Mayfield Depot was deserted from 1986 until it was rediscovered and revived for MIF13. This remarkable venue will be transformed once again, as the Warehouse Project has teamed up with Manchester International Festival to take… Read more »
Femi Kuti started his musical career as a teenager playing saxophone in his father’s band, Egypt 80. He formed his own band The Positive Force in 1986, releasing critically acclaimed records, receiving Grammy Nominations and collaborating with artists as diverse as Common, Mos Def, Red… Read more »
This project brings together two of the world’s most influential and enduring cultural figures – artist Gerhard Richter and composer Arvo Pärt. Both men have made works inspired by and dedicated to the other and these are premiéred at MIF15 in this exhibition. The… Read more »
Banco de Gaia was formed in 1989 by Londoner Toby Marks to focus on world music-infused dance and ambient electronica. There have been seventeen Banco de Gaia albums to date and and this year is the 20th anniversary of their Mercury Music Prize nominated album… Read more »
