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Lloyd Steele: ‘Mwgwd’

Lloyd Steele: “Life is so much freer when you accept yourself”

A hypnotic debut single by Côsh’s latest artist

Balafon Origins

A taste of our R&D work in Guinea this winter in partnership with Lamine Diabate and Uni Art et Culture. See N’famady Kouyate exploring his balafon origins. Thank you to Joe Marvelly for piecing this together with us, and for Wales Arts International & Arts Council of Wales for your support!

Dydd Miwsig Cymru

Dathlu cyfoeth cerddorol Cymru yn ystod Wythnos Lleoliadau Annibynnol

Tafarn Yr Heliwr

Yr Heliwr is a Community pub and venture in Nefyn. The famous pub re opened it’s doors on the High Street in July 2021 after community efforts to get it back to it’s glory days. The venture aims to answer the local community’s needs by offering events and activities to everyone’s taste in an attempt […]

Why I’m involved with Anthem – Blank Face

Youth Forum member ‘Blank Face’, tells us why he’s involved with Anthem and what he hopes Anthem will achieve in the future.

‘CLOSURE’ – Track by Blank Face & LowKiy

We created this video to showcase our Youth Forum members and the beautiful track that accompanies it is called ‘Closure’ by LowKiy and Youth Forum member, Blank Face.


The concept for “Closure” came about from the common frustrations directed at unfortunate events during 2020 and if we were going to recover from the backlash, we needed to find some closure and move on with the new year! – Blank Face & LowKiy

https://www.anthem.wales/closure/



Youth Forum Members Create Videos for Summit

Anthem’s Youth Forum members have been working with the ‘Young Consultants’ team from Beacons, as part of Summit, the online Welsh music industry conference for young people by young people – https://www.beacons.cymru/



The group have created talks and events that share their insights into the Welsh music industry, as well as supporting behind-the-scenes work like video editing and translating. Here are some of the videos they made…

– https://www.anthem.wales/building-yourself-a-portfolio/

BLOG – Making Anthem Youth Forum Films and Website Launch by Ella Pearson

Our youth consultation in 2020 gave us some great insights into young people’s experiences of music making and learning in Wales. But to move the hearts and minds of funders, donors, policy-makers and others, we knew we needed to make their voices heard more directly. Our Youth Forum set to work. They helped us to create our new brand, and filmed themselves to share stories about their experiences of learning and making music in Wales. Youth Forum member Ella Pearson tells us all about the process.

Blog by Ella Pearson (Youth Forum) – https://www.anthem.wales/the-making-of-our-anthem-youth-forum-films-and-the-launch-of-the-new-website-by-ella-pearson/




Introducing Anthem. Music Fund Wales

Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAMy1YHDLA

Anthem’s vision is to create a Wales in which music can empower every young life. We aim to support young people who are interested in any aspect of the music industry and hope to breed creativity. https://www.anthem.wales/


Cân: affricerdd

Cân: affricerdd is an opportunity for music-creators of
African descent living and working in Wales to write a new song (in any
language and musical genre) and create a music video of the new work. 

Mirari More, N’famady Kouyaté, Ogun, and Skunkadelic (Tumi
Williams) were selected after an open call to artists to create a new work for
Cân: affricerdd. This programme is one of the strands of Tapestri, Tŷ Cerdd’s
new initiative helping to create a living musical archive of the people,
languages and communities of Wales – and is funded through Arts
Council of Wales’s Connect & Flourish programme.

Read more

Mix Mercher: Malan

Dyma gyflwyno ‘Mix Mercher’ cyntaf Klust: Bob wythnos, bydd artist, label neu hyrwyddwr yn paratoi mix arbennig ar ein cyfer ac yn enwebu person o’u dewis ar gyfer yr wythnos ganlynol. Yn ein croesawu i’w byd breuddwydiol am y tro cyntaf eleni mae Malan – un o artistiaid fwyaf cyffrous Cymru. Nol yn haf 2020, […]

Klust

Klust is an independent, bilingual website that champions new Welsh music. The website aims to promote, support and celebrate all aspects of the Welsh music scene in the form of comprehensive reviews and special interviews.  Working in partnership with Welsh labels, distributors and promoters, Klust also offers itself as a PR service.   WWW.KLUSTMUSIC.COM

Sywel Nyw’s Collaborative Album: ‘Deuddeg’

Twelve months, twelve singles, twelve artists. That was the ambitious brief set out by Sywel Nyw in January 2021 – what followed was an ad-hoc amalgamation of mellifluous pop melodies, delivered in waves of joy and melancholy. Bringing together an eclectic mix of musicians, composers and singers, Lewys Wyn’s self-produced melodious pop-catalogue stretches far and […]

22 Artists to Follow in 2022

2021 was a strong year for Welsh music, with artists more ready than ever to experiment and collaborate. What will 2022 bring and who should be on your radar? In Klust’s first publication, we present to you 22 artists with big ideas. Thallo — Recordiau Côsh Taking her name from the ancient Greek goddess of […]

Candelas gyda Nest Llewelyn – Y Gwylwyr

Mae Candelas wedi recordio fersiwn newydd o glasur Brân or 1970’au, Y Gwylwyr ar y cyd gyda Nest Llewelyn or band. Mae’r trac yn rhan o gasgliad i ddathlu 10 mlwyddiant label I KA CHING.

“Roedden ni’n arfer chware ‘Y Gwylwyr’ yn fyw yng nghyfnod ein halbwm cynta’ pan o’n i ar y dryms ac yn canu”, meddai Osian Huw, prif leisydd a gitarydd Candelas. “Ond ar y pryd, roedde ni’n teimlo fod y riff gitâr yn rhy eiconig i neb ryddhau cyfyr ohoni.”

“Wedyn yn hwyr un noson yn stiwdio Sain, wrth recordio dwy o’n senglau diweddara’, daeth y gân i’r cof a dyma feddwl y bydde hi’n wych ar gyfer y casgliad yma, a chael Nest i ganu arni yn goron ar y cwbl.”

“Ro’n i ffansi mynd nôl ar y drymiau fel yn yr hen ddyddiau, felly dyma ni’n gosod dau set o ddrymiau i wynebu ei gilydd, gosod meic ar bawb a’i recordio hi i gyd yn fyw mewn amser byr iawn. Y diwrnod canlynol, dyma ni’n cysylltu hefo Nest ac yn lwcus, roedd hi’n fwy na hapus i ganu ar y trac newydd. Ac fel y clywch i ar y sengl, mae ansawdd ei llais hi’r un mor berffaith ag erioed.”

Actorion: Rhys Richards & Manon Alaw
Cyfarwyddo: Eilir Pierce
Cynhyrchu: Aled Wyn Jones
Ffotograffiaeth: Andy Pritchard
Cynorthwydd Camera: Sion Gwyn

Plethu: Affricerdd Connections

‘Plethu: affricerdd’ is a series of short films commissioned by NDCWales and Tŷ Cerdd fusing original music and dance from across Wales and giving platform to music artists of African descent.

This unique collaboration gives artists the chance to explore film-making as a new skill and medium for their combined artforms.

Connections’ shows different responses to living in the city of Cardiff.

Dancer, Idrissa Camara has set movements in response to music featuring energetic, percussive rhythms, bolon taps and field recordings of traffic taken near where Composer Eric Martin Kamosi lives in Cardiff.

What can be seen here is effected by what can be heard and seen in the Cardiff.

The listener is encouraged to take part in an experience of this environment.

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Composer, Film and edit: Eric Martin Kamosi

Choreographer, Dancer: Idrissa Camara

Tara Bandito – Blerr

Sengl newydd Tara Bandito – Blerr allan ar Recordiau Cosh.

“Wedi iddi (Tara) siarad yn y gorffennol am ei brwydron gyda iechyd meddwl, roedd recordio’r sgyrsiau’n brofiad addysgol, wrth sylweddoli bod allbwn creadigol yn un o’r arfau mwyaf pwerus o gymorth pan mae’n dod i daclo problemau iechyd meddwl. Cychwynodd ysgrifennu cerddi mewn sesiynau hwyrnos o farddoni ac esblygodd rhai o’r geiriau yma i ddod yn ganeuon cyntaf i Tara Bandito. Ar ôl creu demos o safon a’u gyrru i Recordiau Côsh Records, daeth yn artist newydd i’r label a chafodd tair sengl eu recordio gan y cynhyrchydd Rich James Roberts.”

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Ify Iwobi

Ify Iwobi is an Award Winning Welsh/Nigerian Classical/Contemporary Pianist, Songwriter, Composer and Producer. She studied Music Performance at Brunel University in Uxbridge London. Ify has performed around Wales. She has also performed internationally in London, America and Nigeria and is happy to perform for your events and occasions. Swansea born classical/contemporary pianist Ify Iwobi is […]

‘Sharp Pulse’: Ify Iwobi (ft Geraint Rhys & Tai Love) Official Lyric Video

‘Sharp Pulse’: Ify Iwobi (ft Geraint Rhys & Tai Love) Official Lyric Video

‘Illuminate’ can be downloaded from iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and all good streaming stores now!

‘Sharp Pulse’
Composed by Ify Iwobi
Featuring Geraint Rhys & Tai Love
Produced by Catch 22 Studios
Lyrics by Matthew Shenton
(c)IfyIwobiMusic2019

Barry Harden: Facebook Troll!

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic.  Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf […]

Buddsoddwch Mewn Cryptocurrencies Drwy Mr Thomas

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic. Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf Roberts. Directors: Angharad Lee and Emma Hickey MD: David Laugharne Editor: Jonathan Dunn (Shot at home by the members of our Academi)

Snake Pit

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic. Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf […]

Ma ‘Ne Rwbeth am y ‘Dolig – Osian Huw a Rhys Gwynfor

Whether you enjoy Christmas or not, there’s no doubt that everyone needs a little magic and best friends Osian Huw and Rhys Gwynfor have paired up to perform a song that hopes to do just that.

Released December 2020 on I KA CHING record label.

Composed by Branwen and Osian Williams.

WMP2021 | Gwobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig 2021

Founded in 2011, the Welsh Music Prize celebrates the finest music made in Wales or by Welsh people around the world.

This year’s event will be supported by a live stream right here on AM! Tune as we announce this year’s winner, Tuesday 23.11.21, 20:15.

WMP2021

Streaming from the Welsh Music Prize 2021. 

12. Private World

2021 Welsh Music Prize nominees Private World chat with producer & Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s own Tom Rees about their nominated album – Aleph