Damon Albarn At One Off Show In London

DAMON ALBARN, MARIANNE FAITHFULL and SIGUR ROS are amongst the artists confirmed to appear at a month of events at the LONDON BARBICAN according to NME.com.

For the third year, the Barbican arts centre is running a series of events called 'Only Connect'. Musicians and artists are invited to perform one-off shows that are slightly unusual.

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Albarn plans to elaborate on his love of World Music. Two years after his trip to Bamako to investigate the music of Mali, Albarn is to be reunited with the musicians he recorded with in Africa to perform the world premiere of 'Mali Music'.

Elsewhere, on March 10, Marianne Faithfull is set to debut her new album 'Kissin' Time', accompanied by 'very special guests'. In recent months Faithfull has been writing with Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker and Beck, amongst others.

The events so far run:

Marianne Faithfull with special guests (March 10)

John Zorn: The Gift (March 25)

Mali Music: Afel Bocoum & Damon Albarn (March 26)

Howie B / Jon Hassell / Baaba Maal (April 5)

Craig Armstrong: Songs & Films (April 7)

Yo La Tengo: The Sounds Of Science (April 20)

Sigur Ros & Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson: Odins Raven Magic (April 21)

Play: Mouse On Mars / Coil / Plaid (April 27)