About
blur’s debut ‘Leisure’ in ‘91 marked the start of an extensive and eclectic career. Iconic works for blur and later Gorillaz are interspersed with film soundtracks, contributing to 'Ravenous' (1999) with Michael Nyman and 'Reykjavik 101' (2001). An Oxfam commission gave rise to the transformative 'Mali Music' (2002) made in Bamako with Afel Bocoum & Toumani Diabaté and 'Kinshasa One Two' (2011). Then, with Africa Express, came 'Maison De Jeunes' (2013) followed by the formation The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians for an eponymous studio album and the opening slot at Glastonbury 2016.
