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Mat Andasun in action

Nottingham's music man

Mat Andasun's a man who likes a Brazilian twist. For years he's been fascinated by the samba rhythm. It's brought him into contact with the likes of Bosco de Oliveira, a percussionist whose helped out everyone from Beth Orton and Sade to Elvis Costello.

Now he's blending the sounds of sun soaked South America with those closer to home.

Thanks to funding from the Arts Council he's teamed up again with Bosco and a group of local musicians to celebrate the heritage of Nottingham.

Mat Andasun gets the rhythm

Mat's written the first of a series of EPs (extended plays) about the city. The first one deals with modern day folk heroes including Frank Robinson aka Xylophone Man.

Mat's been talking to Nigel Bell about:-

To listen to the interview use the links on the right of this page.

To get hold of volume one of the EP head for Mat's website (the link is on the right of the page).