Contemporary Music Archive

About our archived events

List of Archived events

  1. A greyscale photo of a man sat with his head turned to the side, smoking a cigarette with plumes of smoke emerging from it with an electric violin resting on his knee.

    Taraf de Caliu

  2. A man stands with a microphone in one hand and his other arm raised with a keytar around his neck in front of a purple background.

    Herbie Hancock

  3. Laura Mvula pictured standing against a white background, wearing a pink tulle strapless dress.

    Laura Mvula

  4. Caribou's Sam Shepherd since in front of a colourful mural

    Caribou

  5. Alan Cumming pictured sitting on the floor and leaning back on one hand, with his other hand draped across his raised knee.

    Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

  6. Fatoumata Diawara stands in a desert landscape, wearing a blue cape that billows around her.

    Fatoumata Diawara

  7. The group pictured standing closely together, with some leaning on each others shoulders, all gazing into the camera.

    Kokoroko

  8. The three members of Comet is Coming pose as brightly coloured lights seem to shoot through them

    The Comet is Coming

  9. Damon Albarn pictured seated with blue jacket and mullet hairstyle

    Damon Albarn

  10. The seven members of Black Country, New Road stand in a line, in brightly coloured clothes

    Black Country, New Road

  11. Rachel and Becky Unthank stand back to back in a forest

    The Unthanks

  12. ThundeThundercat pictured wearing a yellow tracksuit

    Thundercat

From pioneers of jazz and electronic dance to blockbuster hip-hop and indie rock stars, our contemporary music series celebrates the diversity of artists from Scotland and around the world.