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Martina will be performing at the Akbank Jazz Festival, Istanbul, on Wednesday 10th October. 



One of the longest-running festivals in Turkey, it's 22nd anniversary heralds a diverse international line-up, along with panels, workshops, cinema, and social responsibility projects, from October 3rd til October 21st.

For further info and tickets go to …

Martina recently joined the African Express Train Tour 2012, which ran for a week.  MTB performed Crystalised with John Paul Jones and Jupiter in Bristol and was at all the shows apart from Middlesborough.  Read all about the epic adventure here from the official African Express Tour 2012 site …

Martina is excited to be confirmed as the support act for Faith No More at Brixton Academy, July 10th.

Click here for further details on Faith No More's website…

Martina is delighted to be performing at the YouYou mentoring fundraiser event tomorrow evening, hosted by The Disappearing Dining Club. 

YOUYOU Mentoring is a unique non-profit organisation that creates bespoke mentoring projects for 17-21 year olds who aspire towards careers in creative industries, hospitality, business and conservation.

Documentary maker Louis Theroux will open the evening with a welcoming speech, with guests treated to drinks, canapes, 5-course meal,…

For those of you who can’t make the Maxinquaye Reunion shows…. You’ll be pleased to know Martina has other exciting projects to look forward to!

Martina recently collaborated with Chris Clark on his album, Warp.  Their track, 'Secret' has been receiving impressive reviews, including this from The Guardian:

 "I've wanted to get Martina on a track for a while now, but really wanted a…

Excitement is building on the eve of the Maxinquaye reunion shows with Tricky!! Don't miss this one, it's going to be amazing!!!  Bristol, London, Manchester.. get ready!

Get your tickets here: …

Martina was honoured to perform at The House of Commons this evening in a celebration of live music to welcome The Live Music Act. The Rt Hon Don Foster and Lord Tim Clement-Jones hosted the occasion in association with UK Music and Musicians' Union. The act will mean that venues under 200 capacity will not have to apply for a live music license, so this is great news for small venues!

"It is a pleasure to be part of this event celebrating the opportunities that this vital piece…

If you haven't heard already, we are thrilled to announce:

Martina and Tricky reunite after 15 years to perform Maxinquaye!

26 April - Bristol Academy 
27 April - London Indig02 (Sundance)
28 April - Manchester Academy

MTB en concert gratuit – Paris (FNAC - Châtelet Les Halles) -…

MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD STREET SESSION from Hennessy artistry on Vimeo.

Martina Topley Bird will be appearing at the Rough Trade Brick Lane store in London on the 21st July.

She will perform a 30 minute set, which will begin at 7pm.

this is a free event and no wristbands are needed!

We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are delighted to announce that on 12th July 2010, Martina Topley Bird will release a live album titled “Some Place Simple” which is set for release in the UK & USA on Damon Albarn’s Honest Jon label.