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![Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a2735827702_10-335x256.jpg)
Welcome to Oddisee’s The Iceberg, where the obvious is not a third of what is not obvious: Look under cold water and you will encounter miles of commentary, innuendos, etc. His album is pleasantly loud but lacks in the originality of big-budget hip-hop, perhaps because he didn’t have the money...
![Album Review: Jupiter & Okwess – Kin Sonic [Glitterbeat Records, 7th July 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a0517546476_10-335x256.jpg)
Fans of contemporary music from the African continent have been blessed in 2017 with releases from Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba and Mali’s Tamikrest and Songhoy Blues – illustrating that there’s a wealth of new artists and contemporary sounds emanating from the continent. Jupiter & Okwess from the Congo, cement this reputation by...
![Album Review: Populous – Azulejos [Wonderwheel Recordings // La Tempesta Dischi, 9th June 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/azulejos_artwork__front_-335x256.jpg)
If you’ve ever wandered through the streets of Lisbon, you probably came across stunning walls of blue-painted ceramic tiles, the azulejos, depicting amazingly intricate patterns and detailed paintings. The iconic tiles give name to the fifth album of the Lecce-born, Milan-based producer, Andrea Mangia, aka Populous, after his experience in...
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Soukous (a term derived from the French secousse or ‘to shake’) came to life in those years, blending together the rich local folk repertoire with the appealing Caribbean beats. In the following decades, the style grew up exponentially. It ramped up its tempo and, being “born to be danced to”,...
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
Much like a charming village fete with a complimentary cleansing mud bath, Ealing Jazz Festival provided both entertainment and healing from the music and comedy of sliding from one stage to another. Unfortunately for the locals, this was the second week that the Walpole celebrations had been washed out. However,...
For the 3rd year running, vintage drinks brand Drambuie is running its Brass and Crimson series, an event aiming to showcase both the finest in contemporary jazz sounds and meanwhile raise the profile of its brand for a new generation. Where once cocktails were consumed in smoke-filled rooms to the...
If they haven’t yet, Bomba Estéreo are ready to turn the last days of your summer upside down. With a new album (titled Ayo) on the launch pad and an ongoing world tour that will touch London on the 12th of September at Koko, they will bring their name to...
You can never get enough of Toots Hibbert and his inseparable Maytals That’s why after his latest London show at the Barbican there were friends, fans, and media all waiting in line to get a few words, a photo or just a glimpse of a true music legend, we had...
BoomTown Fair returned to Matterley Estate in Winchester from the 10th – 13th August for its much anticipated Chapter 9: Behind the Mask festival. A rather diverse crowd of 60,000 excited punters showed up to a surprisingly sunny weekend after days of rain, and to arguably one of the most imaginative...
The concept of an outdoor jazz festival hardly conjures images of glitter-filled Glastonbury excitement, a young hip crowd and dance-fuelled elation. However, previously exclusive jazz appears to be undergoing a fashion revolution and the grounds of Glynde Place hinted at this. Love Supreme, the UK’s only three-day greenfield jazz festival...