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Album Review: Daxuva & Nina Miranda – Le Jardin [August 2018]

Le Jardin (The Garden) is a soft electro-pop album created in collaboration by Anglo-Brazilian singer Nina Miranda and Brazilian producer Daxuva (Pedro Ferraz) – the debut record under the Daxuva moniker. The album sets itself within a collision; on one side you see the soft, sensual aspects of a garden,...

17 Jan
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Preview: Habibi Funk & Afriquoi (DJ-set) @ XOYO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Pleasurehood has been taking over East London on Saturday nights, providing an alternative club night geared towards the weird and the wonderful, proclaiming: “This is your disco, This is your house”. On the 19th January, Pleasurehood will host the very best of African-based disco in a colourful, groovy night of...

17 Jan
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Album Review: Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba – Miri [Outhere Records; 25th January 2019]

Musical genre; the most common contention between genre labelling and the music itself. Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba really hit the nail on the head with this next album, Miri. Although not in an authentic sense but rather a sonic excursion into what is real, it is centred on issues...

15 Jan
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Album Review: Akua Naru – The Blackest Joy [The Urban Era; April 2018]

Akua Naru released her third album, The Blackest Joy, on 27th April 2018 on The Urban Era label. Growing up in Connecticut, Naru was originally influenced by gospel sounds from the Pentecostal church. From the age of nine, however, she was introduced to hip hop by her uncle despite secular...

15 Jan
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Your Ticket to… 2018 (in 10+ Albums)

By now, you’d already know that we don’t like charts, ranks or hierarchies. So, of course, we have compiled a list of our favourite albums of the year (next to songs and videos), but more than a ranking, we prefer to call our choices a “music guide to 2018”. To...

8 Jan
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Preview: Mr Morski @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 27th January 2019)

After having sailed all along the Mediterranean musical Sea, now it’s time to go ashore and discover what continental Europe has to offer when it comes to notes. For the first Rhythm Passport’s Rootmaster appointment of 2019, we will visit the Balkans, Bulgaria to be more precise, with a good-and-proper...

7 Jan
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Preview: Yasiin Bey @ O2 Forum Kentish Town (London; Friday 1st February 2019)

Yasiin Bey, better known by his former performer name Mos Def, is a fundamental pillar of classic hip-hop. Yasiin has been featured on countless records and has produced four studio albums, the latest of these is his 2009 album The Ecstatic, which he will give a full live rendition during...

7 Jan
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Preview: Sara Tavares + Desta Haile @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Tuesday 22nd January 2019)

Sara Tavares has a voice to melt all in its way. Currently extending over five varying albums spanning over 20 years, Sara fuses elements of West African Cape Verde music uniquely with the resonation of Portuguese music. The result is anything from afro-pop, soul jazz and funky tones to electrified...

7 Jan
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Preview: Nightmares On Wax @ Phonox (London; Sunday 27th January 2019)

Part of his huge Back To Mine – World DJ Tour, Nightmares On Wax AKA George Evelyn starts off in London in Brixton’s Phonox nightclub, playing a mixture of hip-hop and experimental electronic ambient vibes. Often mixing global beats, Nightmares On Wax is a legend in much of the early...

7 Jan
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Preview: The Psychedelic World of Barış Manço @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Thursday 31st January 2019)

Twenty years after the death of renowned, legendary, unprecedented Barış Manço, Turkish musician Djanan Turan, now based in London, is curating a bespoke evening in celebration of Turkey’s most successful musician ever – and by extension, composer, actor, presenter… and much more. Founder of Anatolian rock, Barış Manço’s original music can be...

7 Jan
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Preview: Jazz Cafe and Tomorrow’s Warriors present I Am Warrior @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 12th January 2019)

No one can deny that the Tomorrow’s Warriors education charity has been integral to the rise of London’s current nu-jazz scene. Their yearbook is a who’s who of London’s most popular jazzers. Led by husband and wife tag team Gary Crosby and Janine Irons, this bricks and mortar charity has...

7 Jan
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Preview: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards @ KOKO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Broken beats and brass accents start playing in anticipation of the return of Gilles Peterson’s annual Worldwide Awards. A venerable scout for the tastiest emerging global music, label and radio owner Peterson never fails to satisfy the palettes of the ticketed audience with a mix of his best picks of...

7 Jan
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Preview: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba @ Subterania [London; Sunday 27th January 2019]

Malian legend Bassekou Kouyate leads his band Ngoni Ba at Subterania to play his new album and to carry on his lifelong ambition to share and promote the West African instrument, the ngoni. Subterania, a small venue in West London, welcomes one of the world’s best ngoni players. Bassekou Kouyate...

7 Jan
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Preview: Scientist meets Horseman & The Upper Cut Band @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Sunday 20th January 2019)

It is not every day that an opportunity comes up to watch an act that pioneered the dub genre. On 20th January, Scientist meets Horseman and the Uppercut Band to bring you a rare opportunity to see the master mix live on stage – Scientist is considered to be the last...

7 Jan
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Preview: Aswad + The Hempolics @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 11th January 2019)

Aswad and The Hempolics will be coming back to London’s Jazz Café on 11th January for a show that should already be in the diaries of all reggae fans. Aswad defined the reggae scene in the late 70s and have released over twenty albums since the start of their widespread career....

7 Jan
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Your Ticket to… 2018 (in 50 songs)

We know that the curtain closed on 2018 more than a week ago but, given the incredible number of good tunes released throughout the year, we also thought that it was better to take a few additional days to tidy up our music-listening. What follows is a playlist of the...

6 Jan
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Album Review

Album Review: Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi – Cubafrobeat [Funkiwala Records; June 2018]

The holy trinity of pleasure, music that serves mind, body and soul. Cubafrobeat simultaneously feeds them all. The new Lokkhi Terra and Dele Sosimi collaboration show off jazzy solos to power your intellect, but never detract from the chance to lose yourself to dance. Brought together by pianist Kishon Khan,...

6 Jan
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Preview: NYE 2018 Parties Round-Up (London, Bristol, Brighton & Edinburgh; Monday 31st December 2018)

Still cerebrating how to celebrate the last night of 2018 and the first morning of 2019? We are here to help with a selection of some of the best NYE parties happening in London and the rest of UK. Whether you’re willing to spend the 31st December dancing, revelling in...

30 Dec
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Interview: Q&A with Nicola Cruz – ‘Innovating Tradition’ (December 2018)

French-born, Ecuador-raised composer Nicola Cruz is one peculiar artist. When his first album Prender El Alma came out in 2015, many were left speechless: his intuition to blend warm, bass-fuelled, downtempo beats with traditional Andean melodies resulted in a new kind of music that spoke straight to the heart. While touring around...

28 Dec
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Album Review: Totó la Momposina – Oye Manita [Astar Music; September 2018]

From Colombia, one of the most musically rich countries in the world, comes a new album by Totó la Momposina, the Queen of Cumbia. A prolific year for the star, this album, Oye Manita (released by Astar Music), presents a range of songs spanning over 30 years of Totó’s career,...

18 Dec
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Album Review: Daxuva & Nina Miranda – Le Jardin [August 2018]

Preview: Habibi Funk & Afriquoi (DJ-set) @ XOYO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Album Review: Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba – Miri [Outhere Records; 25th January 2019]

Album Review: Akua Naru – The Blackest Joy [The Urban Era; April 2018]

Your Ticket to… 2018 (in 10+ Albums)

Preview: Mr Morski @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 27th January 2019)

Preview: Yasiin Bey @ O2 Forum Kentish Town (London; Friday 1st February 2019)

Preview: Sara Tavares + Desta Haile @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Tuesday 22nd January 2019)

Preview: Nightmares On Wax @ Phonox (London; Sunday 27th January 2019)

Preview: The Psychedelic World of Barış Manço @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Thursday 31st January 2019)

Preview: Jazz Cafe and Tomorrow’s Warriors present I Am Warrior @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 12th January 2019)

Preview: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards @ KOKO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Preview: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba @ Subterania [London; Sunday 27th January 2019]

Preview: Scientist meets Horseman & The Upper Cut Band @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Sunday 20th January 2019)

Preview: Aswad + The Hempolics @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 11th January 2019)

Your Ticket to… 2018 (in 50 songs)

Album Review: Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi – Cubafrobeat [Funkiwala Records; June 2018]

Preview: NYE 2018 Parties Round-Up (London, Bristol, Brighton & Edinburgh; Monday 31st December 2018)

Interview: Q&A with Nicola Cruz – ‘Innovating Tradition’ (December 2018)

Album Review: Totó la Momposina – Oye Manita [Astar Music; September 2018]

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