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Preview: Kokoko! @ XOYO (London; Thursday 4th April 2019)

Kokoko! are a completely thrilling band, born like a phoenix from the flames in make-shift jams and studios, playing together for the first time at a multi-arts block party in the Ngwaka neighbourhood in Kinshasa, the capital city of the DMC. The result: a fiery fusion of electro sounds, African...

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Preview: Blue Lab Beats present Jazzmatazz Live @ The Jazz Café (London; Friday 15th & Saturday 16th March 2019)

There’s not much need to say how influential a project like Jazzmatazz has been for both jazz and hip-hop. What is maybe less in the public eye is how much Jazzmatazz is still shaping the sound of new jazz and hip-hop acts. Last year, the seminal first album of the...

13 Mar
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Preview: Hailu Mergia + Krar Collective @ EartH (London; Tuesday 2nd April 2019)

Experience the dreamy sounds of Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia in one of Hackney’s most impressive venues. From the 1970s to the present day, Mergia has become a master of his instrument and will be supported by fellow Ethiopian group, Krar Collective, for a celebration of Ethio-jazz. After returning to popularity...

13 Mar
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Preview: Auntie Flo (Live), Darkhouse Family & Sunken – Jazz Café (London; Thursday 14th March 2019)

Rhythm Section and Bradley Zero will be at the Jazz Café this Thursday to host Auntie Flo live from the heart of Camden. Hailing from Glasgow, Auntie Flo has been a long-time favourite behind the decks, known for his meaty vinyl sets, world grooves and ‘Afro-futurist’ sound. Five months after...

13 Mar
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Preview: Thank Grow It’s Friday w/ Tarantola, Monarchee & DJ Lou Pino (Grow Hackney; Friday 22nd March 2019)

Ladies and Gentlemen, girls and boys, music lovers of all ages… Come on, come all! The effervescent, exuberant and ebullient Tarantola’s musical circus is ready to rig its tent on the Lee riverside and unleash its histrionic show! On Friday 22nd March, it’s Thank Grow It’s Friday, a brand-new music...

11 Mar
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Preview: Total Refreshment Centre’s 7th birthday w/ Nu Guinea & friends @ Hangar (London, Friday 15th March 2019)

Despite its recent vicissitudes, Total Refreshment Centre is loudly and proudly turning seven this March. Seven years spent discovering, spreading and staging some of the finest music (jazz in particular) from all over the world. Since 2012, the former Hackney Social Club has become a meeting point for the London...

11 Mar
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Preview: The Last Poets @ Hootananny (London; Friday 29th March 2019)

Brixton is very much a stand-out home of the musical Caribbean diaspora in London, the home of much reggae, dub and ska… and on the 29th, Brixton shall play host to perhaps the most prevalent contemporary African-American poets – The Last Poets. Hootananny, which hosts all things weird and wonderful,...

11 Mar
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Interview: Bex Burch, Vula Viel – Do Not Be Afraid (March 2019)

We are lucky enough to have been in touch with musicians who love their job and can freely play what they like without constrictions or limitations imposed by the industry, labels, managers, agents, and so on and so forth… One of the latest outcomes of this blessing is Do Not...

8 Mar
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Album Review

Album Review: Sociedade Recreativa – Sociativa [Jarring Effects; February 2019]

Sociativa (Jarring Effects) is a punchy, electronic and beat-heavy rendition of older Brazilian pieces (mostly from North East Brazil) which have been remade for a modern audience. Definitely made for sub-woofers and loudspeakers, the heavy bass frequencies interact with traditional styles in an exciting fashion. Sociedade Recreativa is a collaboration between...

6 Mar
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Interview: Q&A with Cymande – ‘Rhythmic Caribbean Sensibility'(February 2019)

There are some bands in music that become established after they have been on the scene for a number of years, say one decade. Then there are other bands that become established through sheer genius and ingenuity. This was the case from the beginning with British funk band Cymande, who...

5 Mar
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Interview: Parasang – ‘A Few Steps Towards Craziness’ (March 2019)

There’s a new live music jam in (London) town, but with a twist. Parasang is a weekly series happening at Redon in Bethnal Green, which mixes synth beats and electronic sound manipulation with live instrumentation. Each week, the event hosts a fresh new group of musicians from a different discipline....

5 Mar
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Preview: Nerijia @ Oslo Hackney (London; Tuesday 26th March 2019]

In 2016, Nerija, an all-female group of young London based jazz musicians released a self-titled EP. After three years of sporadic gigs, solo projects (more to be mentioned on these later) and some refining, Nerija are hosting a night celebrating a rerelease of their original EP by Domino Records. But...

4 Mar
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Preview: Tashkezar @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 31st March 2019)

Drop the curtain on your March with a Balkan, East European and Middle Eastern sound ingestion. On Sunday 31st, Tashkezar will set the Hootananny stage for a luscious feast of tasty notes caught from the Adriatic Sea to the Euphrates. Tunes of the Turkish, Greek, Balkan and Arabic traditions will...

4 Mar
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Preview: Yasiin Bey @ O2 Forum Kentish Town (London; Sunday 14th April 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...

4 Mar
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Preview: Meet & Greet with the Album / Vula Viel – Do Not Be Afraid @ Grow Hackney (London; Sunday 10th March 2019)

Here at Rhythm Passport we are always looking for new ways to support and spread the word about quality and meaningful music and give you chance to listen to it. So, we are more than excited to invite you to the first episode of Meet & Greet with the Album,...

3 Mar
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Interview: Q&A with Hejira – Reflection of Three Musical Souls (February 2019)

When you think you have entirely unravelled and got the full picture of Hejira and their music, here they are to throw you off guard with their brand-new work. Thread of Gold, their recently released second album on Lima Limo Records, is indeed incisive and gentle, at the same time...

3 Mar
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Album Review

Album Review: ¿Que Vola? – ¿Que Vola? [Nø Førmat!; 25th January 2019]

A brassy, ritualistic sound from a band making a cross-cultural union. ¿Que Vola? is a new group, experimenting with bop-style horns over a foundation of Cuban Santeria rumba groove. Put together by jazz trombonist Fidel Fourneyron, with the help of double-bassist Thibaud Soulas, the French jazz collaborative enrols three of...

1 Mar
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Preview: Love Carnival with Populous, Dendê Nation, SNO & Papaoul @ CLF Art Café (London; Friday 1st March 2019)

We know how you feel in this period, scrolling through your social feeds and envying friends, colleagues or acquaintances having the time of their lives at some random carnival parade who knows where. But don’t despair, because at times, you don’t need to be in Rio, New Orleans or Venice...

26 Feb
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Preview: DAM @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 2nd March 2019)

The Jazz Cafe frequently provides a space for dialogue, community and music. It is also relevant in the popularisation of minority music and thus its rise in appreciation from the larger music industry. Saturday 2nd March promises to be no exception, together with Arabic culture promoters Marsm, they will shine their lights...

24 Feb
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Preview: Nubya Garcia @ Village Underground (London; Monday 4th March 2019)

There’s no denying that jazz and jazz fusion is a more popular genre right now than perhaps it was five or 10 years ago. This rise in popularity, I believe, can be attributed to the wave of jazz fusion bands in London, such as Kokoroko and Yazz Ahmed. A name...

24 Feb
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Preview: Kokoko! @ XOYO (London; Thursday 4th April 2019)

Preview: Blue Lab Beats present Jazzmatazz Live @ The Jazz Café (London; Friday 15th & Saturday 16th March 2019)

Preview: Hailu Mergia + Krar Collective @ EartH (London; Tuesday 2nd April 2019)

Preview: Auntie Flo (Live), Darkhouse Family & Sunken – Jazz Café (London; Thursday 14th March 2019)

Preview: Thank Grow It’s Friday w/ Tarantola, Monarchee & DJ Lou Pino (Grow Hackney; Friday 22nd March 2019)

Preview: Total Refreshment Centre’s 7th birthday w/ Nu Guinea & friends @ Hangar (London, Friday 15th March 2019)

Preview: The Last Poets @ Hootananny (London; Friday 29th March 2019)

Interview: Bex Burch, Vula Viel – Do Not Be Afraid (March 2019)

Album Review: Sociedade Recreativa – Sociativa [Jarring Effects; February 2019]

Interview: Q&A with Cymande – ‘Rhythmic Caribbean Sensibility'(February 2019)

Interview: Parasang – ‘A Few Steps Towards Craziness’ (March 2019)

Preview: Nerijia @ Oslo Hackney (London; Tuesday 26th March 2019]

Preview: Tashkezar @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 31st March 2019)

Preview: Yasiin Bey @ O2 Forum Kentish Town (London; Sunday 14th April 2019)

Preview: Meet & Greet with the Album / Vula Viel – Do Not Be Afraid @ Grow Hackney (London; Sunday 10th March 2019)

Interview: Q&A with Hejira – Reflection of Three Musical Souls (February 2019)

Album Review: ¿Que Vola? – ¿Que Vola? [Nø Førmat!; 25th January 2019]

Preview: Love Carnival with Populous, Dendê Nation, SNO & Papaoul @ CLF Art Café (London; Friday 1st March 2019)

Preview: DAM @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 2nd March 2019)

Preview: Nubya Garcia @ Village Underground (London; Monday 4th March 2019)

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