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Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]

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...

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Preview: G-DRAGON @ The SSE Arena Wembley (London, 24th September 2017)

G-DRAGON, musician, producer, fashion icon, leader of BIGBANG – one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia and the world – is “the undisputed king of K-Pop” (as the American Vogue has called him), finally bringing his world tour to Europe for the first time, touching down in London on...

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Preview: K-Music Festival (London, 15th September to 25th October 2017)

The K-Music Festival returns to London this autumn for the fourth time, with a stunning programme showcasing the different shades of contemporary South Korean music. Produced by the Korean Cultural Centre UK as part of the Korea/UK 2017-18 season, in collaboration with SERIOUS, this year’s festival focuses on collaborations, letting...

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Preview: The London African Music Festival (London, 18th to 30th September)

Every September, Joyful Noise reacquaints us with an excellent musical celebration, featuring all-encompassing line-ups, and, of course we were looking forward to the 2017 edition of their London African Music Festival. Even so, we weren’t prepared for such a planned spectacle; 14 events scattered across 13 days and six London...

18 Sep
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Preview: Acid Arab @ Jazz Café (London, 23rd September 2017)

Even though their last London gig happened almost a year ago, the venue’s dance floor is still warm and trembling. That’s because Acid Arab are not your usual DJs. The Parisian duo formed by Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho has instilled new life into the French dance music scene, moving...

18 Sep
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Preview: Tony Allen – The Source Album Launch @ Jazz Café (London, 22nd September 2017)

Known for being the man behind the beat in afrobeat, Tony Allen is considered the pioneer and professor of Nigerian drumming. The maestro of polyrhythms, he can sound like five different drummers playing in unison without even breaking a sweat, “after 45 minutes, I’m just warming up!” Allen drummed with...

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Preview: Borderless Festival @ Theatre Royal Stratford East (London, 27th September to 21st October 2017)

After having spread good vibes and eclectic notes in Battersea, Borderless Festival is back to jazz up Stratford. The autumn edition of the music festival organised by GOAT will go on stage at Theatre Royal in a few days’ time, with five shows happening between the end of September and...

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Interview: Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello – Musical Grape Stomping (July 2017)

Gogol Bordello’s “mad scientist psychedelic laboratory” is open for business as usual: Testing, experimenting and playing around with Gypsy punk, Eastern European sounds and notes since 1999. Almost twenty years after their debut, the band from New York City is ready to release its tenth album titled Seekers and Finders...

18 Sep
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Preview: Ryoji Ikeda – Test Pattern @ Old Selfridges Hotel, ICA (London, 28th September 2017)

Born 1966, Ryoji Ikeda is an artist working across both visual and sonic media, concerned with sound in its raw states, its visual configuration, mathematical aesthetics, and human perception. Presented by Thirty Three Thirty Three, Barbican Centre, Selfridges, and The Japan Foundation, Ikeda will perform his new audio-visual work Test...

16 Sep
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Preview: Chasing Trane Film Screening + The Binker Golding Trio Plays Trane @ Rio Cinema (London, 16th September 2017)

Chasing Trane is a film chronicling the soul-stirring life of one of the most significant jazz saxophonists to date, John Coltrane. Throughout his lifetime he played with celebrated artists such as Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk before exploring a deeply spiritual path that took him from bebop into devotional free-jazz....

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Preview: Bomba Estereo @ Koko (London, 12th September 2017)

La Bomba is rhythmically ticking and ready to blow Koko away on the 12th of September. Directly from Bogotá, Colombia, Bomba Estéreo are coming to London, bringing along their explosive musical drive; fusing quintessential Colombian styles like cumbia, vallenato and champeta, with electronic vibes and Afro-Latin beats. Making them one...

10 Sep
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Preview: Doin’ Our Own Thing – Analog Africa Soundsystem + Duncan Brooker @ Total Refreshment Centre (London, 9th September 2017)

Fully immerse yourself in everything funky and groovy that Africa has to offer. For one night, London will move its hips to some of the best Afro-vibes thanks to two of the most sought-after and refined DJ-sets you can enjoy. It’s no exaggeration to say that Samy Ben Redjeb (Analog...

1 Sep
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Album Review: Jupiter & Okwess – Kin Sonic [Glitterbeat Records, 7th July 2017]

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...

1 Sep
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Event Review

Review: Ealing Jazz Festival @ Walpole Park (London, 29th July 2017)

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,...

1 Sep
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Album Review: Populous – Azulejos [Wonderwheel Recordings // La Tempesta Dischi, 9th June 2017]

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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Rhythm Passport Launch a Free London Magazine

Fantastic news for all world music lovers – Rhythm Passport is launching a London wide magazine! The magazine is FREE and is an incredible resource for curious people who can’t get enough of international beats and rhythms. You can grab your copy on the first of every month (unless it’s...

31 Aug
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Event Review

Review: Drambuie’s Brass & Crimson series with BadBadNotGood, Jameszoo & Bradley Zero @ Behind The Bike Shed (London, 9th August 2017)

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...

29 Aug
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Album Review: Brother Ali – All The Beauty In this Whole Life [Rhymesayers Entertainment, 5th May 2017]

Have you ever seen The Battle of Algiers? Released in 1966, it’s a great movie about war waged by Algerian freedom fighters, the FLN, against their colonizers, the French. The Casbah, a traditional Algerian quarter, was where the FLN was headquartered. In the film, the Casbah plays host to a...

29 Aug
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Preview: Sinkane @ Heaven (London, 6th September 2017)

Sinkane loves London and London loves him. That’s why, more often than not, the British capital has the pleasure of hosting his gigs/perfomances/DJ-sets. It’ll happen again on the 6th of September, when the Sudanese-American musician will play at Heaven in Charing Cross, only a few months after his latest British...

28 Aug
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Preview: Hackney Colliery Band @ Brixton Jamm (London, 8th September 2017)

Hackney Colliery Band have certainly built up a reputation since performing at the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony, they’ve received worldwide acclaim for their distinctive performances, which are filled with equal parts talent, comedy and surprise! Indeed, the sounds of the Hackney Colliery Band are as bold and diverse as the...

28 Aug
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Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]

Preview: G-DRAGON @ The SSE Arena Wembley (London, 24th September 2017)

Preview: K-Music Festival (London, 15th September to 25th October 2017)

Preview: The London African Music Festival (London, 18th to 30th September)

Latest Articles

Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]

Preview: G-DRAGON @ The SSE Arena Wembley (London, 24th September 2017)

Preview: K-Music Festival (London, 15th September to 25th October 2017)

Preview: The London African Music Festival (London, 18th to 30th September)

Preview: Acid Arab @ Jazz Café (London, 23rd September 2017)

Preview: Tony Allen – The Source Album Launch @ Jazz Café (London, 22nd September 2017)

Preview: Borderless Festival @ Theatre Royal Stratford East (London, 27th September to 21st October 2017)

Interview: Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello – Musical Grape Stomping (July 2017)

Preview: Ryoji Ikeda – Test Pattern @ Old Selfridges Hotel, ICA (London, 28th September 2017)

Preview: Chasing Trane Film Screening + The Binker Golding Trio Plays Trane @ Rio Cinema (London, 16th September 2017)

Preview: Bomba Estereo @ Koko (London, 12th September 2017)

Preview: Doin’ Our Own Thing – Analog Africa Soundsystem + Duncan Brooker @ Total Refreshment Centre (London, 9th September 2017)

Album Review: Jupiter & Okwess – Kin Sonic [Glitterbeat Records, 7th July 2017]

Review: Ealing Jazz Festival @ Walpole Park (London, 29th July 2017)

Album Review: Populous – Azulejos [Wonderwheel Recordings // La Tempesta Dischi, 9th June 2017]

Rhythm Passport Launch a Free London Magazine

Review: Drambuie’s Brass & Crimson series with BadBadNotGood, Jameszoo & Bradley Zero @ Behind The Bike Shed (London, 9th August 2017)

Album Review: Brother Ali – All The Beauty In this Whole Life [Rhymesayers Entertainment, 5th May 2017]

Preview: Sinkane @ Heaven (London, 6th September 2017)

Preview: Hackney Colliery Band @ Brixton Jamm (London, 8th September 2017)

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