The legacy of Fela Kuti aka `The Black President’ looms large over London, from Kokoroko to afrobeats – the upstart nephew of the genre gone global that Fela created. To celebrate the late Lagosian’s birthday, his former sideman Bukky Leo will be joined by surviving members of Fela’s old band...
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Contemporary jazz infused with electronica and minimalism grace the Barbican concert hall as Portico Quartet unveil their seventh album, Memory Streams. Portico are a band that have gone from strength to strength over the last 10 years. Progressing alongside UK music, they have created delicate minimal jazz albums, such as...
![Album Review: Hackney Colliery Band – Collaborations Vol.1 [June 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hackney-colliery-band-collaborations-cover-335x335.jpg)
The East London collective Hackney Colliery Band do not disappoint in their latest release Collaborations: Volume One, which has them collaborating (duh?) with the likes of James Taylor, Dennis Rollins, and Angélique Kidjo. The album bends, sways and occasionally does a 180 just to keep you on your toes. The...
Womad, the world’s festival, once again sparkled the Wiltshire countryside with an array of international musicians. In what was one of the driest Womads in recent years, highlights came from the headliners to the warm-up acts, creating an inclusive and illuminating festival. The first thing of note was the changes...
View Kensaye bio here We are back behind the DJ decks after the summer break and pretty excited to introduce you to and feature a mix by London-based DJ, producer and radio-host Kensaye. Taking inspiration from and delving into the African diasporic sounds, Kensaye unhearted and brought together some of the most...
An inaugural festival is always going to be packed with risk and suspense, and after the downpour that Friday night experienced, a breath was held in anticipation of Saturday’s events. However, it is with sheer delight I report that the proceedings seemingly went ahead seamlessly. Saturday I have to jump...
With so much good music being published and uploaded every month, we constantly find hard to keep up with all the releases. Luckily, “we get by with a little help from our friends”… We are more than thrilled to welcome and introduce you to Chamonix-based online radio, record label, DJs...
![Preview: Doin’ Our Own Thing ¦ Brazil÷Africa Special! @ The Post Bar [London; Saturday 12th October 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/doinourownthing-thepost-335x175.jpg)
As London venues are shut down, Doin’ Our Own Thing keeps searching for the perfect space to run their night of African and Brazillian grooves. Doin’ Our Own Thing is an organisation that looks to connect a range of diverse people through music. Specialising in nights that focus on music...
![Event Review: Wilderness Festival 2019 @ Cornbury Park (Oxfordshire; Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc00010_edited-335x224.jpg)
Situated within close proximity to some of the festival’s increasingly populated hangouts at Wilderness, such as the Atrium, if you happened to stumble upon the Level stage, you were almost guaranteed to be charmed by a constant conveyer belt of talented troubadours within the world music spectrum. There were memorable...
Going to Boomtown for the first time and solo, the levels of anticipation and nerves were extraordinarily immense. Was I really prepared for what many of my peers perceive as a non-stop, excessive party zone? Upon pitching my tent on Thursday evening and exploring as many of the fourteen districts...
