A special show by London-based Bahla awaits us as part of Royal Albert Hall’s Late Night Jazz Sessions in their smaller venue, The Elgar Room. The Royal Albert Hall has been putting on these evenings for a long time, and recently have seen many of London’s up-and-coming jazz artists grace...
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On the London Latin Jazz Festival‘s eve, we couldn’t find a more appropriate cicerone to guide us through the musical marvels of Latin Jazz than the festival’s curator herself, Eliane Correa. Join the up & coming Cuban/Argentinian pianist, composer and arranger at Pizza Express Live tomorrow (Tuesday 16th October) and, in...
![Album Review: Soothsayers – Tradition [Wah Wah 45s; June 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/soothsayers-tradition-335x335.jpg)
Tradition was released on the Wah Wah 45s label in June 2018 by South London based Soothsayers, traditionally renowned for their modernised 1960s afrobeat and contemporary jazz fusion mashups, coupled with big band brass sections and cutting-edge vocal harmonies. Ironically though, Tradition is far from traditional. Idris Rahman’s lyrical themes...
![Album Review: Dobet Gnahoré – Miziki [Wagram Music; May 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gnahore-miziki-335x335.jpg)
Having been raised in an environment where performing arts and African traditions were paramount, Ivorian vocalist Dobet Gnahoré has always had great artistic confidence and a strong sense of self. Her fifth album, entitled Miziki after the Bété word for music, is a true reflection of that assurance and traditional...
Tenderlonious, the founder of 22a Records, brings his band to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club on 10th October. A regular on the London jazz scene, Edward Cawthorne, aka Tenderlonious, is formidable and one of the most interesting voices currently circulating London venues. Whether he’s bigging up and supporting legends such as...
View Samedia Shebeen bio here “Samedia Shebeen, Edinburgh-based venue, clubnight and purveyors of upfront global club sounds deliver a mix that celebrates their upcoming inaugural Fiesta do Samedia. The mix, like the Fiesta, celebrates the diversity of the Samedia dancefloor – where new electronic sounds from all parts of Africa, Latin...
One of the absolute highlights of WOMAD this year came in the form of a little-known Haitian rocker called Moonlight Benjamin. On Sunday evening, she delivered 45 minutes of enthralling voodoo blues, filled with guitars, powerful drums and the richly textured voice of Moonlight Benjamin herself. The result was an...
London welcomes the legendary Dur-Dur Band to one of its more intimate East London venues in mid-September; a show that could have taken place at The Jazz Café, Rich Mix or any of the bigger venues that dominate London’s global music scene, will be taking place at Redon, a small...
![Album Review: Stella Chiweshe – Kasahwa: Early Singles [Glitterbeat Records; 14th September 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chiweshe-335x335.jpg)
Stella Chiweshe does not command the same level of respect as Thomas Mapfumo to the world outside of Zimbabwe. The outspoken artist, however, is still a legend in her home country. Kasahwa: Early Singles is her first release in over a decade and contains 8 tracks, made between 1974 and...
![Album Review: Samba Touré – Wande [Glitterbeat Records; May 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wande-335x334.jpg)
Samba Toure, Malian blues legend, guided by one of Africa’s finest composers, Ali Farke Toure, released his third album, Wande, on the Glitterbeat label (May 2018). The opening track, “Yo Pouhala” (“blah blah blah”), sung in Fulani, is an unusually sedated introduction to the album. In sympathy with its subject...
