Brazilian bossa nova legend brings samba to the Southbank, so expect special guests and sounds that take you to Rio and back. If there’s one thing people remember about the ’98 World Cup in France, it tends to be that advert. The Brazilian football team, by far the best in the...
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Every May, the KCCUK (Korean Cultural Centre UK) delights London with an exploration in Korean music. Thanks to a showcase going on stage at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, they shine a light on the new names and waves in K-sound. 2019 will be no exception, and on 7th May, you...
Apparat returns to solo touring after 6 years to offer a spectacle of pop-techno that will make you want to get out your seat and dance. German producer, Apparat, performs his new solo album at the Barbican with support from LA-based K Á R Y Y N. The performance begins...
View University of Tropical Sound bio here Welcome the weekend with a funky new mix by London-based collective, label and party-starters University of Tropical Sound inspired by their brand new release Diatribes REMIXES and exploring the concept of “global bass”. “Global Bass is a term mainly used by producers to describe heavy electronic bass music...
We never made a secret of the fact that we love Ibibio Sound Machine music, so we were really looking forward to hosting at Soas Radio for the April episode of Rhythm Passport On Air, their frontwoman. Eno Williams. Have a listen to our interview with Eno enriched by a...
Someone once said to me that, whenever they hear ‘SOAS’ in the same sentence as music, they always know to expect weird and funky tunes from around the globe. This is what we can expect from the SOAS Musician Series, which is curated to highlight the different musicians and diverse...
![Album Review: Fémina – Perlas & Conchas [Fémina Music; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feminacover-335x335.jpg)
An Argentine group who stood out from their peers with their proud feminist stance, Fémina consists of Clara Trucco, Sofia Trucco (both of whom are sisters) and Clara Miglioli. The latter two are the founding members, who originally channelled their American hip-hop influences, but once Clara Trucco joined, they began...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
![Album Review: Dub Colossus – Dr Strangedub (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Dub the Bomb) [Echomaster; 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dubcolossu-strangedub-cover-335x330.jpg)
Dr Strangedub (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Dub the Bomb) is possibly one of the most inventive albums to date. Each track is an enthusiastic cacophony of global traditions and contemporary fusions without being reduced by genre boundaries or five-minute clichés. Dr Strangedub was a long time...
![Album Review: Fokn Bois – Afrobeats LOL [FOKN INC; February 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/foknbois-cover-335x335.jpg)
Pidgin rap provocateurs Fokn Bois are back with seven-track EP Afrobeats LOL, which satirises the globalised afrobeats genre, albeit using its riddims and dances. With features by Mr Eazi and Sister Deborah, plus elder of highlife Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Afrobeats LOL has all the catchy swag of the genre it parodies...
