We start the Rhythm Passport On Air year with a bang! For the first episode of 2020, we hosted and interviewed a gifted musician, tireless activist and extraordinary woman, Fatoumata Diawara. In light of her upcoming London show at the Roundhouse (on the 30th of January, part of In the Round...
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In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
It’s no secret we’re big fans of Soothsayers here at Rhythm Passport, with their infectiously groovy combination of afrobeat, funk, reggae and dub – the idea of hearing their lively performance in a grade one listed building, and in the excellent reverb chamber that is a church built in 1825...
Les Amazones d’Afrique was created by absolute powerhouses of African music: Omou Sangaré, Mariam Doumbia (of Amadou & Mariam), and Mamani Keïta (known for backing singing with Salif Keita, and many solo albums). The female trio combined their influence and dynamic skills to become patrons to the idea of speaking...
Described as a live music culture clash, last years Remixed Festival provided exactly that: a one-stop for the party music that merges and mashes cultures and styles. This year, the inside festival vibes from London Remixed Festival are pushing strong, welcoming back collaborations with legendary local promoters: Continental Drift, Global...
Afriqoui’s ‘Mokako’ caught my undivided attention while I was still studying in college over five years ago, and its absolutely irresistible grooves have stayed with me as a number-one party track ever since. No DJ set feels complete without visiting the Afriqoui boys, mixing traditional African musical elements, such as...
Electro-swing is the upbeat party pal known to many, but few artists transcend the scene into a global sphere. However, veteran of the beats Parov Stelar‘s ‘All Night‘ has an impressive 41 million views on Youtube, and would be recognised by many party goers for its catchy and danceable riffs....
To end November, the trusty Jazz Cafe have booked an evening with Turkey’s female offering of psychedelia and funky-folky rock. Gaye Su Akyol has been unstoppable in the last couple of years; perhaps a peak would be playing 2018’s WOMAD. Her blend of Turkish tonality, funk, political and social sentiment...
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The rare decision to release a double single, as opposed to a single or an EP, is perhaps our first hint that Kiki and the Tiger do things a little differently. Heavily influenced by satirical poetic greats, such as Ian Dury, the group formed in Hackney, with the youngest member...
Grammy Award winning, yes, but more than that; Tinariwen represent a music so powerful and so passionate, that it’s managed to reach all corners of the globe, from a previously unvisited (by the West) musical landscape that is the Sahara Desert in North Africa. Blues, funk and rock, ongoing trans-like...