The Maghreban. Even the name had enough air of mystery about it that you could be forgiven thinking this was the new alter ego of Hussein Sherbini or Maga Bo. The first 15 seconds of ‘Eddies’, the intro of the debut album 01DEAS released on R&S, only confirmed the impression. Not...
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To save the world you have to start somewhere… And what’s better than the smooth and soothing sound of a marimba as an inception? At Rhythm Passport, we always look forward and warmly embrace projects aiming to effectively make a real difference through music. Some months ago, at Womex in...
Gilles Peterson, renowned explorer of lesser publicised but ground-breaking and tasty music, is back with his festival We Out Here. Curated by Peterson himself, it will be hosted at the end of August in beautiful Cambridgeshire fields around a wild lake. It’s a place to discover new music and celebrate...
You can’t go more Argentinian than this! On Saturday the 6th of August, the North London Argentinian venue por excelencia, the Post Bar in Tottenham, will stage another of its (in)famous Choriparty, going the whole hog and welcoming on stage no less than La Fanfarria del Capitán. Directly from Buenos...
After a two year hiatus, Love Supreme is back, vibrant as ever. Since its inception in 2013 some have questioned whether a large scale jazz festival would survive, going so far as to label it a risky endeavour. The festival responded, casting its net far and wide to celebrate the...
Being in the presence of a music institution doesn’t happen every day… But that’s what will occur on the 4th of August if you head for the Jazz Cafe in Camden. The Garifuna Collective, a larger-than-life, rhythmic reference of Belizean, Central American and Afro-Caribbean culture at-large, are indeed going to...
Back after a hiatus, Gilberto Gil brings his familial Nos Á Gente project to The Barbican on Saturday 30th July. A celebratory affair for which Gil will be joined by family and friends, this rare London show offers something of a ‘greatest hits’ care of the newly octogenarian Gil, for...
About time! We have grown so fond of Son Rompe Pera and their marimba-driven incendiary mixture of cumbia and punk that we were almost planning a trip to Mexico City to enjoy one of their live shows. But, luckily, the music lovers at Womad and Movimientos might have read our...
A born-and-bred Cuban musician is sensational by definition. Try to imagine how nifty a Cuban musician can be who’s labelled as “the new sensation” also in his very own country. On Thursday 28th of July, thanks to ¡Como No!, London and Village Underground are finally going to be blown away...
Artists as original as Penny Penny who plays Camden’s Jazz Cafe Saturday 6th August aren’t (incoming pun) two a penny… Earning his nickname on his merits as a breakdancer, Penny Penny has been dubbed the “Shangaan disco king” for proudly representing his South African Tsonga culture and his is a...