![Album Review: Sonido Gallo Negro – Mambo Cosmico [Glitterbeat Records; 6th April 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sonido-gallo-negro-mambo-cosmico-335x335.jpg)
Mexico City’s Sonido Gallo Negro returns with their third album and keeps the exploration of Amazonian psychedelic music coming. Alongside the exhilarating cumbia sounds, they experiment with different sounds and textures such as mambo, cha-cha, porro and danzón; all of which add to the growing sound and reputation the instrumental...
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Articles![Album Review: Nickodemus – A Long Engagement [Wonderwheel Recordings; 4th May 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nickodemus-a-long-engagement-335x335.jpg)
Can you think of a more cosmopolitan, complicated, international, culturally mixed place than New York City? A once-Dutch colony that through the centuries has welcomed migrants from all over the world to become one of the most culturally varied, exciting, fervent cities in the world. From Little Italy to Chinatown,...
![Album Review: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Black Times [Strut Records; 2nd March 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/seun-kuti-black-times-335x335.jpg)
Black Times opens with warm congas, followed by afro-typical cyclical riffs on the guitar, layered with repetitive female chorus, the introduction of bass and full drum kit, then a short break before bursting full power back into the groove – this time with an added horn section of trumpet, tenor...
![Album Review: Anelis Assumpção – Taurina [Scubidu Music; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/taurina-335x335.jpg)
Taurina, the third album from Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) singer-songwriter Anelis Assumpção is calm tropicália, fuelled with Brazilian flavours; the country’s musical aesthetic is combined with progressive rock influences throughout the album. The smooth and funky grooves by the Sao Paulo based singer-songwriter are best suited to a warm Sunday...
![Album Review: Antibalas – Where The Gods Are In Peace [Daptone Records; September 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/antibalas-335x335.jpg)
Among tall skyscrapers, basketball courts, and yellow cabs rushing through the streets of the Big Apple, there is a twelve-piece band that holds high the banner of afrobeat well outside the borders of West Africa. They are Antibalas (Spanish for bulletproof); the horn-driven, afrobeat supergroup from Brooklyn, NY, founded by...
Guy One belongs to the Frafra ethnicity in Bolgatania, North of Ghana. The characteristic sound of Guy One’s style is the 2-stringed kologo. The Frafras are renowned for their agrarian hard-working ethic and Guy One is no exception, aside from leaving his village to record the album and gig occasionally,...
![Album Review: Afrikän Protoköl – Beyond The Grid [Abozamé Records, May 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/afrikan-protokol-335x300.jpg)
Beyond the Grid by Afrikän Protoköl innovatively fuses music from Europe and Burkina Faso. They raise an energetic plethora of styles within the album, ranging from afro-beat to jazz, to big band and rock. All of these are played with a love and enthusiasm, and follow their aim of crossing...
![Album Review: GoGo Penguin – A Humdrum Star [Blue Note Records; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gogo-penguin__1517483127_128.65.101.130-335x335.jpg)
GoGo Penguin is one of those bands that are impossible to define within a genre or a scene. Yet, since their debut in the UK scene with their first album Fanfares, they have come out with their very own signature sound: hearts rooted in jazz and classical training exploring the...
![Album Review: The Turbans – s/t [Six Degrees Records; April 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/theturbans_cover_300dpi-335x335.jpg)
The Turbans announce their arrival with an eclectic self-titled debut album, which takes inspiration from all around the world. Released on Six Degrees Records on April 6th, The Turbans’ whirlwind album is similar to taking a trip around the world in 80 days. You may struggle to find a corner...
![Album Review: Sons of Kemet – Your Queen Is A Reptile [Impulse! Records; March 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sons-of-kemet-your-queen-335x335.jpg)
Jazz-punk saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings once again flexes his artistic influence to scatter seeds of thought with new album Your Queen Is A Reptile. With a fearsome message and angry reflection, he challenges listeners to understand the power of the individual and reconsider the relevance of our country’s leadership. Hutchings forces...