![Album Review: Renu – You Are Fearless (Tumi Obhoi / তুমি অভয়) [November 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/renu-you-are-fearless-335x335.jpeg)
The music of percussionist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist RENU (Renu Hossain) is a tour de force of experimentation from a maestro craftswoman informed by decades of practice and study by way of the Queer British Asian experience. RENU’s work is skilfully textured and sonically varied, with each new addition to...
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Articles![Album Review: El Buho – Natura Sonora [Shika Shika; November 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/el-buho-natura-sonora-cover-335x335.jpeg)
El Buho – globetrotting DJ and producer Robin Perkins – took nature as inspiration for this latest release, a marrying of folk, electronica and found sound. Self-proclaimed ‘owl by night, environmentalist by day’, Perkins’ reverence for the natural world shines through in this downtempo organic electronica that is bright with...
![Album Review: Manzanita y su Conjunto – Trujillo, Perú 1971 – 1974 [Analog Africa; July 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/manzanita-y-su-conjunto-trujillo-335x335.jpeg)
Savour, swing, rhythm and joy distinguish the magic guitar of Manzanita, spanning around the golden age of Peruvian Cumbia. Trujillo, Perú 1971 – 1974 comprises the personal style developed by the self-taught guitarist Berardo Hernández (1943-2007). Along with his Conjunto: Antonio Medina (bongos), Héctor Mattos (congas), Ricardo Valles (timbales), Enrique Ibérico...
Familial and unrefined, Binga encompasses the fundamental sounds of Samba Touré’s heritage. It is named after Samba’s hometown and its focus of thought is rooted deep within his culture. It is the most nostalgic Samba Touré Glitterbeat‘s album to date and also the most intimate, giving Wande a run for its...
![Album Review: João Selva – Navegar [Underdog Records; April 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/joao-selva-navegar-cover-335x335.jpeg)
João Selva spent years as an unofficial ambassador for traditional Brazilian music, touring as part of an ensemble across the world before settling in France. Yet it was here, meeting and collaborating with French producer Patchworks, that allowed Selva to tap back into the roots of his musical upbringing. The...
![Album Review: Various Artists – La Ola Interior: Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990 [Bongo Joe Records; March 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/la-ola-interior-cover-335x335.jpeg)
Welcome to a visionary inner self odyssey, spanning the golden age of Spanish electronic music. La Ola Interior groups two generations of artists; some young such as: Miguel A. Ruiz, Victor Nubla, or Camino al Desván, and an older one gathering names such as Finis Africae, Suso Saiz and Javier...
![Album Review: University Challenged – Oh Temple! [Hive Mind Records; January 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/university-challnged-oh-temple-cover-335x335.jpeg)
An ambient and psych music to be watched! The self-made films that go along with the music create an eccentric and almost political discourse. Influenced by a melange of musical genres and styles, from kosmische musik, electronic and experimentation to indie, pastoral guitar soli, and krautrock, University Challenged have walked...
![Album Review: Farhot – Kabul Fire Vol.2 [Kabul Fire Records; January 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kabul-fire-vol2-cover-335x335.jpeg)
Finding one’s place within a diaspora away from your motherland can be an integral part of self-discovery. This is certainly true of Hamburg-based producer Farhot, who has now followed-up his eight-year-old debut with Kabul Fire Vol. 2 (released via his own label Kabul Fire Records) which explores this part of...
![Album Review: Altin Gün – Yol [Glitterbeat Records; February 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/altin-gun-yol-cover-335x335.jpg)
Altın Gün cruise new avenues on Yol, their 80s synth-pop influenced third album. As the opening track of Altın Gün’s highly-anticipated third album Yol segues into the second-track ‘Ordunun Dereleri’, we hear the sound of traffic speeding along highways towards unknown destinations. Indeed the album documents a journey for the...
![Album Review: Gentleman’s Dub Club – Down to Earth [Easy Star Records; March 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gentlamans-dub-club-down-to-heart-cover-335x335.jpg)
Leeds’ king-sized dub ensemble Gentleman’s Dub Club are in partnership with Easy Star Records on their next album Down to Earth. The album’s defining characteristics are traditional reggae with contemporary modifications for a brighter listening experience. ‘Castle in the Sky’ serves as one of the standout performances from the album, featuring...