![Daily Discovery: Krak In Dub & La Perla – Pedacito De Coco [Official Video]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/118164hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
In ‘Pedacito de Coco’, French dub and jungle producer Krak in Dub fully expresses his love for Colombian music collaborating with Bogotá-based trio La Perla. The single is extracted from Krak in Dub’s brand-new album Catleya out on May 21 via Galletas Calientes Records which was entirely recorded in Bogotá...
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Check out the new collaborative single and relative video by Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter James Yorkston and Swedish ensemble The Second Hand Orchestra. The spoken word track is part of a ‘re-arranged’ version of The Wide, Wide River, James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra’s latest album, and will...
Berlin-based label Habibi Funk recently enriched its remarkable collection of Middle-Eastern and North African releases with Fine Anyway, a gem dedicated to influential Lebanese guitarist and singer/songwriter Rogér Fakhr. You can find more info and the story behind the project following this link: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-016-fine-anyway-2
Cuban pianist and composer Omar Sosa recently released his new album titled An East African Journey. The project started back in 2009 and fuses jazz with traditional music from all over the African Continent featuring remarkable musicians. ‘Thuon Mok Loga’ is one of the singles extracted from the album...
On Friday, Colombian multi-instrumentalist and producer Mente Orgánica will release his new album on Earthly Measures. El Espacio, which is the first LP published by the London-based label, is a “beautifully crafted album with glorious textures, steady grooves, calming vibes & a dancefloor filler or two”. More info...
French rapper and beatmaker Degiheugi has just released his new single ‘Nuday’ anticipating his 8th album Foreglow out on April 23 via X-RAY Production: https://endlesssmile.bandcamp.com/album/foreglow “Ranging from samba to Afrobeat through soul and French chanson, Foreglow is a real ray of light that makes you want to escape and takes...
Ghanaian singer/songwriter and rapper M.anifest joined forces with Chicago-based rapper Vic Mensa and afro-pop singer Moliy to release his first single of the year titled ‘No Fear’. More info here: https://lnk.to/MDotNoFear
Check out London-based jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats‘ new video for ‘Blow You Away (Delilah)’ featuring afrobeats artist Ghetto Boy. ‘Blow You Away (Delilah)’ is the first song extracted from NK-OK & Mr DM‘s upcoming EP We Will Rise. The single is a “statement track – a massive four-on...
Enjoy East London producer, pianist, bandleader and MC Alfa Mist performing ‘Organic Rust’ during his COLORS session. The tune is taken from his upcoming album Bring Backs out on April 23 via Anti- Records: https://alfamist.bandcamp.com/album/bring-backs “On his new album Bring Backs the producer, self-taught pianist and rapper takes us...
Check out one half of Argentinian organic house and downtempo duo Klik & Frik giving life to a live set for Barcelona-based platform Radio Gladys Palmera. More info here: https://gladyspalmera.com/
‘Mi Moin Mi Ou’, by Martinican singer and actress Joby Valente, is part of French DJ, producer and beatmaker GUTS‘ new compilation Straight From The Decks Vol. 2 out on Heavenly Sweetness: https://guts-puravida.bandcamp.com/album/straight-from-the-decks-2 “One day, I had the project to release a twelve-inch with different versions of Disk La Rayé, a...
London-based jazz quartet Sons of Kemet are back with ‘Hustle’, featuring Kojey Radical. The song is the first single extracted from the band’s upcoming album Black To The Future, out May 14 via Impulse Records. “In ‘Hustle’, two dancers represent the duality present within any struggle to transcend internal...
![Daily Discovery: Alsarah & the Nubatones – Men Ana (من انا) [OFFICAL MUSIC VIDEO]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/118066hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
Enjoy the brand-new video by Sudanese/American retro-pop band Alsarah & the Nubatones. ‘Men Ana (من انا)’ was originally written by Alsarah in 2019. It was inspired by the events happening in Sudan and meant to represent “a call from the diaspora to home”. “In this song I hope...
Check out ‘Eflatun Kardeşler’, the new single by Anatolian psych-rock singer/songwriter Umut Adan. The song, out today via Istanbul-based label GRGDN, is a brand-new version of an original tune released by Umut in 2016. More info following this link https://backl.ink/145724241
London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia recently took part to BBC Radio 6 Music 2021 performing, among others, ‘The Message Continues’, part of her latest album Source. You can watch her set in its entirety visiting the BBC Radio 6 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p098pwnl
Melbourne-based jazz-funk band Hiatus Kaiyote recently collaborated with Brazilian composer, singer, and producer Arthur Verocai to release their new single ‘Get Sun’, part of their upcoming album Mood Valiant, out on 25 June via Brainfeeder: https://hiatuskaiyote.lnk.to/moodYo
Iranian-Dutch musician Sevdaliza‘s video for ‘Darkest Hour’, extracted from her latest album Shabrang, is her very personal contribution to Women History Month and her way own way to celebrate women from all over the world and walks of life. More info on Shabrang here: https://smarturl.it/shabrang%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%8B
Enjoy a sneak peek into the Audiotree session recorded live by Korean post-rock & experimental band Jambinai. The set features three songs extracted from their second (a Hermitage) and third albums (ONDA) both released on Bella Union Tracklist: For Everything That You Lost (그대가 잃어버린 그 모든 것들을...
‘Afrique Victime’ is the title track and latest single extracted from Nigerien singer/songwriter Mdou Moctar‘s upcoming namesake album, out on May 21 via Matador Records. With Afrique Victime, Mdou Moctar “boldly reforges contemporary Saharan music and ‘rock music’ by melding guitar pyrotechnics, full-blast noise, and field recordings with poetic...
![Daily Discovery: Mano Azagaia – Ai de Nós c/ Amen Hill, Amélia Charlton e Dalton Simão Clemente [Vídeo Oficial]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/117949hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
Check out the brand-new single and video by Mozambican singer/songwriter and MC Mano Azagaia featuring Amen Hill, Amélia Charlton and Dalton Simão Clemente. “Ai de Nós” (Woe to Us) is a reflection on the various attacks that have been recently carried out in the province of Cabo Delgado also criticising...
Check out ‘Veneno’, the collaborative new single by Galician musician Baiuca (Alejandro Guillán) and Asturian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalists Rodrigo Cuevas bringing together electronica with traditional sounds from North-Western Spain, out now via Raso Estudio. Follow this link for more info: https://links.altafonte.com/kp3kp26
‘First in Line’ is one of the latest videos by Şevket Akıncı, a Turkish singer/songwriter, guitarist, composer, producer and founder of the Istanbul-based influential free-jazz band Islak Köpek. The track is extracted from his album Radyo Ekoto and features Şirin Soysal and Ülkü Aybala Sunat. You can find more info...
Beninese singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo has recently joined forces once again with Nigerian musician Yemi Alade to give life to a new single inspired by the #ENDSARS movement rallying across Nigeria: https://angeliquekidjo.lnk.to/Dignity The song is dedicated to the ones who lost their life in the demonstrations against police brutality in the...
Here’s the first single extracted from The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running For Their Lives, the upcoming album by Trinidadian singer/songwriter, poet and activist Anthony Joseph out on May 7th via Heavenly Sweetness. The albums, which was recorded live last August, “is an almighty jam operating as a dedication...
‘Eu Sou Um Africano’ is extracted from DJ Tudo‘s brand new album Pancada Motor – Transformação e Cura out on May 25 via Selo Mundo Melhor. The album is the outcome of a project started back in 2007, when the paulista musician, music producer, label manager and researcher began a...
Check out the new single by Scorpion Kings, formed by South African DJs Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa, featuring Congolese singer TRESOR.
‘Nefas New Zemedie’ is extracted from a “newly unearthed” album by Hailu Mergia out in early June on Awesome Tapes From Africa. “Tezeta is the first full length album by The Walias Band recorded and released in 1975 by the band’s own label […] Sourced by Awesome Tapes From Africa...
Afro-electro duo Montparnasse Musique, formed by Algerian producer Nadjib Ben Bella (Les Amazones d’Afrique) and South African DJ Aero Manyelo, just released their debut single ‘Panter’. The track, which also features Kinshasa-based collective Kasai Allstars, is out now on Real World X, an imprint of Real World Records and you...
Carmen Lienqueo is a composer, singer, charango player and producer based in Santiago de Chile. In her music, she brings forward a new approach to Chilean folk also backing the cause and struggle of indigenous people like the Mapuche. After years being the voice for Pan-Latin band Mákina...
![Daily Discovery: El Individuo – Piensa [Videoclip Oficial]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/117831hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
‘Piensa’ is the new single by Cuban rapper El Individuo extracted from his latest EP Escribo our now on INTL BLK. “Escribo is a meditation on this year from Cuba’s most populated neighborhood, Diez de Octubre, Havana. The EP pulls together Cuba’s jazz and timba influences with trap, dancehall, drill...
![Daily Discovery: Ana Moura, Branko & Conan Osíris – Vinte Vinte (Pranto) [Official Video]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/117826hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
‘Vinte Vinte (Pranto)’ is the new collaborative single by Portuguese musicians Ana Moura, Branko and Conan Osiris. In the video, the three artists meet in Alfama to lead a funeral procession through the alleys of the old Lisbon neighbourhood and pay “an homage to everyone who lived through the...
Check out the new video by Colombian DJ & producer KillaBeatMaker out now on Galletas Calientes Records. “Killabeatmaker presents ‘HURACÁN’, a video that speaks to the depths of our African roots combined with Afro-Colombian sound. The video was filmed in the mountains of San Agustín (Huila) by the director Sir...
![Daily Discovery: El Far3i – Akhi (P. El Jehaz)[Official Visuals] | الفرعي – أخي * الجهاز](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/117793hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
‘Akhi’ is the new single by Jordan-Palestinian singer/songwriter, MC, drummer, and produce El Far3i. The track is extracted from his new latest Lazim Tisa: https://elfar3i.hearnow.com/
Jamaican-American singer/songwriter and sax player Masego recently recorded a live rendition of his new tune ‘Mystery Lady’ for The Late Late Show with James Corden featuring rapper Don Toliver. The track is part of Masego’s new EP “Studying Abroad”: https://masego.lnk.to/MysteryLadyID
Enjoy Black Coffee‘s set for NPR’s Music Tiny Desk (at Home). The South African producer, singer/songwriter and DJ recorded the performance in the Johannesburg National School of Arts auditorium, helped by local students. “Kicking off the set is ‘You Rock My World’ featuring Soulstar, a classic dance joint from his...
‘Lunca’ is the second single extracted from Romania duo Balkan Taksim‘s debut album Disko Telegraf, out on Buda Musique in late May: https://ffm.to/balkantaksim-diskotelegraf The song was inspired by the traditional Romanian tune ‘Lunca Obedeanului/ Pe valea Neajlovului’.
Seattle-based musician Another Magic (Thomas Arndt) recently released his new single ‘Coco da Purpurina’ featuring carioca vocalist Ana Bispo. “Mixing Northeastern Brazilian “côco” percussion with heavy bass, Another Magic draws on their time living in Brazil, calling upon the powerful Carnaval and samba vocalist Ana Bispo from Rio de...
‘Mamadou Kanda Keita’ is extracted of the “very special” collaborative album Korolen by Malian kora master Toumani Diabate and renowned London-based symphony orchestra LSO. “Commissioned as a special project by the Barbican Centre in London and produced by World Circuit, these recordings feature Diabaté and his group of eminent Malian...
“Easy Star Records brought together the four musicians featured in the performance include Hector Lewis on the Cajón, Jerome “Spangy” Small on the U•BASS®, and both Nico Groskopf and Monty Savory on the tenor ukulele. This video marks the first occasion that these four prolific Jamaican session musicians have...
Enjoy ‘Kora’, the latest single extracted from Malian griot Ballakè Sissoko‘s upcoming album Djourou out on NØ FØRMAT! on April 9: https://idol.lnk.to/KoraSingle The song and its relative video see the participation of Camille, singer of French lounge band Nouvelle Vague. The Paris-based musician shared her experience on the collaboration with...
Chilean rapper La Deyabu joined forces with composer, singer and actress Soledad del Río to release a cover of Mercedes Sosa‘s classic ‘Todo Cambia’: “A fusion between the urban and folkloric, the bond between two women through a song narrating our changing times“ The track is extracted from La Deyabu’s...
‘CT’ is the brand new single (and video) by Nigerian-born, London-raised actor and musician Theo Ogundipe. The song is part of a 3-track project also featuring a short film which will be released in the coming months. “Theo’s music is an eclectic fusion of several genres including Soul, Hip-hop, indie...
![Daily Discovery: Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Ngaminke [Clip Officiel]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/117687hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
Here’s the new video by Congolese/French collaborative project Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin. “Sing to emancipate African woman. A unique encounter between Congolese Bantu lullabies, electronic music and hip-hop. A hybrid project which gives pride of place to dance and highlights the daily life of Congolese women...
Indiana-based neo-soul and contemporary R&B band Durand Jones & The Indications recently shared a new version of their single ‘Cruisin’ to the Parque’ featuring Luz Elena Mendoza from Mexican indie rock band Y La Bamba. The track “an homage to lowriders everywhere which has become a theme for a...
![Daily Discovery: Quetzal – El perdón (Forgiveness); [Official Audio]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/117667hqdefault-335x251.jpg)
‘El Perdón (Forgiveness)’ is the second single extracted from Los Angeles-based chicano band Quetzal‘s new album Puentes Sonoros, out on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. “On Puentes Sonoros (Sonic Bridges), the Grammy-winning East L.A. band Quetzal crosses physical and stylistic borders to create an album of songs imbued with inventiveness”. Find out more here:...
Black Bear Basement is a German live instrumental collective formed by four musicians from Hanover, Berlin and Göttingen, who focus on the correlation between hip-hop and jazz. ‘Kryptik’ is taken from their 2018 album Beyond Traits out on German label Dezi-Belle: https://dezi-belle.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-traits
Check out the live rendition of ‘Mana No Rap’ by Bahia-based ÀTTØØXXÁ and Hiran. In October, they joined forces to perform at Planet Afropunk 2020
Chihei Hatakeyama is a Japanese sound artist, mastering engineer, and record label founder. ‘Twilight Sea’ is his new single part of his upcoming album Late Spring out on April 7 via Gearbox Records. “An album of a humble nature, ‘Late Spring’ gently unfolds as a shared journeying experience through a...
Check out this very ‘MIMA‘ version of ‘La Maquina Patinanaba’, a plena standard originally written by Puerto Rican musician Manuel Jiménez (Canario). Singer/songwriter MIMA covered the song back in 2014 reinterpreting it using a more contemporary register through bass, claps and synths. Find out more on her Bandcamp...
On the 26th of March, Heavenly Sweetness will be reissuing Cosaque 1978, an album firstly released in 1977 by influential Guadeloupean musician Erick Cosaque. Cosaque is indeed one of the most recognised interpreters of the Caribbean island culture, becoming the main exponent of the local Gwo-ka tradition. More...
“From the forthcoming album ‘Havana Meets Kingston – Part 2‘ this stunning version of ‘Lagrimas Negras’ features legendary Cuban singer Beatriz Márquez together with some of Jamaica and Cuba’s most accomplished musicians. This exclusive video footage shows Cuba’s capital city in a very different light, captured during the various...
‘Grow’ is the fourth single extracted from Guadeloupean singer/songwriter Malika Tirolien‘s new album “Higher”, out now on GroundUP Music: https://orcd.co/malikahigher “GROW is a reminder to enjoy the process wherever you may be in your life and do the best you can with what you can control.” (Malika Tirolien)
Watch the live rendition of ‘IDK’ from jazz fusion and funk quintet Butcher Brown‘s latest album #KingButch. The track was recorded live at The Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia. Find out more about #KingButch here: https://found.ee/ButcherBrownKingButch
Amaraterra is a multi-national band reviving and reinterpreting traditional music from Southern Italy and the Mediterranean in a very London way. Check out their new single ‘O Diu Quantu Sta Casa’: https://amaraterra.bandcamp.com/track/o-diu-quantu-sta-casa …and don’t miss their (virtual) set part of Jam in a Jar online festival, happening in...