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![Album Review: Ziminino – Ziminino [INTL BLK; March 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ziminino-cover-335x335.jpg)
Bahia, in northern Brazil, is known as being one of the largest hubs for Afro-Americans since the days of slavery. On Ziminino’s self-titled album (newly released on the INTL BLK label), black influences are to be heard in abundance. With the Bolsanaro regime cutting the ground from many Brazilians, Ziminino...
30/07/2019 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm ONIPA + PENYA + DOWDELIN The Jazz Cafe, London
21/07/2019 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Summer By The River: Emmanuel Jal London Bridge City, London
18/07/2019 - 19/07/2019 7:00 pm - 1:00 am Folklore Presents: Kongo Dia Ntotila Folklore, London
09/06/2019 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Biram Seck and Awalé Quartet KataKata, London
They were one of the sensations of 2018, and we inevitably lost ourselves in their embracing and entrancing Afro-psychedelia too. That’s because you can’t simply escape BCUC’s unadulterated Sowetan groove; the way they progressively build it, blending vocal melodies with relentless rhythms, and supporting each other throughout 15, even 20-minute-long...
It’s almost that time of the year again, when you can spend an entire day at Rich Mix enjoying dozens of exciting acts, from West-East-North-Southern Africa, Latin and South America, and well, the UK entirely for free. That’s because Open the Gate Festival is approaching, and on Saturday 8th June...
