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If Dino D’Santiago has grown into the voice of Lisbon or better the “New Lisbon” as the title of his song says, it’s because the Portuguese capital has deeply changed in the last years. Today the “Nova Lisboa” is a city where cultures finally collide and collaborate, where the old...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
Macumbadaboa, the collaborative release from the afoxe collective Grupo Bongar and music producer DJ Maga Bo is a rootsy and catchy take on African and Brazilian rhythms, steeped in Afro-Brazilian heritage and fused with electronic music. Grupo Bongar are from the Xambá community in the coastal city of Olinda, north-east...
Fancy a three-hour sneak peek into the new year’s (and possibly decade) vibes? Then head for the Jazz Cafe on Friday the 11th, where Jazz:re:freshed will present three exciting and forward-looking acts foreseeing how 2020 will sound. Ife Ogunjobi, Golden Mean and Burnheart are three so far, so close embodiments...
It’s no secret we’re big fans of Soothsayers here at Rhythm Passport, with their infectiously groovy combination of afrobeat, funk, reggae and dub – the idea of hearing their lively performance in a grade one listed building, and in the excellent reverb chamber that is a church built in 1825...
