Albums like More Arriving are windows into the present. Their perspective on the here and now is so spot on and accurate that they sound like the best portrayal of the days we currently live in. After having listened to them, you feel the compulsion to delve further into their...
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![Album Review: Kefaya + Elaha Soroor – Songs of Our Mothers [Bella Union; September 2019]]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kefaya-richmix-335x335.jpg)
This rare treat transitions between Middle Eastern jazz and folk, blending modern dub sounds with traditional sounds from tablas, dolaks and damburas. Each song being led by the powerful vocals of Elaha Soroor, the album is a journey through Afghanistan and beyond. Kefaya got much praise after their first album,...
![Album Review: Sarathy Korwar – More Arriving [The Leaf Label; July 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sarathy-korward-more-arriving-cover-335x335.jpg)
On the list of the worst conversation starters, “Where are you from?” would be right up there. Reducing the person to a Lonely Planet cardboard cut-out is one thing, but when the question is prompted by your accent, complexion or general foreignness, it becomes a euphemism for, “You stick out...
22/11/2019 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Transglobal Underground Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho Pizza Express Jazz Club – Soho, London
08/11/2019 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Acid Arab (Live): Jdid Album Launch Phonox, London
From one of the best-kept secrets to a good-and-proper institution of the London multicultural music scene, as far as their sound, Lokkhi Terra have grown into a stand-out embodiment of what cross-cultural collaborations can create, nurture and let flourish. The collective, led by Bangladeshi-born British pianist, composer and producer Kishon Khan, epitomize...
19/10/2019 - 20/10/2019 8:30 pm - 12:30 am Cantar Fusing Rich Mix, London
Undoubtedly one of the hottest names in the UK music scene, Sarathy Korwar has recently released one of the most intriguing albums of the year. More Arriving is only the second studio album of the US-born Indian musician (who’s today based in London), but already a mature and factual musical...