This might be one of the rare – actually extremely rare – occasions when you can forget to damn the lockdowns and Covid-19 regulations and instead bless the fact that you’re going to spend another weekend at home, possibly staring at a screen and having to turn your living room/bedroom...
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Azmari is the “one who praises” in Amharic, an Ethiopian singer-musician, comparable to the European bard or the West African griot. The Brussels-based ethiogroove collective is a 21st century version of Azmari, blending African and oriental melodies while providing a fresh take on the ethiojazz sound. Their debut album Samā’ī is...
Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
Oh October, three hours of Nightshop global sounds with nine albums of the month. Starting with three songs of the day by Ghorwane (Mozambique), Raul Monsalve y los Forajidos (Venezuela) and Vidock (France). Our albums of the month start with traditional spiritual gnawa music by Maalem Mahmoud Gania (Hive Mind...
Rendez-vous with Lucas Keen for an appointment to meet the little boat shaped lute played across the West African Sahel since the time of Mansa Musa. Hear the story of the djeli n’goni, get the job description for a griot, and learn where this iconic instrument which is the...
To start the new year right, we’ve decided to tidy up our 2019 music listenings and recall the songs that have made us sing, dance, think, happy and love music even more… Enjoy the tunes that our stereos played in heavy rotation and a big thanks to 2019 for...
![Preview: Doin’ Our Own Thing ¦ Brazil÷Africa Special! @ The Post Bar [London; Saturday 12th October 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/doinourownthing-thepost-335x175.jpg)
As London venues are shut down, Doin’ Our Own Thing keeps searching for the perfect space to run their night of African and Brazillian grooves. Doin’ Our Own Thing is an organisation that looks to connect a range of diverse people through music. Specialising in nights that focus on music...
If you have attended any of the previous Africa Express shows, you know they never disappoint your thirst for music. For hours and hours, they stun you with a deluge of quality acts and unexpected collaborations, not only featuring the exceptional artistry of the musicians involved but also their welcoming...
View Panda Palm bio here The Manchester-based duo Panda Palm takes you on an eclectic psychedelic and funky journey through different continents, times and atmospheres. Informed by the world music nights their collective Me Gusta has been putting on for the past two years and the new Me Gusta sister night...
Every September, Joyful Noise reacquaints us with an excellent musical celebration, featuring all-encompassing line-ups, and, of course we were looking forward to the 2017 edition of their London African Music Festival. Even so, we weren’t prepared for such a planned spectacle; 14 events scattered across 13 days and six London...