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![Album Review: Ariwo – Quasi [MANANA Records; May 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ariwo-quasi-cover-335x335.jpg)
A four piece, Ariwo is made up of: Hammadi Valdes from Cuba on percussion; Oreste Noda; Canadian Jay Phelps (a renowned trumpeter who has played with Hugh Masekela, Wynton Marsalis and Soweto Kinch, among others); and Iranian-born composer/producer Pouya Ehsaei. They specialise in bringing traditional rhythms together into a modern...
When attending Movimientos Love Carnival’s shows, there’s always more than just the dancy and intoxicating music played by the Movimientos crew and special guest DJs from all over the world. There’s the cultural experience. You’ll be organically “initiated” or further exposed to offbeat traditions, styles and sounds. That’s what will happen...
Yes, we know, there won’t be another Bank Holiday weekend in a while, but that’s even more of a good reason to spend this Bank Holiday Saturday in music! The added fact that it’ll arguably be the jazziest jam of the month, and it’s entirely free, makes it a more...
Preview of the album: Only available until 30th May 2019
Manana//Cuba and Jazz Re:freshed are pairing up with Cuban musicians to explore what happens when you mix live jazz, electronic and Cuban folklore in a contemporary live setting. This experimental group will mix traditional instruments with a live synthetic soundscape to attempt to transcend the confines of any single genre....
There’s something in Omar Sosa’s music that charms and allures you; so much so that you can’t unhook from its notes; it might be because of its rhythms or dreamy melodies. It’s not an exaggeration in saying that you will end up keeping those tunes with you, forever. Thanks to...
Preview of the album: Only available until 02nd May 2019
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...
![Album Review: ¿Que Vola? – ¿Que Vola? [Nø Førmat!; 25th January 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/quevolaalbumcover-335x335.jpg)
A brassy, ritualistic sound from a band making a cross-cultural union. ¿Que Vola? is a new group, experimenting with bop-style horns over a foundation of Cuban Santeria rumba groove. Put together by jazz trombonist Fidel Fourneyron, with the help of double-bassist Thibaud Soulas, the French jazz collaborative enrols three of...
