If you’re looking for the definition of groovy, then look no further. Just buy a ticket for Souljazz Orchestra’s upcoming show at the Jazz Café and get ready to revel in some of the funkiest notes a band can play. The Canadian sextet blends together soul, jazz, R&B, Afro-funk and...
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Preview of the album: Tracklist: 1. The Garifuna Collective – Wiya Waist [from Aban; Stonetree Music] 00:00 – 03:12 2. Sangit feat. Kadi Coulibaly – Ma Mamuso [from Ma Mamuso; Cumbancha] 03:13 – 06:38 3. Nahawa Doumbia – Nianimanjougou [from La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1; Awesome Tapes from Africa]...
Not only is the Big Gorgeous Festival a festival with big heart, as it claims to be, giving all its profit in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Caring in Bristol, but it also has impeccable music taste. The yearly happening, taking place on the panoramic cliff of Windsor Terrace...
For his latest album Konoyo, due for release on 28th September on American independent label Kranky, sound artist Tim Hecker has collaborated with members of the Tokyo Gakuso ensemble, a group of gagaku musicians founded in 1978. Gagaku, i.e. the traditional classical music of Japan performed for centuries at the...
![Album Review: Kobo Town – Where the Galleon Sank [Stonetree Records; February 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kobo-town-335x335.jpg)
This is the second album from critically acclaimed Kobo Town, named after the historical neighbourhood in Trinidad’s capital Port of Spain. Kobo Town are fronted by modern day poetic master, Trinidad/Canadian Drew Gonsalves, known for his dexterous and determined lyrics, critically commenting on political and social aspects of his home...
![Album Review: Boogát – San Cristóbal Baile Inn [Label Maisonette, October 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/boogat-335x335.jpg)
Boogát’s new album, San Cristobal Baile Inn (Label Maisonette), is a very danceable, cumbia, hip-hop, and electronic-infused journey through his dual identity as a Canadian/Mexican artist. With his blistering third album, the Juno award-winning artist reflects on his journey to explore his Mexican roots and dedicates it to San Cristobal,...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 feat. Carlos Santana – Black Times (Strut Records) 00:00 – 04:51 2. Antibalas – Hook & Crook (Daptone Records) 04:52 – 13:39 3. Boogát feat. Niña Dioz – Tanto Tattoo (Maisonette Music) 13:40 – 16:10 4. Ninos du...
![Album Review: The Souljazz Orchestra – Under Burning Sky [Strut Records]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/a2515715529_10-335x335.jpg)
The Souljazz Orchestra are back with their killer eighth studio album and have added some fearsome vintage synthesizer sounds to their trademark horn arrangements and earthy tropical sounds for maximum dancing impact. Think William Onyeabor meets Fela’s Afrika ‘70 with a splash of Creole flavours and you will have a feel for...
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La Papessa, her second release (dated 2016), has recently been awarded the Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian Album of the Year, but if we love Lido Pimienta’s music, it’s for tons of reasons more. As much as her songs, Lido is blunt, engaged, socially aware and an eclectic...