At times, we ask the Rhythm Passport family some cruel tasks. For example, to musically retrace their 2010s and pick only five albums among the hundreds (or thousands) they have listened, loved and/or felt particularly important considering the world music world. Click on the names below and you will meet...
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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 of the album: Track List: 1. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley – Control [from Control; Mr Bongo] 00:00 – 07:06 2. Wanubalè – Hickups [from phosphenes; Agogo Records] 07:07 – 11:05 3. Cykada – Creation [from Cykada; Astigmatic Records] 11:06 – 17:26 4. London Afrobeat Collective – Power to the Women...
If you organise a reggaeton party, you need to make sure to do it good and proper; nifty DJs playing quality vibes with pumping bass, a fitting venue with a natural Latin groove and wild dancing all night long. Anticipate all this and even more on Saturday 16th November with...
They might be a French band, but The Bongo Hop heartbeats follow pure Afro-Colombian rhythms. So much so that, their second release, Santigarana Vol.2, is overflowing with Afro-Caribbean sounds (next to being one of our favourite albums of the year). After having performed on the Tropical Pressure stage, the ensemble,...
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...
Preview of the album: Only available until 30th May 2019
Preview of the album: Only available until 02nd May 2019
View Edna Martinez bio here A musical selection by Edna Martinez related to her LatinArab project. “LatinArab is a DJ-set by Edna Martinez (Colombia) with live percussion by Romeo Natur (Germany / Palestina), both living in Berlin. This show is a melting pot of Oriental, Tropical, Afro-Caribbean, ancestral music and organic...
![Album Review: Totó la Momposina – Oye Manita [Astar Music; September 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/totolamomposina-335x335.jpg)
From Colombia, one of the most musically rich countries in the world, comes a new album by Totó la Momposina, the Queen of Cumbia. A prolific year for the star, this album, Oye Manita (released by Astar Music), presents a range of songs spanning over 30 years of Totó’s career,...