![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,...
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There was a time, at the turn of the century, when the so-called patchanka (also defined as rock mestizo, rock metis or alt-Latino) finally enjoyed the fruits of two decades of underground music militancy. Manu Chao, Barcelona and its Ramblas, and the anti-globalization movement became the protagonists and subjects of...
As soon as you arrived at The O2 you started to feel as though you were in a world-class Latin American party; with the smell of the delicious traditional food and salsa music from Jesus Cutiño & Son de Cuba, Cali style salsa band Kalison Orquesta performing in the afternoon,...
Hard to believe that one of the most sought-after DJs and producers in the global beats scene is going to make his debut behind a London DJ deck only on Friday. Thanks to Bustin’ Loose, Bosq will finally perform his long-awaited first show in the British capital in two days’ time at...
The most tropical weekend of the year is upon us! So, if you haven’t already, pack your tent, sunscreen and fun appetite, and head for Mount Pleasant Ecological Park. From Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July, Tropical Pressure festival will drop its cargo of Latin, Caribbean, West, East and Central African...
Music and food have always been a tasty pairing, which sadly features on TV screens only on rare occasions. One of the few ‘enlightened’ TV hosts (next to brilliant chef, music lover, writer, cultural observer and a half a dozen other things) who delved into and narrated the link between...
View Edna Martinez bio here “A musical selection of Afro-Colombian roots, champeta, soukous, makossa and beyond, pure Vanilla Noir.” (Edna Martinez) Track list: La Niña Emilia – La Muchachita inyecta 0:00 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto – Candelilla Brava 03:21 Abelardo Carbono y Su Conjunto – Palenque Palenque – 08:00 Sangazuza – Sun Malé 11:52 Eki Bis...
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...
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![Album Review: Rio Mira – Marimba del Pacifico [AYA Records]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/a2314016540_10-335x335.jpg)
Bringing together the sweet sounds of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Pacific Coasts, Marimba Del Pacifico packs a rhythmic marimba sound that evokes dreamy, sun-soaked images of this Afro-Pacific region. Based in Esmeraldas, a town on the Pacific coast in the north of Ecuador and led by the beautifully haunting vocals...
Mr Morski @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 27 January 2019) - FREE ENTRY - MUSIC STARTS AT 9PM