In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
Tag Archives: Cumbia
With so much good music being published and uploaded every month, we constantly find hard to keep up with all the releases. Luckily, “we get by with a little help from our friends”… We are more than thrilled to welcome and introduce you to Chamonix-based online radio, record label, DJs...
Not that we are fans of monarchy or royal titles and ranks particularly; still when it comes to music, everything is accepted, and we are more than happy to pay our homage to the court of queens enriching it. So, when they told us that the “Queen of nu-cumbia” was...
![Album Review: Fémina – Perlas & Conchas [Fémina Music; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feminacover-335x335.jpg)
An Argentine group who stood out from their peers with their proud feminist stance, Fémina consists of Clara Trucco, Sofia Trucco (both of whom are sisters) and Clara Miglioli. The latter two are the founding members, who originally channelled their American hip-hop influences, but once Clara Trucco joined, they began...
There are (historical) times when you need joyful and heartfelt Latin music more than ever; it goes without saying that these days are one of those periods. So we can’t welcome enough the 19th edition of La Linea here in London, where Como No! is ready to set on motion...
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly 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:
At Rich Mix, you are welcomed with warm and friendly hospitality by smiling staff, that it truly resonates throughout the evening, and throughout the venue. Saturday evening at the London Remixed Festival was no exception. The main room, Tropicarnival, (curated by the legendary Wormfood! and Movimientos), was fittingly decked with...
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,...
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th November 2018
