Midori Takada and Lafawndah blur the lines between live music performance and devotional ritualistic theatre. The two experimental artists from Japan and London have come together to showcase Ceremonial Blue, a stage production which is built around their 2018 EP Le Renard Bleu. As Takada plays out with handbells, antique...
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Preview: Auntie Flo (Live), Darkhouse Family & Sunken – Jazz Café (London; Thursday 14th March 2019)
Rhythm Section and Bradley Zero will be at the Jazz Café this Thursday to host Auntie Flo live from the heart of Camden. Hailing from Glasgow, Auntie Flo has been a long-time favourite behind the decks, known for his meaty vinyl sets, world grooves and ‘Afro-futurist’ sound. Five months after...
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Brian d’Souza is a Glaswegian-born DJ, musician and producer of both Goan and Kenyan descent, who spent seven years travelling far and wide to places such as Uganda, Cuba and Norway. As Auntie Flo, d’Souza created Radio Highlife – released on 12th October 2018 via Brownswood Recordings – that can...
Preview: Fat Freddy’s Drop @ The Electric Brixton (London; Friday 9th & Saturday 10th November 2018)
Since their debut album Based on a True Story was released in 2005, progressive dub-jazz masters Fat Freddy’s Drop have risen to recognition as a fundamental sound on the scene and have dropped albums that consistently impress to near cult status. Fat Freddy’s are also globally renowned for their completely...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. The Mouse Outfit – Bring Me Down (feat. Ellis Meade) [TMO Records; from Jagged Tooth Crook] 00.00 – 04:01 2. AKUA NARU feat. Eric Benét – Made It [SPV Recordings; from The Blackest Joy] 04:02 – 07:47 3. La Dame Blanche – Olvidate...
Since the beginning of time, all around the world, from Africa to Papua New Guinea to the Roman Empire, percussions have always been used to empower human beings in one way or another. They were used to foment armies before the battle, to bring the community together in dance, to...
Once the fuse is triggered, there’s no way to defuse la bomba. But why in the world would you stop Bomba Estereo‘s glittery electro-Latin vibes? A few weeks ago, we were at Koko for their only London’s show and new album launch and they carried us away with a Colombian rhythmic explosion. That’s what...
We know that it’s too easy, almost predictable to recommend a Fat Freddy’s Drop gig. Every time the loud, larger than life New Zealand band visits London, they create such hype that you know about it at least a month in advance. But, we can’t get enough of their sound....
![Preview: Clap! Clap! at Moth Club, London [21st April 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/620x9999-335x115.png)
Italian producer Clap! Clap! is currently on a world tour that saw him playing in the US in March and which will also take him to Japan in May. On his way from West to East, he is also stopping by in London on Friday 21st April, at the Moth...
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Ten Days Six Nights is the new cutting-edge exhibition happening at the Tate Modern from 24th March to 2nd April in partnership with BMW. A number of daytime installations by exhibitors at the forefront of contemporary art, such as Fujiko Nakaya and Isabel Lewis; combining sculpture with sound, and many...
