This will only be the second time that Nicola Cruz, one of the most sought-after musicians, DJs and producers of the new Latin American music scene, will visit London and delight his many fans in the British capital. He debuted exactly a year ago at Village Underground after a long,...
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We are pretty excited to welcome back Rhythm Passport On Air, our monthly podcast series in collaboration with SOAS Radio, endeavouring to update you on the world music world. The first episode of the revamped program boasts an interview with Songhoy Blues bandleader, which took place a few days before...
![Album Review: Nicola Cruz – Siku [ZZK Records; January 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sikucover-335x335.jpg)
One of the most iconic and recognisable instruments from South America is probably the siku, a handmade pan-pipe made of bamboo shoots, originating from the Andes and played to this day by its indigenous peoples. Countless variations of the siku exist in South America – each with its own variation...
French-born, Ecuador-raised composer Nicola Cruz is one peculiar artist. When his first album Prender El Alma came out in 2015, many were left speechless: his intuition to blend warm, bass-fuelled, downtempo beats with traditional Andean melodies resulted in a new kind of music that spoke straight to the heart. While touring around...
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th November 2018
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:
![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...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. Hoodna Orchestra – Alem feat. Demisu Belete 00:00 – 04:34 2. Paul Weller – Mother Ethiopia Part 3 (No Tribe No Colour) feat. Krar Collective [Parlophone Records] 04:35 – 08:05 3. BRZZVLL – Waiho [Sdban Ultra] 08:06 – 11:24 4. The Mouse Outfit feat. IAMDDB & Fox –...
![Album Review: Mateo Kingman – Respira [AYA Records, 12th August 2016]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/a1732082263_10-335x335.jpg)
Music is a medium with many powers. It can touch our deepest emotions, it helps us process feelings, it conveys joy, sorrow, melancholy and any other possible shade of the emotional spectrum. Among its many wizardries, music holds one wonderful power that other media simply cannot equal; the power to...
Nicola Cruz is to put it simply, a fantastic musician. In my humble opinion, his music speaks of more than just the seeking of pleasure, but to the pursuit of life. His tracks offer themselves to the human condition, that we are born and die alone, and in between, we’re...
