Can a Dutch band sound quintessentially and vintage Turkish? Join Altin Gün on 11th September at Xoyo, and you will board a direct time machine to Istanbul in the early 70s, when the so-called Anadolu Rock and Psych were intoxicating Turkish music listeners. The Amsterdam-based band is indeed able to...
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We are pretty passionate about bands that took their first steps busking. They usually display an out-and-out perspective with live performances and engagement with their audience. That’s why we can’t wait for Kikagaku Moyo’s show on 28th August at Studio 9294, supported by Vanishing Twin & Wax Machine. The “geometric...
More than a festival, Sponz Fest is a cultural experience, or better, a traditional one. The week-long event happening in the tiny hamlet of Calitri in Southern Italy is indeed a back-to-basics adventure, rediscovering the blood and the soul of an almost forgotten territory. To unearth it, it took one...
Malawian music might not be the most renowned on these particular shores of the Atlantic, but still it’s one of the most enjoyable and danceable sounds in Africa, if not all over the world, and in a few days’ time, Madalitso Band will be at St Mary’s Music Hall in...
The first reason to go and see DakhaBrakha on 26th July is that, of all the many UK gigs I went to in 2018, their show was by far the most memorable, and my personal favourite. Their concert at Southbank Centre in October last year swung between vivid peaks and...
![Album Review: Altin Gün – Gece [Glitterbeat Records; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/altingungece-335x335.jpg)
On their second album, Altin Gün bring more of their Eastern promise to the fore with a diverse selection of ten tracks, veering from psychedelic rock to electronica, but keeping true to the Turkish folk music which brought together this eclectic, Dutch-based six piece in the first place. It is...
An immersive and captivating experience is something not uncommon to the Café OTO programme; from experimental jazz to minimal electronic, it displays the weird and wonderful in an intimate and atmospheric venue in the heart of Dalston. Irish folk outfit Lankum fit the bill perfectly, merging traditional Irish folk with...
When good friends leave, you always look forward to organising the best farewell party ever, and when these good friends are also top-notch musicians, you put two and two together for a music party like no other! On Friday 24th of May, join us, Ganga Thapa, Namlo and many...
There’s a new festival in town aiming to expose and support the often-grueling efforts of Latin American female artists, who despite their talent and dedication, have to face back-breaking challenges and hardly see their work acknowledged. Flawa (Festival of Latin American Women in the Arts) is a heartfelt 5-day-long tribute...
