![Album Review: Kiki and the Tiger – Wake Me Up / Have You Ever Fell Apart [October 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kikitiger-cover-335x335.jpg)
The rare decision to release a double single, as opposed to a single or an EP, is perhaps our first hint that Kiki and the Tiger do things a little differently. Heavily influenced by satirical poetic greats, such as Ian Dury, the group formed in Hackney, with the youngest member...
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![Album Review: Compro Oro – Suburban Exotica [Sdban Ultra; October 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/compro-ora-suburban-cover-335x335.jpg)
Self-described as “a twang-American psychedelic underground road trip to Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas”, Compro Oro’s Suburban Exotica (out on Belgian label Sdban Ultra) delivers ten tracks of groove music that draw on a multitude of genres. The instrumental album dishes out credible elements of Ethiopian modes and Cuban rumba...
This year at the EFG London Jazz Festival two institutions of jazz are meeting for one special show. The legendary back catalogue of Blue Note Records, one of the most important labels in jazz history will be reimagined by a collection of artists from the orbit of modern jazz community,...
EFG London Jazz Festival starts in two weeks, and it’s back with a bang. Here at Rhythm Passport HQ we’ve been combing the programme to put together a playlist of all our favourite acts. And there are lots! We’ll be seeing jazz from every corner of the globe, including Turkey,...
Every month, we bring you a 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:
Based in Brooklyn, jazz-funk collective Snarky Puppy will be making their debut at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th November, to highlight the release of their brand-new album, Immigrance. For the past decade, there have been few bands with such a varied amalgam of styles – the main ingredient that...
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...
If you’re looking for the definition of groovy, then look no further. Just buy a ticket for Souljazz Orchestra’s upcoming show at the Jazz Café and get ready to revel in some of the funkiest notes a band can play. The Canadian sextet blends together soul, jazz, R&B, Afro-funk and...
More than simply a gig, what will take place on stage at the Barbican Centre on Thursday 5th October will be a good and proper gala; a party in honour of a band (and its latest album) perfectly embodying the musical soul of London, bringing together styles, traditions and cultures,...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
