Take a walk on the tropical side! On Friday 19th July, join Rhythm Passport and University of Tropical Sound at the Jago in Dalston for a night of tropical bass, Afro-Latin beats and global sounds with a Polish twist. From 9pm to 3.30am, get ready to dance till exhaustion, as...
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We first met Lua Preta, the Polish/Angolan duo blending together electronica, kuduro and afrohouse, only a few months ago, when we featured their hit “Quero Mais” (Basy Tropikalne) in our monthly compilation. <a href=”http://basytropikalne.bandcamp.com/album/quero-mais-somnilokwie”>Quero Mais/Somnilokwie by Lua Preta</a> Now, the Luanda-based project formed by Mentalcut & Supa Gia G is back...
Six days and six gigs to understand the present and foresee the future of global music. That’s what will happen between the 15th and 20th of May at Rich Mix, when Serious will take charge of the venue’s main space and present the 2017 edition of Serious Space Shoreditch. Throughout...
![Album Review: Spoek Mathambo – Mzansi Beat Code [Teka Records, 14th April 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/522605831-335x335.jpg)
The first time I heard Spoek Mathambo I was blown away. The dark energy, the powerful beat, the slightly disturbing, distorted voice – his cover of Joy Division’s ’She’s Lost Control’ truly sounded like something new and unexpected. I knew very little of the South African electronic music scene and...
