There was a time, at the turn of the century, when the so-called patchanka (also defined as rock mestizo, rock metis or alt-Latino) finally enjoyed the fruits of two decades of underground music militancy. Manu Chao, Barcelona and its Ramblas, and the anti-globalization movement became the protagonists and subjects of...
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Preview of the album: Tracklist: 1. Yelfris Valdés – Eastern Part of Me [EC1 Studios] 00:00 – 06:15 2. Agrupacion Ilegal Los Imparciales – Norwegian Wood [Names You Can Trust] 06:15 – 15:33 3. Batuk – Move! [TEKA MUSIC] 15:34 – 19:46 4. Tremor – Resplandor [ZZK Records] 19:47 – 23:07...
We thought about songs, but we couldn’t avoid doing justice to albums too and pointing out what excited us most in 2017. We decided to limit ourselves to 10 LPs already featured on Rhythm Passport, plus some more “personal” recommendations. …and even though people are saying that they don’t make music...
In times of end-of-year charts, top ten lists, ‘top of’ and ‘best of’, we’ve preferred to keep things as inclusive and smooth as possible, so we have simply “listened back” to 2017 and summed up what our speakers, headphones and earphones have played the most. Enjoy our 2017 in music...
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Fans of contemporary music from the African continent have been blessed in 2017 with releases from Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba and Mali’s Tamikrest and Songhoy Blues – illustrating that there’s a wealth of new artists and contemporary sounds emanating from the continent. Jupiter & Okwess from the Congo, cement this reputation by...
It’s not every day that there is an opportunity to be involved in such exciting gigs, with artists who are not simply referential names for long-established music styles but have gone even further by creating their own ones. That’s why we feel delighted to co-promote an event happening on the...
There are musicians who follow the traditional styles of their country and those who create brand new ones, assembling together and evolving what their country has to offer. One of the best examples of the latter (not too densely populated) category is Jupiter Bokondji, founder and band leader of Jupiter...
Preview of the album: Only available until 06th August 2017
