Oh yes…we know that the hype is all about the arrival of the Elizabeth Line in Woolwich and beyond, but here at Rhythm Passport, we have one or two Woolwich-related reasons to be excited too! On Friday the 2nd of September, you are all invited to the official launch of Arsenal...
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One of the main reasons we recently launched Arsenal of Sounds, our monthly music series happening at Woolwich Works, is to represent the London music scene in the most exhaustive way. Since we never liked definitions, we always preferred to let the music do the talking. So, on Friday the...
Friday 4th of November at Woolwich Works will be all about the Mediterranean rhythmic connection! From the thrum of the tamburello to the clacking of the qraqab, there’s a hidden rhythmical fil-rouge that links the apparently worlds’ apart of pizzica and gnawa. We are going to pull it out, unfold...
What’s not to like about midsummer parties? The longer the day, the longer the party, they say, so join us on Saturday the 25th of June at the Post Bar in Tottenham for a good and proper musical bash featuring sounds from all over the world! It all starts at...
On Saturday the 23rd of July, West African notes, musical scents and rhythmic aromas will permeate Greenwich Park. On the park’s bandstand stage Muntu Valdo and Modou Touré will be showcasing their jazzy songwriting for an afternoon of African blues and heartwarming sounds. Progenitor of the amazing Sawablues, Muntu Valdo’s music...
The first time we listened to Santrofi and the singles preceding their debut album Alewa, it was quite a revelation. A band of young and even younger Ghanaian musicians sounding bright, original and at the same time, fully dedicated and reverent to their country’s recent past tradition. The Accra-based collective...
Malian musical royalty Oumou Sangaré returns to London to play Grace Jones’ Meltdown Festival at Southbank Centre, in a show postponed by the pandemic. In the interim Oumou has recorded and released a new album Timbuktu (check out our review), arguably better than the album that would have made up...