New label, new project and New World… We are always excited when new music projects come to life, and we can’t welcome them enough, especially when their creators are people who care about music and know tons about it, as well as being good old friends of Rhythm Passport. If...
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In times like this, we are all in desperate need for something able to inspire us and let our minds wander. Afro-Cuban experimental project Ariwo artists were already very capable of doing that before the Covid madness, but now they’ve topped up their offer with a brand-new show blending together...
If on Sunday, you missed out our full-immersion in North African and Middle Eastern sounds, worry not! Head to our YouTube channel where you can fully re-catch the seven- hour-long online stream event organised together with our friends at University of Tropical Sound and featuring sets by Hazem Berrabah, Samedia Shebeen,...
The EFG London Jazz Festival goes fully online for its 2020 edition and among many high highlights produced by the good people at Serious is the all star band of the London jazz scene SEED Ensemble fronted by award winning alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi. Live streamed from The Barbican, Kinoshi’s...
Despite being born and having started her music career in Italy, Maria Chiara Argirò has grown into one of the most brilliant and freshest expressions of the London contemporary jazz scene. In the last few years, the Rome-born band leader, pianist and composer has shaped her sound on the city...
We all know that we won’t be able to travel to South-East Asia for a while, however, thanks to the Korean Cultural Centre and Serious, we are going to be blessed with a two-week-long cultural travel corridor between South Korea and the UK. Starting from Friday 30th of October, the...
With all the appropriate measures and better safe than sorry…still, in a week’s time, we will be back just a few metres from a stage. After almost seven months, we are thrilled and ready to finally invite you again to a gig! Might be small, intimate and socially distanced, still...
After months and months of “virtual” events, we are more than thrilled to finally restart writing about a “physical” one featuring a good and proper institution of the UK scene celebrating its 50th anniversary. Since the mid-50’s, Teddy Osei has spread the Ghanaian highlife bug far and wide, but it’s...
If you are familiar with La Linea Festival, you already know about the dedication and expertise of its organisers. Each year, London was indeed overwhelmed and amazed by some of the most gifted acts of the Latin American music scene. Sadly, as was easily predictable due to the live music...
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Mother Africa’s children do her proud once more in spreading her spirit across what is a rather large diaspora, considering she spent rather a long time beside humanity’s cradle. And just at the moment where it needs some cajoling to get up and stop feeling sorry for itself, in steps...