Beninese singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo has recently joined forces once again with Nigerian musician Yemi Alade to give life to a new single inspired by the #ENDSARS movement rallying across Nigeria: https://angeliquekidjo.lnk.to/Dignity The song is dedicated to the ones who lost their life in the demonstrations against police brutality in the...
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‘CT’ is the brand new single (and video) by Nigerian-born, London-raised actor and musician Theo Ogundipe. The song is part of a 3-track project also featuring a short film which will be released in the coming months. “Theo’s music is an eclectic fusion of several genres including Soul, Hip-hop, indie...
Lucas makes a Rendez-vous with The Lagos Thugs – a 15 strong afrobeat band fresh out of Lagos to talk inspiration, protest, and what’s in a name? Plus music from Kokoroko and Made Kuti Track list: Kokoroko – Abusey Junction [from We Out Here; Brownswood Recordings] Made Kuti –...
We are thrilled to introduce and share a sneak peek into a fresh and groovy 15-piece afrobeat band from Lagos. “The Lagos Thugs are the fastest rising and youngest afrobeat band in the world. TLT is made up of 15 young talents who have decided to choose afrobeat as a...
To end 2020 we make a Rendez-vous with three generations of afrobeat and celebrate a Nigerian musical dynasty. As Fela is honoured with a Black Plaque at his old music conservatoire Trinity Laban in Greenwich, we consider how the musical idiom he created remains more popular than ever. Track list: 1....
2020 marks 60 years since independence for 17 African countries. For his latest Rendez-Vous à Bobo, Rhythm Passport’s Lucas Keen revisits 1960 sometimes known as ‘The Year of Africa’ to explore the euphoria and cultural renaissance of the epoch that followed via music from Nigeria, Congo, Burkina Faso and Mali....
There are only a bunch of musicians who can claim to embody the history and evolution of a music style. Bukky Leo is part of this restricted club. His career and possibly life are indeed manifestations of afrobeat. So much so that, if you’d like to approach the quintessential Nigerian...
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With the very recent passing of Tony Allen, this set of recordings has special significance. He and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela had been planning on making a record together for years and in 2010 this finally was about to become a reality. Producer Nick Gold got the two titans...
Tributes and homages to artists who recently passed away often sound trivial or trite if done by someone who wasn’t directly connected with them. That’s why we always repeat the mantra that we prefer to let the music do the talking and ask fellow musicians, who grew up and/or shared...
I will always remember Oghene Kologbo saying “Fela is the afro, Tony is the beat”. Last Thursday, on International Day of Jazz, the beat left us. But let us not forget, master never die! Looking back at Tony Allen‘s career is not possible in a one-hour podcast, we’d need 10...