Our “end-of-the-year” lists are not a way to rule what has been good or bad in the previous 365 music days. In fact, since we are music lovers at heart, we love to share and support the albums we like, that hold particular meanings to us or have been more...
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Fancy a three-hour sneak peek into the new year’s (and possibly decade) vibes? Then head for the Jazz Cafe on Friday the 11th, where Jazz:re:freshed will present three exciting and forward-looking acts foreseeing how 2020 will sound. Ife Ogunjobi, Golden Mean and Burnheart are three so far, so close embodiments...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
We love Nubiyan Twist’s latest album Jungle Run (released by Strut Records back in February) so much that we seize every opportunity to talk and write about it and give you chance to listen to some excerpts. On this occasion, it’s about the brand-new live video for “Addis to London”,...
We can’t help but bless every new festival enriching the London summer event calendar even more, when those festivals feature a far-out line-up like Naked City. The event, organised and promoted by the Krankbrother family, fully embodies the spirit and taste of its architects; urban, jazzy and funky, and welcoming...
![Album Review: Nubiyan Twist – Jungle Run [Strut Records; February 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nubiyantwistjungleruncover-335x335.jpg)
Jazz has many different guises and, within those guises, a further plethora of textures. It’s one of the traits that sets it apart from other genres, classical music excepted. In the ongoing revival and reinvention of jazz within these shores, there is clearly a surfeit of talent. Nestled in amongst...
We know that the curtain closed on 2018 more than a week ago but, given the incredible number of good tunes released throughout the year, we also thought that it was better to take a few additional days to tidy up our music-listening. What follows is a playlist of the...
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th December 2018
London and its music scene are always able to surprise us. So much so, that one of their most recently born offspring is a quality union between Afrofuturism, Congotronics, funk and urban electronic vibes. Onipa (which means ‘human being’ in Ghanaian Asanta language) is indeed one of the most exciting...