Tag Archives: Percussionist
Hafla! is back and with it another night of North African, Middle Eastern and Balkan mad sounds and party vibes. The second appointment with the series organised by University of Tropical Sounds at the Post Bar in Tottenham is little more than a week away. On Saturday the 12th of...
Singer-songwriter, balafon player and percussionist Gabelo is a true Ambassador of Togolese music, who can boast a career spanning over 50 years. He’s currently based in Lyon, where he recently published his new single ‘Genou Sur Le Cou’. His songs are sung in Mina (a language spoken in the southeast...
With a Giro (d’Italia) just ended and a Tour (de France) only a few weeks away, the cycling season is in full swing, so much so we can’t welcome and back enough the cultural and sport feat undertaken by Manu Delago. The London-based Austrian Hang player, percussionist and composer is...
![Album Review: Aziza Brahim – Sahari [Glitterbeat Records; November 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aziza-brahim-sahari-cover-335x335.jpg)
Sahari is an exciting new step for Aziza Brahim featuring more electronic elements than her previous two Glitterbeat albums Soutak and Abbar El Hamada. The different soundscapes and instrument arrangements of each track give a coherent arc to the music and storytelling. Unlike her previous albums which were recorded as...
Midori Takada and Lafawndah blur the lines between live music performance and devotional ritualistic theatre. The two experimental artists from Japan and London have come together to showcase Ceremonial Blue, a stage production which is built around their 2018 EP Le Renard Bleu. As Takada plays out with handbells, antique...
Although the London music scene might have to wait just over a month for the Jazz Festival, , there’s something just as jazzy and exciting coming up in the capital in the next few days. We are talking about the sixth edition of the London Latin Jazz Festival, an event...
About 20km outside of the hectic, fast-paced city of Milan, there is a magnificent rural palace with a historic garden and a natural labyrinth, built by a Milanese noble family in around the 18th century. A place where time is suspended, once a year Villa Arconati becomes the beating heart...
Get ready for a Manu Delago-themed evening. On the 17th of February, Kings Place will host a one-off residency, in three acts, from the Austrian hang-player, percussionist and composer. The event will start at 6PM with a first display of Delago’s brand new project titled Inside a Human Clock, ruminating...