Los Bitchos are five hilarious, humble and super friendly ladies that form the UK’s best-known instrumental cumbia-inspired psychedelic rock band. Maybe the UK’s only band of the kind because it’s unique. And they said I could join their band! I’m just looking for a new Latin instrument to learn quickly...
Tag Archives: psychedelia
![Album Review: The Sorcerers – In Search of The Lost City of The Monkey God [ATA Records; January 2020]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-sorcerers-335x335.jpg)
Jazz music has a long and fruitful relationship with the world of cinematography. Since the advent of sound-on-film, enterprising directors have recruited from a pantheon of jazz virtuosos to provide fittingly atmospheric scores for iconic feature films. From the timeless works of Duke Ellington and Henri Mancini to John Coltrane...
![Album Review: The Leonard Simpson Duo – LSD [Jakarta Records; January 2020]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leonard-simpson-lsd-cover-335x335.jpg)
Take one long-time, respected Detroit hip hop rapper (Guilty Simpson) and mix with one awarding-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist from New Zealand (Leonard Charles), and what do you get? The Leonard Simpson Duo who, with a convenient acronym, have synthesised LSD (released on 31st January 2020 on Jakarta Records). The pair...
![Album Review: Conjunto Papa Upa – Libre Para Amar [Names You Can Trust; March 2020]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/conjunto-papa-upa-libre-para-amar-cover-335x335.jpg)
Add some much needed colour to your life with the debut album from Conjunto Papa Upa. Based in Amsterdam, they have gained a reputation in their scene for their vibrant sound. Released on 20th March 2020 through the New York indie label Names You Can Trust, Libre Para Amar is...
This Corona stuff really sucks ey! Since we might all be bound by borders for a while, we’d like to come together and share some happiness in the shape of a playlist or mix! In the next days and weeks, check out Safe & Sounds, where we will figuratively introduce you...
![Album Review: Ko Shin Moon – Leïla Nova [Akuphone; March 2020]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ko-shin-moon-leila-nova-cover-335x335.jpg)
We are a product of our own environment. Nowhere is this more evident than in music, as an accurate representation of the artist’s social fabric. To Axel Moon (oriental lutes, beats) and Niko Shin (keyboards) of Ko Shin Moon, this phenomenon doesn’t seem foreign. “In Aubervilliers 90% of the population...
To end November, the trusty Jazz Cafe have booked an evening with Turkey’s female offering of psychedelia and funky-folky rock. Gaye Su Akyol has been unstoppable in the last couple of years; perhaps a peak would be playing 2018’s WOMAD. Her blend of Turkish tonality, funk, political and social sentiment...
You are all invited to join us for a one-way trip to Malphino Republic, the tropical music land where grooves are luscious and vibes heart-warming. Dance shoes on your feet, appetite for quality notes strongly encouraged, and desire to spend a fun-filled evening more than welcomed; we will take care...
If you were to introduce someone to the highlights of African music, your best bet would be to begin with Orchestra Baobab. Fusing African and Cuban jazz with strong elements of Congolese rhumba, Orchestra Baobab quickly rose to fame in the 70s and continued the spell-binding grip on their fans,...
Can a Dutch band sound quintessentially and vintage Turkish? Join Altin Gün on 11th September at Xoyo, and you will board a direct time machine to Istanbul in the early 70s, when the so-called Anadolu Rock and Psych were intoxicating Turkish music listeners. The Amsterdam-based band is indeed able to...