EFG London Jazz Festival starts today, and it’s back with a bang. Here at Rhythm Passport HQ we’ve been combing the programme to put together a playlist of all our favourite acts. And there are lots! We’ll be seeing jazz from every corner of the globe, including Turkey, Nigeria, India,...
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Filming performances to be broadcast to viewers at home who can still feel somewhat part of the party is not novel. Boiler Room, the flagship online platform for underground acts to increase their exposure, tapped into a pre-existing appetite amongst the try-before-you-buy internet generation but that doesn’t negate the impact...
Every month, we bring you a 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:
Sudan Archives is perhaps one of the most powerful female figures in the contemporary African music scene. Not just singing, but playing violin, composing and producing her own tracks, Sudan Archives really carves her own musical path; one that fuses irresistibly groovy R&B riffs and beats, played out on her...
If you’re looking for the definition of groovy, then look no further. Just buy a ticket for Souljazz Orchestra’s upcoming show at the Jazz Café and get ready to revel in some of the funkiest notes a band can play. The Canadian sextet blends together soul, jazz, R&B, Afro-funk and...
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...
Preview of the album: Tracklist: 1. The Garifuna Collective – Wiya Waist [from Aban; Stonetree Music] 00:00 – 03:12 2. Sangit feat. Kadi Coulibaly – Ma Mamuso [from Ma Mamuso; Cumbancha] 03:13 – 06:38 3. Nahawa Doumbia – Nianimanjougou [from La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1; Awesome Tapes from Africa]...
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,...
Womad, the world’s festival, once again sparkled the Wiltshire countryside with an array of international musicians. In what was one of the driest Womads in recent years, highlights came from the headliners to the warm-up acts, creating an inclusive and illuminating festival. The first thing of note was the changes...
The new summer party courtesy of Gilles Peterson. We Out Here is bringing together a diversity of global rhythms with acts playing soul, jazz, funk, R&B, hip-hop, Afrobeat, disco and electronic music. As is familiar for Gilles, this will be a curiously eclectic mix of styles and you can expect...