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Tag Archives: R&B
With a little more than a month to go, the 2017 edition of Jazz:Re:Found will liven up Turin and Milan. Inspired by London-born and bred, Jazz Re:freshed, Jazz:Re:Found has reached its 10th year and will celebrate with a remarkable calendar of music events. To make the waiting time shorter, two curtain-raising shows will warm up the...
The musical eminence grise concealing himself behind the bass and influencing stars like Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar & Childish Gambino has finally started to enjoy a bright and well-deserved limelight all to his self. Despite Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, being on the scene for a while, ever since...
![Album Review: Gael Faye – Rythmes et Botanique [Caroline International, 4th April 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/810zwruwy9l._sl1181_-335x335.jpg)
Rwanda’s Gael Faye is perhaps one of the very few living rappers today with a very successful novel, published in the midst of releasing impressive rap albums. In both literature and music, he is a raconteur of straightforward tales and opinions, sure to bedazzle. With Rythmes et Botanique, he’s produced...
Savvy and oozing self-deprecating charm, Zara McFarlane is one of Gilles Peterson’s freshest jazz vocalists who has been signed with Brownswood Recordings since 2011. She has released two albums, won ‘Best Jazz Act’ at the MOBOs and is shortly due to publish her third release on 26th September. The latest...
A big revelry for exciting Brighton-based independent label Tru Thoughts, as they celebrated their coming-of-age with a punching all-day party! Full of friends and fans, there were queues to see their newest acts that not even a wink or a press pass could sneak you through. A sign that they...
The London International Arts Festival (LIAF) is back in town with its fifth edition, focusing its attention on the South Asian and Carnatic music subjects and building on them through musical collaborations, interactions and synergies. The 6-day event will get underway at Kings Place, where accomplished and internationally-renowned master Indian...
Spiritual and anthemic, Jacob Banks is a Nigerian born, British-bred songwriter who mixes gospel, soul and R&B with an unforgettable voice. Growing up in Birmingham, he treasured singing but never intended to actively engage with the music industry. He cites his career happening by chance whilst writing music to satisfy...
![Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a2735827702_10-335x335.jpg)
Welcome to Oddisee’s The Iceberg, where the obvious is not a third of what is not obvious: Look under cold water and you will encounter miles of commentary, innuendos, etc. His album is pleasantly loud but lacks in the originality of big-budget hip-hop, perhaps because he didn’t have the money...
