There’s a country and a city in it that never cease to (musically) surprise us. New acts are born every day, everywhere around the world, but the diversity of styles and influences embodied and manifested by musicians and bands from Johannesburg and Soweto, in particular, constantly amazes us and it’s...
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Check out Johannesburg-based band BLK JKS performing live their “favourite urban traditional song ‘Join uMzabalazo’ (Join The Revolution)”. The tune is a “for the people by the people anti-apartheid anti-colonial rallying a cappella fight song, turned African punk rock classic”. BLK JKS performed it “outside the National Arts...
Enjoy the very unique collaborative video by Moroccan Tuareg band Daraa Tribes, jazz-rock group Zegro Band & singer/songwriter Lala Tamar, and made possible by Hit the Road Music Studio production. I wanted to spice up things and wrote a song for many artists in Morocco. My vision was to...
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Welcome to a visionary inner self odyssey, spanning the golden age of Spanish electronic music. La Ola Interior groups two generations of artists; some young such as: Miguel A. Ruiz, Victor Nubla, or Camino al Desván, and an older one gathering names such as Finis Africae, Suso Saiz and Javier...
There was something extra jubilant and euphoric about the Tallinn Music Week that managed to take place, against all odds, in the latter part of August. Amidst a worldwide pandemic, Estonia invited delegates and music lovers from the world over to flee any which way they could, to Tallinn Medieval Old...
After months and months of “virtual” events, we are more than thrilled to finally restart writing about a “physical” one featuring a good and proper institution of the UK scene celebrating its 50th anniversary. Since the mid-50’s, Teddy Osei has spread the Ghanaian highlife bug far and wide, but it’s...
Two of the few positive aspects of these online streaming events times are the opportunity to “visit” and/or discover stunning locations and the way (quality) music thoroughly marries with them. Since the beginning of lockdowns around the world and consequently, the proliferation of virtual shows, we have enjoyed performances in...
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...
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...
We are excited to host a new monthly section on Rhythm Passport curated by the nice people, travellers at heart and music lovers at Hit The Road Music Studio. In 2018, they hit the road from Poland to Morocco on their “magic bus”, a fully equipped caravan with professional studio recording...