On 4th December, it’s griot day at the Jazz Café. Head for the Camden venue, and you will have a one-off opportunity to enjoy three masters performing on the same stage. Mamadou Diabaté, Diabel Cissokho and Sourakata Koité are three remarkable interpreters of the West African music tradition. They all...
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There’s always a good reason to pick up the phone and have a chat with Seckou Keita. That’s why every couple of years, we feel the need to reach him to get an update on his countless projects and to “brace ourselves” for the ones to come. If you add...
Everyone loves kora. As soon as some experienced fingertips juggle through the 21 strings of the West African instrument, you can’t help but close your eyes and dream (or daydream). On 18th August, in Camden, get ready to spend a few hours doing just that, when two remarkable kora players...
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With the stately new album History, Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour follows up his 2018 Prom and celebrates his 60th birthday. A confusing collection of old songs from N’Dour’s repertoire with added special guests and a few new tunes; it’s fine, but no fire. Alongside bands like The Bhundu Boys, Youssou...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. The Nextmen vs Gentleman’s Dub Club – Pristine feat. Eva Lazarus & Gardna (Pound for Pound; from Pristine) 00:00 – 03:24 2. Gianni Denitto – Stockholm Rasta feat. Zion Train & Roots by Nature (ELASTICA; from Kala) 03:25 – 07:04 3. Lee Scratch...
Les Amazones d’Afrique represent the most powerful, fearless and bold female voices in all of West Africa; named a super-group, this group hosts multiple virtuosic musicians, each with majorly successful careers. In 2017 the group came together to release their debut République Amazone, a staple of modern-day feminism at its...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. SOJA – Tried My Best [from Poetry in Motion; ATO Records] 00:00 – 02:589 2. Ebo Taylor – Krumandey [from Yen Ara; Mr Bongo] 02:59 – 06:01 3. SUPERSAN feat. Lola Porfirio & P-Gial – Mira Quente (Captain Planet Remix) [from Half Man...
We’re almost there, just a few more days and La Linea Festival will “Latinise” London once again. With its 2018 edition, the music series, organized by ¡Como No! will reach its coming of age: 18 years dedicated to supporting, celebrating and spreading Latin music around London. It will keep on fulfilling its...
We grew fonder and fonder of Transparent Water, the fourhanded album released by Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita in February, blending together Caribbean and West African traditions with musical spices coming from all over the world. So, after having reviewed the album, interviewed Seckou Keita and previewed the ongoing UK...
On the eve of the release of his latest album Transparent Water, Senégalese kora player, percussionist and singer Seckou Keita was packing to fly to Paris for some radio sessions and shows in France – when he managed to find a moment to talk to Rhythm Passport about the latest of his many...