Get a sneak peek into London-based Senegalese singer/songwriter and kora player Kadialy Kouyate‘s new album Aado released by Naxos Records. “In the Senegalese society, ‘aado’ stands for ‘moral customs and values’. Kadialy’s enchanting songs touch on these principles and reflect on the Mandinka culture”. Find more info on...
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Launching an exciting and thought-provoking calendar of events like the Black History Month’s one is a responsibility not easy to face. So, to inaugurate the Woolwich Works series showcasing and celebrating African and Afro-diasporic cultural expressions, there are going to be some of the finest and representative interpreters of those...
‘Miniyamba’ is the new single by Senegalese griot Maher Cissoko. The song is extracted from his upcoming album Cissoko Heritage, out 3rd September 2021 on ajabu Records: https://orcd.co/cissoko_heritage
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Balimaya Project is a 16-piece ensemble led by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono featuring musicians from the African diaspora in London and counting on members from acts like KOKOROKO and Seed Ensemble. The mission of the project is to bring forward the West African music tradition, blending it with jazz...
Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: [chimpy_form forms=”1] Track List: 1. DUB INC – Maché Bécif...
This week Radio Mukambo travels to Reunion Island in the Indian ocean off the east coast of Africa for some powerful maloya music sung in Réunion Creole by LiNDiGo. Their 7th album “Kosa Néna” is our cd of the week, released by the French label Hélico Music. We listen to...
To celebrate October when the UK’s African film festivals usually happen and to mark Black History Month (though Rendez-vous à Bobo is here for Black history 365!) Rendez-Vous à Bobo salutes the great Ousmane Sembène, the polymath director known as ‘Le Vieux’, the father of African cinema, and one of the greats,...
The fact that music keeps on gifting us new and surprising releases is one of the few positive notes of this mad 2020. One of the most exciting comes from the Netherlands. Roughly 50 miles from Amsterdam, in The Hague, a six-piece band formed in 2015 is giving new meanings...
At times, we ask the Rhythm Passport family some cruel tasks. For example, to musically retrace their 2010s and pick only five albums among the hundreds (or thousands) they have listened, loved and/or felt particularly important considering the world music world. Click on the names below and you will meet...
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...