It’s not that you need a particular pretext to write about David Bowie and his legacy, but if you have a really good one, that makes things easier. As you might know, in 2004, some hits of the “Thin White Duke” had a full and pretty successful Afro-Brazilian treatment, ending...
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We have never made it a secret that we have a thing for London Remixed Festival. Every year, when February gets closer, we look forward to dancing its first weekend away and listening to some of the most exciting new sounds from London and beyond. February 2019 is no exception,...
![Album Review: Daxuva & Nina Miranda – Le Jardin [August 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/daxuva-lejardin-335x335.jpg)
Le Jardin (The Garden) is a soft electro-pop album created in collaboration by Anglo-Brazilian singer Nina Miranda and Brazilian producer Daxuva (Pedro Ferraz) – the debut record under the Daxuva moniker. The album sets itself within a collision; on one side you see the soft, sensual aspects of a garden,...
Who would have thought that mixing roles, letting musicians wear the clothes of journalists, would have been so stimulating… In view of their upcoming double-bill show (at Rich Mix London on Friday 23rd November), organized by Arts Canteen and part of the 2018 edition of the EFG London Jazz Festival,...
A few days ago, we met with Trinidadian poet and writer Anthony Joseph in a coffee shop in Brixton. It was a pleasure to listen to Anthony’s stories of growing up in Trinidad, the music of calypso and soca, and what the Windrush generation means to London’s identity. Anthony also...
![Album Review: Amira Kheir – Mystic Dance [Sterns Music; 12th October 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/amira-kheir-335x335.jpg)
Amira Kheir is no stranger to making critically acclaimed albums, this latest instalment being her third full-length release for Sterns Music after View From Somewhere (2011), and Alsahraa (2014). Amira Kheir has a beautiful sound that smoothly blends the nostalgic tones of East Africa: North Sudan/Southern Egypt Nubian musical traditions,...
It doesn’t happen every day that we have the opportunity to enjoy sounds coming from Korea. Luckily, once a year, Serious and the Korean Cultural Centre fill venues like Southbank Centre, Kings Place and Rich Mix with East Asian notes, offering to London the K-Music Festival. During seven shows scattered...
For the 16th year running, Joyful Noise will breathe African music deep into London. We don’t usually like to generalize or put different music in the same basket, but one of the best traits of the London African Music Festival is its all-embracing character, highlighting the richness and diversity of...
Are you ready for a full-immersion in K-sounds? For the fifth year in a row, Serious and the Korean Cultural Centre are bringing to London the K-music Festival with its full supply of East Asian notes. Check out our playlist and have a sneak peek and listen to what you can enjoy...
The second most important city in Northern Italy, Turin is a place of hidden gems. One of them is a once-abandoned 18th-century railway repair building turned into a cultural hub: OGR (Officine Grandi Riparazioni). In less than a year, the majestic industrial building has become a central location of the...
What Colour Is Jazz? @ Chats Palace (London; Saturday 23rd February 2019)
Gipsydelica @ Hootananny (Sunday 24th February) - FREE ENTRY -