By now, you’d already know that we don’t like charts, ranks or hierarchies. So, of course, we have compiled a list of our favourite albums of the year (next to songs and videos), but more than a ranking, we prefer to call our choices a “music guide to 2018”. To...
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Twenty years after the death of renowned, legendary, unprecedented Barış Manço, Turkish musician Djanan Turan, now based in London, is curating a bespoke evening in celebration of Turkey’s most successful musician ever – and by extension, composer, actor, presenter… and much more. Founder of Anatolian rock, Barış Manço’s original music can be...
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
Still cerebrating how to celebrate the last night of 2018 and the first morning of 2019? We are here to help with a selection of some of the best NYE parties happening in London and the rest of UK. Whether you’re willing to spend the 31st December dancing, revelling in...
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th December 2018
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th November 2018
![Album Review: Gaye Su Akyol – İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir [Glitterbeat Records; 26th October]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gaye-cover-335x335.jpg)
Making her UK performance debut earlier this year at WOMAD UK, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer Gaye Su Akyol is definitely one to watch (if you haven’t already). Growing up on Anatolian pop and rock, she takes these genres along with her interest in psychedelic, surf, post-punk and electronic sounds to...
Preview: Habibi Funk + Debora Ipekel & Ece Duzgit @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 2nd November 2018)
Habibi Funk have injected 60s and 70s funk and jazz – and just about anything else that grooves from the Arab world – into re-releases, epic compilations and DJ sets the world over. A must know for any vintage music lover, record collector or world music groove-er, Habibi Funk record...
![Preview: Don Kipper Album Launch & Big Ben Jorge @ Wilton’s Music Hall [London; 22nd June 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dom-kipper-335x168.jpg)
Following a couple of tours in Europe, as well as recent appearances in the duo Tsvey Kipperim, the Kippers are back in full-power mode with their album Seven Sisters. Since their union in 2013, Don Kipper has interpreted the soulful sense of joy and grief of North-East London communities coexisting...
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...
Mr Morski @ Hootananny (London; Sunday 27 January 2019) - FREE ENTRY - MUSIC STARTS AT 9PM