Check out the new single by Chicago-based collective Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble part of their upcoming album NOW out on International Anthem in early April: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/now “NOW” was created in the final throes of Summer 2020, following months of pandemic-induced fear & isolation, the explosion of social unrest, struggle & violence...
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In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
![Album Review: Madlib – Sound Ancestors [Madlib Invazion Records; January 2021]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/madlib-sound-ancestors-cover-335x335.jpg)
Those who tend to think of Madlib as curator will find plenty to like here, and that he’s helped along by Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet just adds to the sense of exploration- with a title like Sound Ancestors, a little sonic archaeology is to be expected. While he may...
‘Day by Day’ is extracted from the sixth instalment of Jazz is Dead series, dedicated to the influential American saxophonist Gary Bartz. The album is a collaboration between Bartz, hip-hop DJ and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge, who curate the series. “Day By Day” brings...
Hard to believe that such a dire and dramatic year could inspire such an abundance of remarkable albums. Or maybe, on the contrary, the multitude of emotions sparked by the pandemic and our new life’s circumstances might have been the main reasons why musicians were able to write, record and...
New label, new project and New World… We are always excited when new music projects come to life, and we can’t welcome them enough, especially when their creators are people who care about music and know tons about it, as well as being good old friends of Rhythm Passport. If...
Fancy a full immersion into the recent history of funk? Then Lettuce has what it takes to guide you through the last two decades of the genre. The band, which sprouted back in 1992 from a music programme at Berklee, is a Cliff’s Notes of the rhythmic and groovy funk...
Every month, we bring you a 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:
‘Segunda’ is taken from Share the Wealth, The Neil Cline Singers‘ new album out on Blue Note Records: https://nelscline.lnk.to/ShareTheWealthID “On Share The Wealth, the sonic explorer and guitar renegade delivers a potent and provocative program of spontaneous, uncompromising, and ultimately compelling music with an expanded edition of his long-running project...
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: Track List: 1. Ana Tijoux feat. Pj Sin Suela – Pa...