At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some good music in the British capital.
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MADALITSO BAND @ ST MARY MUSIC HALL (FRIDAY 02/08)
VISIONS FESTIVAL @ LONDON FIELDS (SATURDAY 03/08)
KAMPIRE + OTIM ALPHA @ CAFÉ OTO (SATURDAY 03/08)
THUNDERCAT @ MELTDOWN FESTIVAL, SOUTHBANK CENTRE (SUNDAY 04/08)
KOKOROKO @ MELTDOWN FESTIVAL, SOUTHBANK CENTRE (MONDAY 05/08)
CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO @ STUDIO 9294 (THURSDAY 08/08)
A LATESUMMER NIGHT’S PARTY @ THE POST BAR (FRIDAY 09/08)
BATOV RECORDS TAKEOVER @ HOOTANANNY (FRIDAY 09/08)
SONGHOY BLUES @ MELTDOWN, SOUTHBANK CENTRE (SUNDAY 11/08)
BLACK SEEDS @ ELECTRIC BRIXTON (THURSDAY 15/08)
FREEDOM SOUNDS @ ELECTRIC BRIXTON (FRIDAY 16/08)
LONDON SOUKOUS MUSIC FESTIVAL @ RICH MIX (SATURDAY 17/08)
SECKOU KEITA & JALLY KEBBA SUSSO @ THE JAZZ CAFÉ (SUNDAY 18/08)
KIKAGAKU MOYO @ STUDIO 9294 (WEDNESDAY 28/08)
CAMBERWELL FAIR @ CAMBERWELL GREEN (SATURDAY 31/08)
MISHTI DANCE V @ POPLAR UNION (SATURDAY 31/08)
Renowned Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita has teamed up with the BBC Concert Orchestra to present his latest project, African Rhapsodies, scheduled for release on May 26th. The project, created with London-based Italian composer, arranger and bass player Davide Mantovani, is a celebration of Africa’s 22-stringed harp, the kora and…
Artists: BBC Concert Orchestra , Seckou Keita
The February 2023 edition of Switchstance Radio presents new music by Sampa The Great, HIHEME, Seun Kuti & Black Thoughts, Monkey Jhayam, Surprise Chef, James BKS, Holy Hive, Anatoly Ice, Thee Sacred Souls, Shirley Nanette, David Walters & K.O.G., Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection, Baaba Mal, The Halluci…
Artists: Anatoly Ice , Baaba Maal , Chancha Via Circuito , David Walters , El Michels Affair , Forest , HIHEME , James BKS , Jules Brennan , Kondi Band , Laurence Gastine , Monkey Jhayam , Okuté , Sampa The Great , Scrimshire , Seun Kuti , Shirley Nanette , Slowe , Sunny & The Sunliners , Surprise Chef , The Halluci Nation , Thee Sacred Souls , Vusi Mahlasela , wnbl
The first Rhythm Passport Presents of the year is finally out and to start 2023 in style, we seized the opportunity, space and time given us by RTM.FM to do a quick review of 2022 through some of the most interesting albums released in its 365 days We travelled back…
Artists: Anadol , Asake , Bandua , Batida , Combo Chimbita , Dowdelin , Etran de L'Air , Ezra Collective , Horace Andy , Ibibio Sound Machine , iLe , Julmud , Kobo Town , Kokoroko , Kutiman , Lucrecia Dalt , Maga Bo , Meridian Brothers , Nancy Mounir , Nu Genea , Obongjayar , Otoboke Beaver , Oumou Sangare , Rokia Kone , Sarathy Korwar , Souad Massi , The Brother Moves On , The Maghreban , Wau Wau Collective , Wesli
With Visions of Sound 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! TweetSharePin0 Shares
Artists: Blanc Manioc , Chancha Via Circuito , Ezra Collective , Fatoumata Diawara , Gaye Su Akyol , Julieta Venegas , Kottarashky , Kutiman , Lova Lova , Maia Barouh , Matata , Melissa Laveaux , Serara , Sevdaliza , Speech Debelle , Tank And The Bangas , Tiken Jah Fakoly
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: Nomade Orquestra – Felag Mengu In Versão [from Na Terra…
Artists: Balamuc , Barzo , Dub Caravan , Isaac Birituro , Meral Polat Trio , Mohamad Fityan , Moncho y Su Banda , Nomade Orquestra , Raka , Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno , Son Palenque , Wesli
Rhythm Passport holders welcome on board for another round-the-world journey in music. We set off from London riding the RTM.FM waves and for the next two hours we are going to play some of the freshest tunes from the four corners of the world So, sit back, relax and enjoy…
Artists: Browny Pondis , Bosq , Chancha Via Circuito , Daulet Halek , El Khat , Ezra Collective , Hugjiltu , Ikaru , Ivo Nilakreshna , Kottarashky , La Doña , La Sonora Mazuren , Maia Barouh , Mala Fama , Mdou Moctar , New Residential Quarter , Togo All-Stars , Vaqo
Nightshop show #99 October via Radio Campus Bxl with +3 hours of new global sounds, also broadcasted via Rhythm Passport & Groovalizacion Radio. Our songs of the day are by Ustad Noor Bakhsh (Pakistan), Grupo Pilon (Cabo Verde/Luxemburg) and Mat El Said (France). Our albums of the month begin with…
Artists: Ansamble Mileta Petrovica , Barrio Lindo , David Walters , DJ Groun , Grupo Pilon , Isaac Birituro , Khruangbin , Kokoroko , Mat El Said , Ruca y El Quinde de Barbacoas , Salar Salman , Ustad Noor Bakhsh , Vieux Farka Touré , Wesli
Live music, mass gatherings and the unadulterated palate of the natural world combined have become the perfect antidote for many more people due to the effects of cabin fever since the Covid-19 global pandemic. Without a doubt, this year’s footfall far exceeded pre-lockdown levels, perhaps due to its late summer…
Artists: Black Umfolosi , Della Mae , Edward Ii , Judy Collins , Kanda Bongo Man , Show Of Hands , Skerryore , The Unthanks , Thea Gilmore , Tom Wilson
Live music, mass gatherings and the unadulterated palate of the natural world combined have become the perfect antidote for many more people due to the effects of cabin fever since the Covid-19 global pandemic. Without a doubt, this year’s footfall far exceeded pre-lockdown levels, perhaps due to its late summer…
Artists: Black Umfolosi , Della Mae , Edward Ii , Judy Collins , Kanda Bongo Man , The Unthanks , Thea Gilmore , Tom Wilson
Rhythm Passport holders welcome on board! We are ready to depart for another discovery journey with the 13th episode of Rhythm Passport Presents here on RTM.FM For the next two hours and roughly 30 songs, we will be exploring the four corners of the world music world bringing you some…
Artists: Avantdale Bowling Club , Balka Sound , Brother Moves On , Colectiva , Hagan , Kanda Bongo Man , La Perla , M.A. Studio , Marxist Love Disco Ensemble , Sona Jobarteh , Wganda Kenya
Download this exclusive FREE Rhythm Passport album TODAY! 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.La Dame…
Artists: Alhaji Waziri Oshomah , Black Jesus Experience , Chalart58 , Condor Gruppe , Havana Meets Kingston , La Dame Blanche , La Fanfarria del Capitan , Manu Chao , Mista Savona , S H I R A N , Soothsayers , The Garifuna Collective , Victor Rice
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! As an intro for this show, we kick off with Cochemea (“All My Relations”) …we then travel to the blues by the Bongo Ikwe, from Nigeria…as some say, the blues came from Africa,…
Artists: Alton Ellis , Americo Gazaway , Augustus Pablo , Bongos Ikwue , Cochemea , Cornell Campbell , George Clinton , Hot 8 Brass Band , Hugh Masekela , Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra , Lwanda Gogwanda , Michael Wimberly , Nithin Sawney , Rocky Marsiano , Songhoy Blues , The Sorcerers , Toshio Matsuura Group , Yoruba Soul Mix
Another Rhythm Passport Presents flight is ready to take off from RTM.FM and guide you through a two-hour journey around the world. In the eighth episode of our show, Rhythm Passport will travel from New Zealand to Brazil. Get ready for some of the freshest cumbia, reggae, funk then a…
Artists: Arif Mirbaghi , Ayala , Bedouin Burger , Cosmic Analog Ensemble , Criolo , Dele Sosimi , Faizal Mostrixx , Gaoulé Mizik , Geylang Electric Phin Band , He-Man Stradivarius , Islandman , Jally Kebba Susso , Kikagaku Moyo , Lalalar , Lido Pimienta , Madalitso Band , Medlar , Nu Genea , Otoboke Beaver , Rita Morar , Sababa 5 , Saltpond City Band , Shabaka Hutchings , The Black Seeds , The Bongo Hop , The Shaolin Afronauts , Tiki Taka
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: TweetSharePin0 Shares
Artists: Alabaster Deplume , Awori , Deer Scout , El Far3i , El Khat , Imarhan , Maia Barouh , Monophonics , Moor Mother , Oumou Sangare , Residente , Ribongia , Sudan Archives , Zulu Mkhathini
Rhythm Passport holders… are you ready for another round the world journey in sound? The Rhythm Passport Presents aircraft is taxiing on the tarmac and all set to take off from the RTM.FM studio for our monthly two-hour flight exploring and sharing new tunes from all over the world. So,…
Artists: Abelardo Carbono y su Tribu Champetua , Africa Negra , Black Am I , Calexico , Che Sudaka , Congotronics International , Eduardo Zambrano , Gonora Sounds , Grace Simon , Horace Andy , Ivory Osidan , Joyce Moreno , K.o.g. , Kobo Town , Kokoroko , LiKouri , Mo' Horizons , OKI , Oumou Sangare , Satellites , Semblanzas del Río Guapi , Seratones , Teno Afrika , The Spy From Cairo , Tinariwen , TOROZEBU , Zé Bigode Orquestra
Rhythm Passport holders… welcome on board! The fourth Rhythm Passport Presents round-the-world flight is ready to take off from the RTM FM studio and for the next two hours we will travel together in sound from Japan to Brazil. So, sit back, relax and get ready to listen to the…
Artists: Bab L' Bluz , Bandua , Ben Marc , Candeleros , Chacalón Y La Nueva Crema , Chancha Via Circuito , Diogo Ramos , Dirtwire , Dowdelin , El Khat , Gonora Sounds , Ibrahim Babayev , Isaac Sasson , Joseph Ray , Jr Thomas & The Volcanos , Juanita Euka , Ka Safar , Kansado , Lakou Mizik , Lenna Bahule , LNDFK , Pastor Champion , Rokia Kone , The Ano Nobo Quartet , The Busy Twist , The Super 20 , Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra , YIN YIN
‘Bring the Sun’ is the brand-new single by Wellington-based reggae band The Black Seeds. With its funky and soulful arrangements, the tune is a hymn to the Austral summer and third extract from Black Seeds’ upcoming album, out later this year via Easy Star Records. More info on the band’s…
Artists: The Black Seeds
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: TweetSharePin0 Shares
Artists: Bandua , Charlie Parr , Crystal Murray , Goya , High Pulp , Imarhan , Immanuel Wilkins , Isaac Sasson , Ivory Osidan , Kassmasse , Mamak Khadem , Napoleon Maddox , Resina , Rincon Sapiência , SAODAJ' , Sorg , Trupa Trupa
You don’t expect that one of the most sought-after and original rock bands would eventually come from an oasis city in the depths of the Algerian Sahara Desert. Still, since their inception occurred in 2006, Imarhan has grown into an unadulterated and impassionate embodiment of what the soul of rock…
Artists: Imarhan
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! This show is a close up for 2021, another difficult year, yet, with so many blessings and so many things to be grateful for. This show is dedicated to all the people in…
Artists: Amaro Freitas , Daniel Casimir , Emanative , Idris Ackamoor , Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids , Kokoroko , Marcus Joseph , Oneness of Juju , Rodrigo Brandao , Seed Ensemble , Sun Ra Arkestra , Tony Allen
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