Sunsets, swimming and sound systems. Tropical Pressure, set on a cliff on the coast of Cornwall, returned after a covid hiatus in full blossom. This year the ecologically ethical festival managed to supply a wholesome, colourful and conscious curation of diverse music celebrating many musical traditions. Spread out across 4...
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This year, we decided to have a different go at the usual end of the year list. Thanks to RTM.FM and Taco!, we could change the medium and move from written words to on-air ones… Our first podcast of 2022 and third Rhythm Passport Presents… features a “best albums of...
‘Nefas New Zemedie’ is extracted from a “newly unearthed” album by Hailu Mergia out in early June on Awesome Tapes From Africa. “Tezeta is the first full length album by The Walias Band recorded and released in 1975 by the band’s own label […] Sourced by Awesome Tapes From Africa...
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The man with the Moog is back when we needed him most. Following his acclaimed 2018 release Lala Belu, the unassuming elder of Ethiopian music Hailu Mergia returns with his soothing synths for Yene Mircha which translates from Amharic as `My Choice’. Ever since Buena Vista Social Club and (before) we’ve...
It doesn’t happen everyday that online music platforms champion the cause of musicians, but Bandcamp has showed us, more than once, to be different from the vast majority of music platforms. Today (until 11.59PM Pacific Time), to support all the artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland-based company will...
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...
Experience the dreamy sounds of Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia in one of Hackney’s most impressive venues. From the 1970s to the present day, Mergia has become a master of his instrument and will be supported by fellow Ethiopian group, Krar Collective, for a celebration of Ethio-jazz. After returning to popularity...
