New Nightshop show for February online, with songs of the day from Brussels/Morocco and Mauritius island. 12 albums of the month, starting with the compilation Padang Moonrise set in 1950’s Indonesia, followed by the lost album of Mauritanian family group Ahl Nana in desert traditional vibes, desert rock from Niger...
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During this month of March, the fourth edition of Black History Month Belgium will be taking place through virtual performances at AB & many other venues, including Belgian-Ghanian multi-instrumentalist Esinam and the Afropean slammer Badi. Check blackhistorymonth.be for the full programme. Radio Mukambo offers you Afro-grooves all year long, but...
28/08/2018 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm KING AYISOBA Cafe Oto, London
This year, we only got a glimpse of the music bonanza offered by the Womad UK weekend. Our stay in Malmesbury consisted of a hit-and-run or a ‘toccata-and-fugue’, in-keeping with the musical topic, and saw us pay a visit to Charlton Park on the last day of the event. Still,...
Heading to Womad or maybe you are already strolling along Charlton Park green, good and ready to enjoy the world music festival par excellence? We have something for you…We went through the music treasure trove that is Womad 2017’s line up and picked 20 acts you shouldn’t miss. From Thursday to Sunday, Open...
![Interview: King Ayisoba [April 2017]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/king-ayisoba-335x209.jpg)
King Ayisoba, as his name states, is the king of Ghanaian music. He plays his sacred kologo, a two-stringed wooden instrument, like no one else does and the energy and power of his singing are able to reach everyone indiscriminately. On March 31st he released for Glitterbeat Records his latest...
03/04/2017 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm King Ayisoba + ZEA in Brighton on Monday! Komedia, Brighton
![Album Review: King Ayisoba – 1000 Can Die [Glitterbeat Records, 31st March 2017]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/a3149356926_10-335x335.jpg)
It’s very interesting to observe how contemporary sounds meet the heritage of tradition, especially in African countries, which are rapidly embracing the advantages of modernity, while still enjoying deep ties to their ancestral cultures and customs. Ghanaian singer and kologo player King Ayisoba does exactly that, but inverts the formula;...
