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...
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Nightshop show #98 September via Radio Campus Bxl with 3 hours of new global sounds. Our songs of the day are by Jaimie Branch and her social jazz (rest in peace) and the band Kutu (France/Ethiopia) and their azmari sound. Our albums of the month begin with Djibouti folklore by...
Only a few ensembles sum up the idea of a new Latin sound like La Brígida Orquesta. The Chilean big band (with a new EP, Antipoda, out via Aajabu!) which started to take shape in 2017 gathering musicians from (among the others) Conchalí Big Band, Mapocho Orchestra, Portavoz and Newen Afrobeat,...
On Saturday, Emicida will pay a visit to London to bring his pyrotechnic rhymes and lyrics, smooth Afro-Brazilian vibes and social consciousness and action to the Jazz Cafe stage for not one, but two shows (late show already sold out and just a bunch of ticket available for the early...
We keep on zigzagging around the world thanks to our Musical Road to Womex. The World Music Expo is going to raise the curtain on its Lisbon edition in less than a month and we have just enriched our section with a third episode… This week, from South Africa, we...
It’s that time of year again when London can catch a glimpse of some of the most interesting trends and enjoy the performances of some of the most up-and-coming acts coming from the South Korean music scene. From Wednesday the 5th of October till Thursday 24th November 2022, it’s K-Music...
The second leg of our Road to Womex brings us to South Africa, where we meet a talented and eclectic musician born and raised in Eastern Cape, who is dedicating her life and career to preserving, showcasing and bringing forward the local folk repertoire. Singer/songwriter, storyteller, activist, creative entrepreneur and...
And after one year, we are on the Road to Womex once again… Just as it happened in 2021, we have the pleasure to make the introductions and present to you some of the acts who will be enriching the nights of the World Music Expo. Throughout the upcoming weeks,...
We don’t know if a biography of Alex Figueira will ever be published, but if it is, it’s arguably going to be such an intricate, complex and of course, interesting work that its author will eventually end up on the Booker Prize shortlist. Jokes apart, to recall, discern and write...
Event Preview: Maykel Blanco y Su Salsa Mayor @ Electric Brixton (London; Saturday 27th August 2022)
There are not many artists able to personify the new wave of Cuban salseros like Maykel Blanco. Born and raised in Havana, the percussionist, pianist, producer and band leader of Salsa Mayor has spread his catchy and dance-inducing percussion-driven salsa all over the world, from Canada to China and Japan...
