Latest Daily Discoveries

Daily Discovery: GoGo Penguin – Parasite

Daily Discovery: GoGo Penguin – Parasite

GoGo Penguin has just dropped their latest single, “Parasite,” off their upcoming album, Everything Is Going to Be OK, out on April 14 via German label XXIM Records. This release features the band’s iconic trio of piano, drums, and bass, highlighting their exceptional ability to blend acoustic instruments with experimental...

Latest DJ Mixes

Mix: Radio Mukambo #526 – Groove in Confusion

Mix: Radio Mukambo #526 – Groove in Confusion

Radio Mukambo takes us to the beat of hiphop music but also quite some reggae beats with L’Entourloop. The French duo of beatmakers’ new album La Clarté Dans La Confusion is our album of the week. They will have an exclusive show in Brussels on 15/10 at La Madeleine with N’Zeng,...
Mix: International Women’s Rights Day – 100% Female Power!

Mix: International Women’s Rights Day – 100% Female Power!

For International Women’s Rights Day, we play tribute to all women in music with this Strictly Female mix going from afrobeat, Lusophone sounds & ethiogrooves over Arab, reggae & dub to Latin, hip-hop & global bass. Power to the Women! Tracklist: Organic Soul – Frap Frap The Afrorockerz feat. Ruth Tafébé –...
Mukambo Mixtape – Let’s Felabrate 2021

Mukambo Mixtape – Let’s Felabrate 2021

For the second year in a row, Mukambo and NYP Records teamed up to prove the global afrobeat scene is more alive than ever. Mukambo compiled 21 bands from the four corners of the earth, bringing their own blend of afrobeat to pay tribute to the Black President Fela Kuti...

Latest Hit the Road Music Studio Episodes

Hit The Road Music Studio: Mourad Bachkou Gnaoua Band

Hit The Road Music Studio: Mourad Bachkou Gnaoua Band

We are excited to host a new monthly section on Rhythm Passport curated by the nice people, travellers at heart and music lovers at Hit The Road Music Studio.  In 2018, they hit the road from Poland to Morocco on their “magic bus”, a fully equipped caravan with professional studio recording...
Hit The Road Music Studio: Ady & Kasia Take You to the Desert

Hit The Road Music Studio: Ady & Kasia Take You to the Desert

Ady and Kasia from Hit The Road Music Studio are back on Rhythm Passport with their musical journey to record artists all over the world and support their musical heritage and culture. They recently released a documentary retracing their experience and you can have a sneak peek into it watching the...
Hit The Road Music Studio: Choque Sonidero

Hit The Road Music Studio: Choque Sonidero

We are excited to host a new monthly section on Rhythm Passport curated by the nice people, travellers at heart and music lovers at Hit The Road Music Studio.  In 2018, they hit the road from Poland to Morocco on their “magic bus”, a fully equipped caravan with professional studio recording...

Latest Orchestra of Samples Episodes

Orchestra of Samples: <br>Maya Kamaty (Réunion Island)</br>

Orchestra of Samples:
Maya Kamaty (Réunion Island)

Each month we dip into the fascinating blog of ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV and their global music project Orchestra of Samples. Recording and sampling musicians around the world, creating extraordinary new music, this post is from a recording session on the Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. ORCHESTRA OF SAMPLES:...
Orchestra of Samples: <br>Florin Iordan (Romania)</br>

Orchestra of Samples:
Florin Iordan (Romania)

Each month we dip into the fascinating blog of ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV and their global music project Orchestra of Samples. Recording and sampling musicians around the world, creating extraordinary new music, this post is from one of the very first recording sessions, in a snowy Bucharest. FREEZING BUCHAREST, ROMANIA...
Orchestra of Samples: <br>Ahmed Bijdiguen (Morocco)</br>

Orchestra of Samples:
Ahmed Bijdiguen (Morocco)

Each month we dip into the fascinating blog of ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV and their global music project Orchestra of Samples. Recording and sampling musicians around the world, creating extraordinary new music, this post is from a session in the southern Moroccan desert with ribab player Ahmed Bijdiguen. RECORDING RIBAB...