Based in Paris, Banda de Rolé is a band formed by six friends with a common passion for Capoeira. Their diverse cultural and musical backgrounds, hailing from Brazil, West Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean, and Reunion Island, converge to create a unique Afro-reggae sound. Their highly anticipated album, Pega Visao,...
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Lo Poloko is a group of musicians from Mexican, Chilean, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese backgrounds who came together in Rotterdam. While their music is grounded in Latin styles, they are always seeking to experiment with new sounds by incorporating a wide range of genres, including rock, ska, cumbia, reggae, Balkan,...
“Open The Way” is a unique musical project brought to life by a one-time collaboration between four musicians hailing from Italy, Tanzania, the UK and Finland. The ensemble comprises Stefano Ancora, who lends his talents to the drum and percussion kit while doubling up as the music producer; Giuliano Modarelli,...
“Para Loco Para” is the new collaborative single by Argentinian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gato Rojo (Emanuel Rojo) and singer Andrea Perrone. The song was recorded in September 2022 in Catalonia, where Emanuel currently lives. He’s behind the lyrics, music, guitars, bass, and cajón, while Andrea Perrone provided the vocals, and...
Manchester-based nine-piece Riot Jazz Brass Band are ready to release their 4th studio album, which features original tunes composed for their 2022 UK Tour and showcases the band’s genre-mashing, foot-stomping party music that incorporates jazz, hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, trap, grime, and more. Riot Jazz Makes People Happy is the...
El Mizan, a band founded in Switzerland in 2018, incorporates a wide range of North African music into their unique style by blending the sounds of their ancestors with gritty rock and elegant vocal harmonies sung in Darija, a dialect of the Maghreb. Their music draws inspiration from North African...
We start to celebrate Women’s Day in music featuring a brand new single and music video by Noga Ritter, a good friend of Rhythm Passport who recently performed at Woolwich Works as part of our Arsenal of Sounds Music Series with Olcay Bayir. Today, Noga released “IMA” (meaning “mother” in Hebrew),...
SONS OF ZÖKU is a six-piece band hailing from Adelaide. They showcases a diverse range of genres and styles, including psych-folk, stoner rock, punk with influences from all over the world. They had already released several outstanding singles that propelled them to the forefront of the Adelaide psych scene and...
With influences from the Middle East, Arumbo is a rumba/fusion group that delivers danceable songs with heartfelt melodies. The band’s warm and generous vocalist takes listeners on a sunny journey that evokes powerful emotions. Formed in the summer of 2015, Arumbo comprises seven musicians with diverse musical backgrounds. “Sigue Siendo...