16/06/2016 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Edward Ramirez, Feat. Juan Berbin & Gustavo Marquez Parroquia & Cu4tro, Maracas and Buche Bolivar Hall, London
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09/06/2016 - 10/06/2016 8:00 pm - 1:00 am Ramadan Night Rich Mix, London
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05/06/2016 12:00 pm - 11:59 pm ☼ Open The Gate Festival ☼ 7th Anniversary ☼ FREE ENTRY X 12 Hours ☼ Rich Mix, London
Although the story behind how Aliou Touré, Garba Touré, Oumar Touré and Nathaneal Dembélé became Songhoy Blues is not all roses — they were forced to fled to the capital Bamako after northern Mali was occupied by jihadists — their music is everything but sorrowful. A sold-out Roundhouse could not...
![Album Review: Giuliano Gabriele – Madre (The Hypnotic Dance’s Time) [iCompany, 2015]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/giulianogabriele1-335x302.jpg)
Madre (“mother” in Italian) is the second album by Italo-French artist Giuliano Gabriele, one of the leading figures of today’s Italian folk music renaissance. Madre is much more than a folk album though. It is rock, progressive, jazz; it is an experimental and contemporary take on old, long-standing musical traditions. The album...
![Album Review: Derek Gripper – Libraries on Fire [New Cape Records, 27th May 2016]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/a3820611101_10-335x335.jpg)
With Libraries on Fire South African musician Derek Gripper brings us a new album of kora music transcribed for solo classical guitar, as he treads along the tricky line between homage and re-interpretation, showcasing a great deal of virtuosity and creative flair along the way. Gripper manages the distinctive bass lines...
A few weeks ago, freedom-of-expression campaigners Index on Censorship announced Serge Bambara as the recipient of the inaugural Music in Exile Fund Fellowship. But this was more than an annual prize. Better known as Smockey (contraction of “se moquer“, which means “to mock”), what Serge received was really a lifetime achievement...
It was with a great sense of anticipation that we stepped up the front path and entered a beautiful and ancient Devon church to listen to the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – and what a fabulous evening’s entertainment they presented! The magical surroundings of the venue, perfect acoustics and the warm...
