Rhythm Passport holders, welcome on board! We are ready to take off on our monthly two-hour musical journey around the world, zigzagging between continents, regions, and countries in no particular order. The first warm breezes of summer are finally in the air, and today we’re going fully tropical with plenty...
Tag Archives: Bokanté
A band steeped in societal message, Bokanté strive to bring more awareness to social abstraction and human indifference. Through a cultural exchange and mingling of musical languages, the new group (formed by Snarky Puppy founder Michael League) cover a diverse spectrum of styles. Despite the heavy theme of their lyrics,...
![Album Review: Bokanté and Metropole Orkest – What Heat [Real World Records; 28th September 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bokante-what-heat-335x335.jpg)
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Album Review: Bokanté and Metropole Orkest – What Heat [Real World Records; 28th September 2018]
Two hot, Grammy award-winning jazz outfits – Bokanté (founded by Michael League of the multicultural New York-based group Snarky Puppy) and Metropole Orkest (the jazz and pop orchestra whose chief conductor Jules Buckley had previously collaborated with Snarky Puppy in 2016) – released What Heat on 28th September 2018 for...
Preview of the album: Only available until 30th September 2018
![Album Review: Bokanté – Strange Circles [GroundUP Music; September 2017]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bokante-335x335.png)
Bokanté, the pop-up band debuted by New York-based jazz band Snarky Puppy founder Michael League, have just put out their first fusion pop-oriented album on GroundUP Music. The project, which name means ‘exchange’ in Creole, brings together a showcase of artists from varying sides of the globe, including lead vocalist...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. Red Baraat – Tunak Tunak Tun [Rhyme & Reason Records] 00:00 – 05:20 2. Mista Savona – El Cuarto de Tula (feat. Maikel Ante, El Medico and Turbulence) [Baco Records] 05:21 – 09:18 3. Bokanté – Nou Tout Sé Yonn [GroundUP Music] 09:19 – 13:54 4....
If you’re already “the biggest indoor jazz festival in the world”, you won’t need many additional words to appeal. However, we can’t help but highlight that North Sea Jazz Festival also offers one of the most diverse and captivating line-ups of the summer. In fact, jazz is only one of...
In two days’ time, Snarky Puppy will seize Brixton for one night… and what a night it will be! The O2 Brixton Academy, London will be the setting for a one-off show from a one-off band and trust us, everything will be extraordinary. There’s nothing standard or already seen or heard when...
