On Saturday the 23rd of July, West African notes, musical scents and rhythmic aromas will permeate Greenwich Park. On the park’s bandstand stage Muntu Valdo and Modou Touré will be showcasing their jazzy songwriting for an afternoon of African blues and heartwarming sounds. Progenitor of the amazing Sawablues, Muntu Valdo’s music...
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Check out Lyon-based singer-songwriter Pat Kalla‘s cover for Charles Aznavour song ‘La Bohème’, which is also the first episode of his bi-weekly live sessions Pat S’La Groove #1. The song anticipate Pat Kalla & le super Mojo‘s upcoming album Hymne a la Vie out in late May via Heavenly Sweetness....
Since Rhythm Passport’s early days, Manu Dibango has constantly represented a music polestar to us. Back in 2014, we had the honour to interview him at Womad UK for what was one of our first features. Since then, he and his music have often enriched the pages of our website....
On 8th October, Union Chapel will be hosting the multi-talented duo, Richard Bona and Alfredo Rodriguez. In their debut UK performance, Cameroonian bassist Richard Bona will carry on his inspired Cuban exploration (note his band, Mandekan Cubano) by fusing styles with the one-of-a-kind Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez. The two musicians are...
![Album Review: Hamad Kalkaba and The Golden Sounds 1974 -1975 [Analog Africa; December 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hamad-kalkaba-335x335.jpg)
Following on from 2017’s hotly received Pop Makossa collection, Analog Africa label head Samy Ben Redjeb has dug even deeper into Cameroon’s dusty vinyl vaults and unearthed the lost recordings of Hamad Kalkaba. Kalkaba was a gifted young musician who rose to become chief of the Republican Guard’s Orchestra, but...
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....
![Album Review: Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976–1984 [Analog Africa, 16th June 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/a0325555163_16-335x335.jpg)
Analog Africa’s first release of 2017 is a masterclass in the exploration of long forgotten African grooves – this time Cameroon gets a vinyl archaeological excavation – and what a stellar selection of recordings they’ve unearthed! Extensively researched sleeve notes and images are the trademarks of Analog Africa, providing meticulously...