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 –...
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View Edna Martinez bio here A musical selection by Edna Martinez related to her LatinArab project. “LatinArab is a DJ-set by Edna Martinez (Colombia) with live percussion by Romeo Natur (Germany / Palestina), both living in Berlin. This show is a melting pot of Oriental, Tropical, Afro-Caribbean, ancestral music and organic...
Dancing all the way from DR Congo to Venezuela with a stopover in Paris. That’s how you can sum up what Soundcrash is offering you on the 16th of November at Islington Assembly Hall when Belgian MC (of Congolese origins) Baloji will share the stage with Parisienne electro-beat wizard débruit...
Que chido, güey! We knew that with Wahaca and their Day of the Dead festival, we were going to live an epic night, but we weren’t prepared for such an extraordinary experience… Next, to the high-powered performances of two of our favourites acts (Family Atlantica and Voodoo Love Orchestra), the...
There are gigs and there are cultural experiences. What you can expect to enjoy and take delight in on the 19th of July at Clapton’s Palm 2 is the latter: a full-immersion in everything Colombian from food to dance and music. From 6.30PM on, the East London venue will be...
Less than a month ago, we had the pleasure to co-promote an exciting event at The Jazz Café. Family Atlantica and Vula Viel shared the Camden venue’s stage to give life to an electrifying show bringing together West African, Caribbean and Latin American vibes. Since, at times, we prefer to let the images...
There’s no better way to introduce you to the Rhythm Passport music world than to start in our very own “backyard”. For this reason, we gather together and are keen to let you discover some of the most interesting projects and sounds right here on our doorstep, from Belfast to...
Ever wondered where the intoxicating sound of Family Atlantica comes from? We asked Luzmira Zerpa and Jack Yglesias (founder members of the band) to share with us some of their music influences and inspirations and the following video playlist is a journey to discover el ritmo de la Familia! Don’t miss the opportunity to...
Before learning to walk and talk, Luzmira Zerpa was already singing… well, maybe that’s not literally what happened, but since an early age, the woman who would become the voice, cuatro player and relentless energetic drive of Family Atlantica grew up in an environment where listening to, singing and playing...
There are gigs you’d enjoy on a beach, dancing on the sand and soothing yourself against the background voice of the waves. Unfortunately, since we’re not living in such a picture postcard scene, we can only dream of such places. But all is not lost, because even in London you...
