![Album Review: The Turbans – s/t [Six Degrees Records; April 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/theturbans_cover_300dpi-335x335.jpg)
The Turbans announce their arrival with an eclectic self-titled debut album, which takes inspiration from all around the world. Released on Six Degrees Records on April 6th, The Turbans’ whirlwind album is similar to taking a trip around the world in 80 days. You may struggle to find a corner...
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![Album Review: Miramundo – s/t [10th December 2016]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/disco-pra-webduo_1_orig-335x241.png)
Let’s clear all sort of doubts from the beginning; Miramundo and their self-titled debut album could only come from the cultural fabric of a city like Barcelona. They are the perfect embodiment of the lively and colourful, but also absorbed in its local dimension music scene of the Catalonian capital....
When rock and electronic sounds reinvigorate (Fuel) an already hot-blooded and passionate style like flamenco (Fandango), the outcome can only be combustible. That’s why Fuel Fandango have developed into exciting and acclaimed actors on the Spanish music scene. With their latest release, Aurora, and its respective Summer tour, which brought...
The Omara Portuondo & Diego El Cigala concert at the Barbican Hall to celebrate Portuondo’s 85th birthday and 70-year musical career prompted such enthusiasm, excitement and feelings that both audience and critics have to recognise an incomparable and historical event – along with the rests of the concerts of the...
The long international careers of Omara Portuondo and Diego ‘el Cigala‘ are held together once more through the ‘85 Tour’. A total of 12 concerts throughout Europe’s most important cities have been set up to celebrate Portuondo’s 85th birthday and a 70-year musical career. The seventh concert at the Barbican...
Paco De Lucía was the man who opened up the world’s eyes and ear to Flamenco. A charismatic and spellbinding performer, Tuesday 9th December marks the date of an evening dedicated to him, one of the most influential guitarists of his generation. This tribute show will feature two sets: the...
As part of David Byrne’s ‘Meltdown’ festival, one of flamenco’s leading lights, Estrella Morente, opened her concert standing solo on an atmospherically lit stage. Within minutes her gypsy-esque voice, plaintiff and emotive had the audience gripped. Morente’s heritage is drenched with Flamenco gold. Her grandfather was the guitarist Montoyita, and...
EVENT – 17/08/2015 – London, Southbank Centre, Meltdown – Estrella Morente Estrella Morente Carbonell is little more than 30, but she’s already a polestar for the flamenco scene in and outside her native Andalusia. However, if you are the daughter of the celebrated artist Enrique Morente and the graceful dancer...
