They say that it won’t save local music shops or independent labels, but for a day they’re finally and deservedly the centre of attention. That’s why Record Store Day has had and is still having a positive impact on the music scene, whatever its genre. For the 11th year in...
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More than just a band, Sons of Kemet is a supergroup. Formed by some of the finest musicians enriching the London music scene (Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross, Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick), each of the four members of the quartet has had a hand (in the form of a sax,...
![Album Review: Sons of Kemet – Your Queen Is A Reptile [Impulse! Records; March 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sons-of-kemet-your-queen-335x335.jpg)
Jazz-punk saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings once again flexes his artistic influence to scatter seeds of thought with new album Your Queen Is A Reptile. With a fearsome message and angry reflection, he challenges listeners to understand the power of the individual and reconsider the relevance of our country’s leadership. Hutchings forces...
Infectious, deeply rooted and constantly swinging, Preservation Hall Jazz Band swagger with musical pride. Founded in the sixties, the group aims to preserve the New Orleans historical sound – rhythm and blues, swing and jazz mixed with Afro-Cuban and African rhythms. This group is the flag-bearer for the city’s most...
The latest edition of Jazz:Re:Found brought to life one of the finest names in the Italian jazz scene – saxophonist James Senese and his band Napoli Centrale. The son of an African-American U.S. soldier who arrived in Italy during the American occupation that liberated the country from Nazi-Fascism, Senese grew...
On Thursday the 22nd of March, Mulatu Astatke, widely known as the ‘father’ of Ethio-jazz, comes to the Barbican for a solo show alongside guests Fatima & Eglo Live Band, Ruby Rushton and Seb Rochford (Polar Bear). Whilst credited with inventing the genre of Ethio-jazz, it has still taken over...
When it comes to Yelfris Valdés and his countless music projects, you can be sure of two things: their quality and ability to surprise you. No matter whether they are more Latin, Afro-Cuban, electronic, traditional, jazz-oriented, or just fundamentally expressing their author – like the upcoming debut EP titled The...
![Album Review: Hailu Mergia – Lala Belu [Awesome Tapes from Africa, February 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hailu-mergia-lala-335x335.jpg)
January and February are the times when we reconsider last year’s resolutions a bit more seriously. For master keyboard player and living legend Hailu Mergia, 2018 is his year. February is the time for a heartfelt resolution to happen worldwide, and after 15 years since his last release, everyone is...
I remember the first time I heard Chassol like it was yesterday. I was listening to “Pipornithology, Pt. II” – from his acclaimed album Big Sun – and I was blown away, by the way, he started with the recording of a singing bird and used it to create an...
It doesn’t happen every day that we get to enjoy a double-bill show celebrating the artistry of two remarkable female musicians. Luckily, we didn’t miss the unique opportunity which happened on stage at the Barbican where we saw two such protagonists in Carleen Anderson and Zara McFarlane. Despite the two...
