Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! In this show, we kick off with Madredeus, from Portugal, “Haja o Que Houver”, electronic version…We then go to Sudan with Alsarah & The Nubatones, a song dedicated to the Sudanese Revolution in...
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Rhythm Passport holders, welcome to a new round-the-world journey to discover some of the freshest tunes coming from the four corners of the world… In the second episode of Rhythm Passport Present, in collaboration with Thamesmead-based radio RTM.FM, we set things in motion in Japan and in around two hours’ time...
View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Intro by The Sway Machinery (00:00) Hakombinator by Trampulina (01:04) Pasare Calatoare (Rafael Aragon Remix) by Fanfara Electronica (01:38) Nightshift by Stas (06:21) Cumbia (Wood ‘n’ Soo Reboot) by Empresarios X Nickodemus (09:03) Malukayi (feat. Konono, No. 1) by Mbongwana Star (12:23) Atar by Grup...
This month’s playlist is a bit different from the ones you’re used you to: no style or genre introduction. Instead, we chose to celebrate 2016 and wanted to do it in “our way”. We picked some of the best tunes we have listened to throughout the year and asked our contributors to...
View Mundo FM Collective bio here Radio Mukambo The Brussels Electronic Marathon inspired Mukambo to make a mix in which he wanted to break the narrow-minded view of electronic music. Electro is much more than house or techno, as this small sample of the wide variety of electronic rhythms made...
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This is our complete gallery of WOMAD 2016. Click HERE to read the full review of the festival [justified_image_grid ng_gallery=293]
Two weeks have passed since the 34th edition of WOMAD UK, which was also the tenth anniversary of the festival’s residency at Charlton Park. We have finally unpacked our bags, ordered our thoughts, edited tons of pictures and are ready to sum it all up… As WOMAD 2016 was unique and...
The Grammy award winning group Konono No. 1 was formed in Congo in the late 1960s. Their distinctive sound is driven by three likembas (bass, medium and treble thumb pianos). What separates them from so many traditional acts is the rudimentary, homemade amplification of the likembas. This sound is also known...
It’s been a few years since Konono No 1 first burst onto the WOMAD scene straight from the streets of Kinshasa with their fresh irresistible dance groove, and they’re still bursting with an unpretentious energy. Their wonderfully low-tech instruments – thumb-pianos, cowbells & drums and even amplification – are made...
