![Album Review: Ibibio Sound Machine – Uyai [Merge Records, 3 March 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/a2574861825_10-335x335.jpg)
Yes, Ibibio Sound Machine are back, with their hotly anticipated second album and they have returned bigger, better, rougher and tougher! It’s three years since the release of the now classic self-titled debut album and Uyai (Merge Records) doesn’t disappoint, laying down 12 tracks of synth-tinged African vibes sweeping from full...
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![Preview: Field Day @ Victoria Park [London, 3rd June 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fd17_web-square_170424_full23b-335x335.jpg)
Field Day Festival returns for its 11th year this coming June. Held in Victoria Park, East London as has become its tradition, this time however it will take place on the Saturday only, rather than lasting for two days as it has in the past. Fear not though, as despite...
How does one successfully blend the sounds and instruments of several cultures in order to produce something new? It’s a question that has puzzled many great musicians from Gilberto Gil to the Rolling Stones. What we do know is that it includes putting together a great band and the art...
