We had the pleasure to include their new album’s title-track (“Wahio”) in the September instalment of our monthly compilation, and now we haven’t missed the opportunity to premiere another of their new tunes. The reason why we are so delighted to introduce you to BRZZVLL and their music is “simply” because...
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Looking for something interesting to do on Monday evening? Catch a free gig from Argentine band El Plan De La Mariposa – it’s their first ever London show, and a chance to see them play a rare acoustic set at the Magic Garden Pub, Battersea. The band is definitely a...
If there’s a genre-defying band par excellence, it has to be Baba Zula. Throughout its 20-year story, celebrated this year with XX (double-CD released by Glitterbeat that we recently reviewed), the Istanbul-based project has introduced its audience to an entirely new perspective of Turkish music. Today, its hypnotic blend of traditional,...
![Album review: BaBa ZuLa – XX [Glitterbeat Records, 27th January 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/a3197917423_16-335x335.jpg)
What could possibly be better for a psychedelic cult band than a psychedelic cover. Colours and shapes are combined, forming a gateway to a unique, one-off experience. In the best tradition of its ritual-like performances (belly dancers, elaborate costumes, poetry, theatre, and live drawing), the cover for BaBa ZuLa’ XX...
![Album Review: The Comet is Coming – Channel The Spirits [The Leaf Label, 1st April 2016]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/a1117541435_10-335x335.jpg)
When the sound of a band needs more than one word to be defined, it’s usually a good sign. The Comet is Coming’s new album Channel The Spirits slips between the borders of very different genres – jazz, acid, electronica, psychedelic rock, shaping the band’s very own definition of sound...
Fumaça Preta is a band extensively and exhaustively able to defy all sorts of stereotypes and preconceptions. For this reason, we couldn’t recommend enough that you attend their next London gig at London Fields Brewhouse for Baba Yaga’s Hut on the 19th of January. The Brazilian, Venezuelan, Dutch and British project...
In a year where world politics has seen neighbouring countries close their curtains and shut their doors, music is an increasingly important platform for cross-cultural celebration. Gaye Su Akyol is an artist originating from the Black Sea Coast, who unwittingly seems to be achieving just that. Through fusing her own...
![Album Review: Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina [Glitterbeat Records, 16th September 2016]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/noura-mint-seymali-arbina-800-335x335.jpg)
Noura Mint Seymali’s latest release, Arbina (Glitterbeat Records), is probably one of the most unusual and intriguing albums I’ve ever listened to. As someone who unfortunately isn’t very familiar with West African music (let alone that of Noura’s homeland, Mauritania), my first taste of her album initially left me slightly...
There’s something in the water of Sao Paulo that seems to transform every local band into the global ‘next big thing’. It’s a phenomenon that has happened a lot lately, with bands such as Metá Metá, Bixiga 70 and now it’s the turn of Nomade Orquestra. The Brazilian 10-piece band,...
They catch your attention and ears and won’t release them until they have played the last note of their set. That’s how Metá Metá has become one of the most intriguing projects coming from Brazil. They did the same last week, when they exposed their creativity and originality on the...