Voy Pa’ Allá is our album of the week, delicious marimba music from the Colombian Pacific coast, not just made by a band but by a cultural institution: Semblanzas del Río Guapi. Out on Llorona Records. Radio Mukambo also serves afrobeat from Lagos (Nigeria) and Bahia (Brazil), musical patchworks by Jaguar...
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When good music goes hand in hand with a good cause, it’s a win-win for everyone. So, we can’t help but get thrilled about Freedom Sounds, the event organised by Humanity 4 Palestine, happening on 16th August at Electric Brixton. The benefit concert, which will raise money for several organisations...
During the last year, hip-hop has become one of the most attractive Brazilian musical exports, and Marcelo D2 one of its most emphatic representatives. So, it’s a pleasure to welcome him back to London, writing about his upcoming show at The Jazz Café, which will also be the UK album...
![Album Review: Oddisee – The Iceberg [Mello Music Group, 24th February 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a2735827702_10-335x335.jpg)
Welcome to Oddisee’s The Iceberg, where the obvious is not a third of what is not obvious: Look under cold water and you will encounter miles of commentary, innuendos, etc. His album is pleasantly loud but lacks in the originality of big-budget hip-hop, perhaps because he didn’t have the money...
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![Album Review: Brother Ali – All The Beauty In this Whole Life [Rhymesayers Entertainment, 5th May 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/a3157084551_10-335x335.jpg)
Have you ever seen The Battle of Algiers? Released in 1966, it’s a great movie about war waged by Algerian freedom fighters, the FLN, against their colonizers, the French. The Casbah, a traditional Algerian quarter, was where the FLN was headquartered. In the film, the Casbah plays host to a...
![Album Review: Residente – s/t [Sony Music Latin, 31st March 2017]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/residente_cover_final_bleed-335x343.jpg)
I am writing this review at the Santa Monica Pier in LA, surrounded by sea, sand, a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., street singers of oldies, families, skaters; plunged in living a visually and sonically loud setting. I’ve chosen to pick a shade and to live it until I leave. Others...
With his fourth studio album, Hellvisback, released a little over a year ago, he reached the top of the Italian charts and earned platinum certification for having sold more than 50’000 copies. Now Salmo can also boast a European Tour on his music CV, with sold out gigs in major...
“If you’ve got an attitude like ‘fuck it’, then get on up and let’s roll from the bucket”. This mantra from Beardyman and his dream team playfully sums up the improvisation, audience hype and hilarious mayhem that ensued. This is a collective consisting of beatboxer Beardyman, scratch DJ JFB, slam...
I’d never been to the Jazz Cafe before, so armed with my Gold DM’s, I shuffle and squeeze myself through a tight and thick dance floor, into a spot where I can see the stage. Finally, I find respite in a corner. Chester P asks the crowd, “Are any of...