By now, you’d already know that we don’t like charts, ranks or hierarchies. So, of course, we have compiled a list of our favourite albums of the year (next to songs and videos), but more than a ranking, we prefer to call our choices a “music guide to 2018”. To...
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We know that the curtain closed on 2018 more than a week ago but, given the incredible number of good tunes released throughout the year, we also thought that it was better to take a few additional days to tidy up our music-listening. What follows is a playlist of the...
Over 1,000 musicians will come together in Rotterdam for the North Sea Jazz Festival, the largest festival in Europe for the genre. Not just solely focused on jazz, a diverse range of acts will be playing world-jazz, swing, Latin, African, soul and funk rhythms. Initially founded in the ‘70s, the...
We’ve partnered with Groovalizacion Radio to bring you a monthly collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:
We are always keen on finding out and disclosing musicians’ little secrets…and we are even keener to do that when we love those musicians. In anticipation of their London’s show at Archspace (happening tomorrow), we asked Brazilian genre-defying and inventive trio Metá Metá to reveal their musical inspirations and current music listenings....
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,...
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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...
The concept of an outdoor jazz festival hardly conjures images of glitter-filled Glastonbury excitement, a young hip crowd and dance-fuelled elation. However, previously exclusive jazz appears to be undergoing a fashion revolution and the grounds of Glynde Place hinted at this. Love Supreme, the UK’s only three-day greenfield jazz festival...
Both the line-up and construction of Boomtown Fair is always truly unique – in their own words it’s “a city of wonderment, theatre, escapism and community”. Because the festival itself is presented as a city, the different districts all offer a completely different take on music – from the folk,...
Don’t worry, we know quite well how do you feel… you had a look at the Boomtown Festival lineup and you’ve been so overwhelmed by names of bands, artists, DJs and stages that you don’t know where to start from. But, don’t sweat it…Rhythm Passport is here for you! Next to...
