Pat Thomas is a name known by many and perhaps all lovers of West African grooves, as he is a staple name in the rare groove resurgence, heightened by the likes of Strut Records, reissuing some old regional classics. Known by some as the ‘golden voice of Africa’ (officially crowned...
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Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: [chimpy_form forms=”1] Track List: 1. Newen Afrobeat– Chaltumay [from Curiche] 00:00 –...
Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: [chimpy_form forms=”1] Track List: 1. Lakou Mizik + 79rs Gang feat. Régine...
We love Nubiyan Twist’s latest album Jungle Run (released by Strut Records back in February) so much that we seize every opportunity to talk and write about it and give you chance to listen to some excerpts. On this occasion, it’s about the brand-new live video for “Addis to London”,...
Jazz has many different guises and, within those guises, a further plethora of textures. It’s one of the traits that sets it apart from other genres, classical music excepted. In the ongoing revival and reinvention of jazz within these shores, there is clearly a surfeit of talent. Nestled in amongst...
With so much good music being published and uploaded every month, we constantly find hard to keep up with all the releases. Luckily, “we get by with a little help from our friends”… We are more than thrilled to welcome and introduce you to Chamonix-based online radio, record label, DJs...
Here’s a brand new podcast for your weekend! This time we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’...
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th December 2018
Eastern African music wouldn’t be the same without Les Mangelepa. The ‘Orchestre’, which originated in East-Congo in the mid-1970s and moved to Nairobi afterwards, helped to shape and give a decisive boost to the Golden Age of Kenyan music, becoming a protagonist of the lingala scene. Their captivating and easily...
Since the birth of Rhythm Passport, Soothsayers have been a constant for us and our speakers, as much as they’ve been a constant of the London music scene of the last two decades. We have enjoyed, spread the word about and covered their gigs; reveled in and reviewed their releases;...