‘Dance yourself free’ became the anthem of this years’ festival. Words sung from the main stage, through a swarm of silk outfits, bright colours and distorted horns. Abbots Ripton became home to both seasoned and newer artists showcasing their latest creativity. This year We Out Here festival drew a big audience. Where...
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At times, we ask the Rhythm Passport family some cruel tasks. For example, to musically retrace their 2010s and pick only five albums among the hundreds (or thousands) they have listened, loved and/or felt particularly important considering the world music world. Click on the names below and you will meet...
To start the new year right, we’ve decided to tidy up our 2019 music listenings and recall the songs that have made us sing, dance, think, happy and love music even more… Enjoy the tunes that our stereos played in heavy rotation and a big thanks to 2019 for...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
A jazz trio that instigates raves drenched with frenzied dancing and euphoria; The Comet Is Coming is a jazz electronica band that feels like it is pushing boundaries and creating music that belongs in a large crowd. Their music will lift you up, as the group like to lead you on...
An inaugural festival is always going to be packed with risk and suspense, and after the downpour that Friday night experienced, a breath was held in anticipation of Saturday’s events. However, it is with sheer delight I report that the proceedings seemingly went ahead seamlessly. Saturday I have to jump...
We never made a secret of the fact that we love Ibibio Sound Machine music, so we were really looking forward to hosting at Soas Radio for the April episode of Rhythm Passport On Air, their frontwoman. Eno Williams. Have a listen to our interview with Eno enriched by a...
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:
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The Comet Is Coming is a trio of jazz/psychedelic enthusiasts, one of whom is the increasingly recognised Shabaka Hutchings, who already leads two other groups (Sons of Kemet, Shabaka and the Ancestors). This group claim “to reconnect with the energy of the Lifeforce in the hope of manifesting higher realities...
Wormfood is an events company that sets out to align London domiciled African music with the dance floor energy of club nights. Set up in 2007, they have injected energy into many UK festivals and London’s wide array of world music venues. This ten-year celebration at South London’s Electric Brixton...
