Rhythm Passport holders… Welcome back aboard!
After a few months of radio silence, we are once again on air with a monthly show that will bring you new music from the four corners of the world here on Groovalisation. 60 minutes of brand new stuff and a quick music calendar of shows happening in London over the next few days.
We kick off in Berlin with the highlife of Jembaa Groove, joined by Fatoumata Diawara and The Cavemen, and we close in Seoul with LEENALCHI, who turn an old Korean folk tale about a turtle, a rabbit and a sick Dragon King into a groove for two bass guitars.
In between, Lagos Thugs want to know who is really enjoying the good life. Chudahye Chagis take a Jeju island chant for driving out spirits and put it over a hip-hop beat. Tamada and DillaNext mix Georgian toasts with electronics, Calibro 35 bring their crime funk to a documentary on James Ellroy, and from Colombia La Muchacha tells her president that the páramo is not for sale.
Eleven of the artists on the show are playing London in the coming weeks. You’ll hear the dates as you listen, and you’ll find them below too.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the music.
Track list
- Jembaa Groove – Waka (feat. Fatoumata Diawara & The Cavemen) [from Be A Lover EP, Agogo Records]
- Lagos Thugs – (NDDEP) Na Dem Dey Enjoy Pass [Mixto Records]
- Dobet Gnahoré – Ma Force
- Mezar – Tchebtchaq El Maricane
- Gala i Ovidio – El Anhelo de Volver
- Madra Salach – Ribbon Factory [from Gorta, Island Records]
- TootArd – Moonlight [from Migrant Birds, Glitterbeat]
- Tamada & DillaNext – Gamachume [Deep Douqan]
- Chudahye Chagis – Heosse! [from SOSUMINJOK, Sosuminjok Company]
- Karen y Los Remedios – Curandera [from Bestiaria, ZZK Records]
- La Muchacha – Canto Páramo (Nuestro Latir version)
- Mari Merenda – Bote No Lugar
- DNGDNGDNG – Pantano (feat. Los Hijos de Lamas) [Club Romantico]
- Fat Freddy’s Drop – Wandering Eye [from Based on a True Story, The Drop]
- African Head Charge – Dervish Chant [from Shrunken Head, On-U Sound]
- The Skints – Pressure [Easy Star Records]
- Habib Koité & Sura Susso – Londi
- Calibro 35 – Black Dahlia [from Ellroy vs L.A. (OST), Record Kicks]
- Rhea Kattan – Empty Chair
- Mahmoud El Leithy – Souq El Banat [from Souq El Banat, High-Quality]
- nour & Ahmed Diaa – Mehtar [Abu Recordings]
- LEENALCHI 이날치 – Mao Mao Mao 마오마오마오 [from Sugungga, Luaka Bop]
London calendar
- Sun 11 Oct · Jembaa Groove + Kwame Yeboah and special guests @ 93 Feet East
- Tue 13 & Wed 14 Oct · Madra Salach @ Electric Ballroom (sold out!)
- Wed 14 Oct · TootArd @ Oslo Hackney
- Sat 17 Oct · K-Music Festival: Chudahye Chagis @ Rich Mix
- Sun 18 Oct · Mari Merenda @ The Jago
- Wed 21 Oct · Curió Curió @ The Jazz Cafe
- Thu 22 Oct · Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective: For John & Alice Coltrane @ Grand Junction
- Fri 23 Oct · Fat Freddy’s Drop @ Alexandra Palace Great Hall
- Sun 25 Oct · African Head Charge: open air show @ Fox & Firkin
- Sun 1 Nov · Manding Melody featuring Habib Koité & Sura Susso @ Rich Mix
- Wed 4 Nov · New Wave Arab: Celebrating the Next Generation of Arab Artists with Rhea Kattan @ Grand Junction
- Wed 4 Nov · Calibro 35 @ The Jazz Cafe
- Thu 5 Nov · Eek-A-Mouse + Boom Donovan + Robbo Ranx + more @ Hootananny Brixton
- Fri 6 Nov · KULA Collective w/ Okailey Music (live) & Rare Treat (DJ) @ Piehouse Co-Op
- Tue 10 Nov · Casino Layali presents Mahmoud El Leithy @ Outernet Live
Listen in to all of Rhythm Passport Presents… previous episodes HERE
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