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Tomorrow is the day… and the night: Budapest Ritmo kicks off its 2025 edition and celebrates its 10th anniversary. And it couldn’t mark the occasion in a better — or louder — way than by welcoming, among others, Rézeleje Fanfárosok to the stage. Bold, brassy, and deeply rooted in tradition, Rézeleje Fanfárosok are breathing new life into the folk sounds of Eastern Europe. Formed in 2020, the Budapest-based septet rework Moldavian Csángó melodies, Romanian muzică populară, and Balkan dance tunes […]...
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Viaje Sideral (AYA Records) by El León Pardo is a musical spaceship rumbling through a psychedelic universe where cumbia rhythms collide with analogue synths, trumpets, and a deep fascination for the interstellar unknown. This fusion transports the listener across a spectrum of sonic landscapes, from cosmic voyages of electronic textures to vibrant, joy-filled rooms steeped in Colombian tradition. One thing is certain: keeping an ear to the window ensures you won’t miss a single twist and turn of this unexpected […]...
Now marking a decade of sonic adventure, Budapest Ritmo returns from 10–12 April 2025 with its most expansive and forward-looking edition yet. Over three days, the festival sprawls across venues in the city centre—from the open spaces of Városliget to the architecturally acclaimed House of Music Hungary and the ever-eclectic Akvárium Klub—bringing together traditional roots, digital innovation, and the beating heart of musical diversity. This 10th edition is a celebration not just of Ritmo’s journey, but of the cultural vitality […]...
Join Sound Between for the People’s Grooves Vol. II at one of East London’s most vital grassroots venues, the Jago, for a unique night of live music and DJs celebrating the sounds of the Global South. For the next instalment of their global groove party, Sound Between presents Olubundi a dynamic 9-piece Afro-funk ensemble blending West African rhythms with jazz, funk, and Latin influences. They’ll be joined by United Freedom Collective, who will take you on a genre-spanning DJ journey through […]...
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Established collaborators, Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko and British-Italian songwriter Piers Faccini deliver a delicate duo album for close listening, drifting, and contemplation. Inspired by the migration of nightingales, Our Calling paints a picture of a journey, one that weaves between skies. It’s a gentle, captivating body of work. These poetic tunes are infused with vivid imagery, particularly themes connected to nature. Sissoko, renowned for his role in Malian music and his mastery of the kora, delicately ornaments and complements […]...
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