Good music is meant to be shared and since we receive tons of it on a monthly, weekly, daily and even hourly basis, we always look for new ways to let you listen to, enjoy and experience it with us.

So, we have decided that it is time to dust the shelves, open the drawers and unlock the doors of our Cabinet of Music Curiosities to show you its content.

The following rolling playlists is indeed a monthly recap of our most recent listening, discoveries and re-discoveries, a hodgepodge of new, vintage and rare sounds with a common denominator, quality.

Enjoy the music of the world!

The Rhythm Passport's Cabinet of Curiosities - April 2022

GWOKA

Summer 2022

gwoka

Tribal light

Worldwide Groove

Caribe

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🚧 MIX 2021 🌴 GWOKA 👻 GROUP A PO 🇬🇵 '' AKIYO '' ANZALA '' TEDDY PELISSIER '' VOUKOUM ...

The innovative, radical soul of Guadeloupe explored across thirty years of contemporary gwoka music.

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As Guadeloupean vocalist and composer Marie-Line Dahomay writes in her liner notes to the compilation, gwoka is more than a style of music, it is “a way of living and thinking.”

Rooted in the social, musical and ritual practices of enslaved African people and their descendants on Guadeloupe, gwoka has always sought to express the spirit of independence and resistance authentic to the island.

Building on its traditional call-and-response form and the ideas of pivotal figures like Gérard Lockel and Christian Laviso, modern gwoka evolved throughout the second half of the twentieth century to include funk, jazz and electronic influences.

Defined by its propensity for innovation and experimentation, this compilation charts the most radical changes to modern gwoka, capturing a sensory riot of traditional répertoires, rhythms and makè techniques fused with a rich seam of genre-defying experimentation.

Whether heard in the deeply cosmic, spiritual music of Dao, Freydy Doressamy and Gaoulé Mizik, or the jazz funk inflections of Gui Konket and Horizon, the music here is united by the feeling of santiman ka, crucial not only to gwoka music but the identity of Guadeloupe at large.

As co-curator Cédric Lassonde writes: “What unifies these selections is the depth of the compositions, the experimentation around the santiman ka, and the spirit of resistance and liberation against slavery, be it modern or ancestral. With a thirst for innovation typical of the island’s creole culture, the ka spirit is deeply rooted in collective history and in a quest for identity.”

Co-curator Brandon Hocura continues: “The creative energy of these musicians is powerful and demonstrates a universal pursuit of resistance, freedom and identity. Their voices are distinct, but the chorus rises high and carries their message far across the sea.”

Released on double LP, L’Esprit Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010 is the first compilation of its kind to bring the sound of modern gwoka to a wider audience, with many of the musicians features still active today.

Presented with typical attention to detail, the release features a specially commissioned essay by Guadeloupean musician Marie-Line Dahomey, and extensive liner notes from Cédric Lassonde and Séance Centre’s Brandon Hocura. 

True to the hybrid nature of the music, the compilation seeks not to provide a definitive sound, but express the variety of contemporary forms gwoka has grown to take. Just as Guadeloupean trailblazers Kassav fused gwoka with funk and cadence to create zouk, so did the musicians on this collection push gwoka in new directions rarely heard beyond its shores.

In the words of Gérard Lockel, “gwoka is the soul of Guadeloupe”.

Lèspri Ka : New Directions in Gwo Ka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-201

Selekta Ka - Nou Woukou Mansé A Zero

Emboule Jean-Claude, Louison Gerome et Le Groupe Kako - Enjafann Kannn

Gaoulé Mizik - Sonné Lékla Sonné

Dao - Chen'n La

dans un mélange des rythmes afro/reggae, l’artiste nous invite à explorer son univers musical en exprimant une gamme d’émotions, dont une certaine déception que l’on peut souvent ressentir dans les relations amicales et familiales, voire amoureuses.

Pour l’artiste, l'ennemi n'est jamais trop loin. D'ailleurs, il pourrait être la personne à qui on se confie le plus souvent. Les gens qui nous font du mal sont parfois ceux qu’on a épaulés dans leurs moments les plus sombres de leur vie. Ici, Jerry Mr. Jay nous expose ce dicton pour illustrer son propos: « Qui sème ses bienfaits sans discernement doit s'attendre à récolter l'ingratitude ».

Yo Pale

Nha Mundo

Sem Gosto

Electronic/bass producer FlexFab and Kenyan rapper Ziller Bas storm into 2022 with their highly anticipated debut album “MUGOGO!”.
Launched in 2020 under the MUGOGO! banner, FlexFab & Ziller Bas rapidly captured attention for their solid and singular mix of modern club African music, bass/electronic and rap. The prolific duo made waves with two successful Eps (“MUGOGO! part 1” & “MUGOGO!
part 2”) and a documentary. showcasing the recording of the album in Kilifi, Kenya.
The “MUGOGO!” album contains 22 tracks, a very rich album that highlights FlexFab’s bewitched-hybrid bass sound signature and genre-bending production style, while Ziller Bas raps in his very own dialect called “Sweng Flow”; a combination of English, Swahili
and his native language the Kigiriama.
From the spiritual chants of “Nisamehe”, to the dark soundscapes of “TSAPI”, to the next level club banger “Haya Wee!”, to the African club anthem “MUGOGO!”, to the gimmicky “Sawa Sawa”,… “MUGOGO!” is an ambitious album that unifies different cultures
and influences into the unique musical territory that FlexFab & Ziller Bas occupy.

FlexFab & Ziller Bas - Haha! Haha! Feat. Jimmy Pé

Suffer Through

Modular and modal music have been combined and mixed for the purpose of "Cristallo" to become a reality. We want to bring you in this modular travel throughout peaks and mountains of Iran and Italy.
The power of “modulation” and modular synthesis is based on the freedom you have in combining different parts and “modules” to create something unique and personal in terms of sound design.

Palang Chal

Part I of a mix entirely dedicated to the spirit of the ka, from gwoka tradisyonel and bouladjel to gwoka modènn, gwoka évolutif and the infinite forms of music creolisations with gwoka at their core. 

Music which is integral to Guadeloupean identity and part of everyday life and struggles within society, at turns deep, fierce, spiritual, soulful, funky, cosmic...

More info here: https://www.cedriclassonde.com/lespri-ka-new-directions-in-gwoka-time-capsule-seance-centre/

(find Part II here: https://soundcloud.com/cedricwoo/lespri-ka-pt-2-gwoka-special)

TRACKLIST:

1- Gui Konket - Kimbé Rèd !
2- Ti Celeste - Chien La Japper
3- Anzala Et Son Groupe - Chofe Fe Attansion
4- Gerard Lockel -  Woulé N°1
5- Horizon - Ti Malo
6- Selekta Ka - Anjelo
7- Ka Lévé - Apre Nou Byen Cheche
8- Van Levé - Celiane
9- Simenn Kontra - Vévé
10- Esnard Boisdur - Devenn
11- Makaia - Ales (CW edit)
12- Michel Laurent -  Matla La Mouyé 
13- Erick Cosaque - Banbou La
14- Eric Brouta - Ma Men Cho
15- Sonny Troupé Quartet - Ki Koté
16- Soft - Jean Fouyé
17- Max et Henri - Mizik A Ka Kafe
18- Kafé - Jili
19- Erick Cosaque & X7 Nouvelle Dimension - Mizik A Gwoka
20- Kan'nida, Francky Geoffroy, Sergius Geoffroy - O Gwo Ka

Lèspri Ka, Pt 1 (Gwoka special)

Sometimes I do special edits for certain DJ gigs.  On Saturday December 17th, 2011 we had our BEMBE Party during my residency at The Vagabond in Miami.  I made this edit that afternoon before the party and opened my set with it.  My strongest memory that night was watching a few Cubans and other Orisha worshippers losing their minds when I put this on.

Enjoy!

Carlos Mena

Muñequitos de Matanzas "Babalu Aye (Casamena Basement Edit)"

Part II of a mix entirely dedicated to the spirit of the ka, from gwoka tradisyonel and bouladjel to gwoka modènn, gwoka évolutif and the infinite forms of music creolisations with gwoka at their core. 

Music which is integral to Guadeloupean identity and part of everyday life and struggles within society, at turns deep, fierce, spiritual, soulful, funky, cosmic...

More info here: https://www.cedriclassonde.com/lespri-ka-new-directions-in-gwoka-time-capsule-seance-centre/

(find Part I here: https://soundcloud.com/cedricwoo/lespri-ka-pt-i)

TRACKLIST:

1- Gaoulé Mizik - A Ka Titine (Kay Suzki Gwoka Dub)
2- Kassav - Karambole (CW edit)
3- Esnard Boisdur - Mizik Bel (Africaine 808 remix)
4- Erick Cosaque - Ti Sikriye
5- Voltage-8 - Yo Baw Oh Non
6- Laurent/Coquerelle/Montella - Gaston
7- Gwo Kato - An Ke Toujou Joue Tanbou
8- Groupe Beloka - Menm Chimen La
9- Kimbòl - Vélo
10- Emboule Jean-Claude, Louison Gerome et Le Groupe Kako - Enjafann Kann
11- Luc-Hubert Sejor - Pein e Plesi 
12- Gaoulé Mizik - Koulé
13- Ka Flambé - Konsyans
14- Max Rambhojan - Cecilia
15- Gwakasonné - Respé
16- Freydy Doressami - O Fon A Kê An Nou
17- Dao - Chenn La
18- Esnard Boisdur Et Son Groupe Katel - Lakolè
19- Kalindi Ka - Shouk

Lèspri Ka, Pt 2 (Gwoka special)

DJ JIMIX Mix Lewoz Et Gwoka Gwada En Live 2014

Cant Change

Multiple Orgasms

Pledge Drive

Sweet Vibration

Life's Like Being in a Boxing Ring

Taken from my new album am i really going to die here

Purchase on cassette -gorgeousbully.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-…to-die-here

Stream - open.spotify.com/album/4sK7RI2g0Rh3WLxXp9D3Hl

am i really going to die here

we cant get along

Reset

Gettin’ to the Point

La Monita

Jeelkan Kuu Qabo

Jeelkan Kuu Qabo (feat. Amina Said Ali)

Cumbia y Tambo

Cumbia y Tambo (Quantic Remix)

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Dur​ - ​Dur Band - Daradaa Muxibo (Diamond Setter 707 Edit)

DJ - JIMIX.Mix Les Rois Du Gwo - Ka TI CELES.ANZALA.JOMIMI V1

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<a href="https://theartistunion.com/tracks/e612c8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

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Erick Jaimez - La Baleada [Worldwide Exclusive]

interview / jazz reggae / roots reggae / dub reggae / bass - 

mixed by AlexMandis - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaEzp-IMMLI - 

https://www.mixcloud.com/AlexMandis/

The Legend (Mandis rework)

Weather is HOT and we like to get TROPICAL!
A banger one for all you cool people. Remastered. Regrooved. Free.

Tarzan Bros - Tropical Man (Remastered) **FREE DL**

Confluencias I - Selva

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Populous - Guadeloupe

Foreign Parts

Bródir

DJ JIMIX MIX- Gwo Ka Vibration.II BO - KAY !! (1)

AKIYO

Sher Yadom Ra (The Slipped Poem)

Enregistré, mixé et arrangé par Christophe Pélissié au studio du Flâneur
Accordéon : Bertrand Lemarchand
Guitares : Yann Hervé et Hnaweje Canehmez
Chant : Hnaweje Canehmez et Marianne Guillet Canehmez
Percussions : Tristan Batard
Guitare lap steel : Christophe Pélissié

CET AILLEURS

I NU - Le Temps

A Table for Two

Leyli , لیلی , Siriya Ensemble, سیریا

Chish-Aseli , چیش عسلی , SIRIYA , سیریا

جهت حمایت از این گروه آلبوم را به صورت قانونی تهیه فرمایید 

https://beeptunes.com/album/561835461

میزدوتایی

سیریا - میزدوتایی

The space between the beats defines our time

Selekta Ka - Nou Woukou Mansé A Zero

Time Capsule