America: Eighties hardcore punk and the anti-facist battle at Portland Timbers
It’s time to take a trip to the Land of Opportunity. Yes folks, the United States of America is a country blessed with incredible music, partly thanks...
Rabonas & Rhythms Podcast
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The podcast sees two worldly-wise football and music nuts – James Labous and Alex Lawson – bring together their loves to tell the tales of a different nation’s sporting and musical stars each episode.
Senegal: The music and football of Dakar
Na ngeen def! (That's how are you? in Wolof). We travelled 5,730km to the city of Dakar, Senegal to bring you a very special episode, jam-packed with ...
Mali: Songhoy Blues on performing in exile and footballers trying to get to Europe
One of Africa’s hottest bands tells us their story: from escaping civil war and a ban on music in their home country to touring the world. They’ve wor...
England: Emile Heskey on World Cups, racism and Leicester’s nightlife
It’s coming home, it’s coming. R&R stops in England on our world tour to meet up with Emile Heskey. We discuss beating Germany, playing in two World C...
The Independent Music Cup
Hear how London’s top record labels, stores, venues and mags are finding life in 2019. We headed down to the Independent Music Cup, a five-a-side foot...
Africa Cup of Nations review
We look back on our favourite tournament after a fascinating month of football in Egypt concluding in Algeria’s win over Senegal. There’s analysis of ...
Africa Cup of Nations preview
Our favourite tournament returns: even bigger and brighter. Afcon is now in summer and, after a last minute switch, taking place in Egypt rather than ...
Italy: Parma’s relegation battle and rapper Samuel Heron
Golaccio! A new episode recorded on the road in the land of Catenaccio. Alex convinces his father-in-law to attend his first ever football match: a cr...
Ethiopia: Dub Colossus and the ‘Arsene Wenger of Africa’
Join us on a trip to east Africa for some R&R. We chat to composer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Page, aka Dubulah, the founder of Dub Colossus. The ...
Uruguay: The first World Cup and Montevideo’s dance scene
The inaugural football World Cup in 1930 was hosted and won by Uruguay in extraordinary fashion. In this mini-episode we look back at a tournament ful...