Black Cab Sessions Black Cab Sessions The Black Cab Sessions is a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab and filmed for an internet audience. A black cab is a type of hackney carriage (taxicab, An Austin FX4 or a Metrocab) common to Britain. The sessions are recorded while the black cab that serves as the studio travels through city streets, usually in London, England. Most of the performances feature rock bands, ranging from popular acts such as Death Cab for Cutie, The Kooks and My Morning Jacket to lesser known acts such as
Illegal taxicab operation as "kabu kabu". In Hong Kong, illegal cabs are usually referred to as "white card", due to the different licence plate appearance between commercial and non-commercial vehicles. In Malaysia, illegal taxicabs are called "prebet sapu" (sweep privates). In Mexico, illegal taxicabs are called "taxi pirata" (pirate taxi). In Norway and Denmark, an illegal cab is called "pirattaxi" (pirate taxi). In Sweden, an illegal taxicab is called "svarttaxi" (black taxi), and is short for black market taxi. In Trinidad and Tobago, illegal taxis are referred to as ""PH" cars". This is because of the coding used on licence plates to distinguish