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“Back in America” is an introspective song about growing up in a country where we are constantly told that we are the best. That life is perfect here; that we understand everything better than everyone else. Only later to discover, after traveling and discovering the rest of the world, that it was all an illusion. There are still a lot of things that we are far from being the best at. American society is full of contradictions between our Puritanism and the corruption, violence, and poverty that reigns. It also talks about feeling like a stranger in your own country and in your own culture. “Back in America” is a long walk that examines the cracks and taboos which blight western society in general: racism, poverty, religion, and violence done in the name of Capitalism and God"

THE BUTTSHAKERS - Back In America

"Following Padme EP, co-produced with Gomorra and released on Origami Sound, Dersu returns with a throbbing four-track EP, a fusion of sounds. In its 25-minute entirety, Dersu synthesizes sounds from the mountainous range of the orient, the flat dunes of the scorching Sahara desert, the swampy lands of New Orleans to Berlin techno scenes into afresh air. Dersu EP is a musical fabric woven with ruminants of jazz, trance-inducing Afro-percussions, obscured vocals, soothing chimes and horns, sublime funk basslines underneath well crafted house beats. Dersu is part of Basel based Alma Negra with previous releases on Sofrito, Basic fingers, Highlife & New Kanada"

Mastered by J. De la Porte
Arwork by Tchale Figueira

Dersu - Ancient

Dont Tell Me (ft. Joss Stone) - mixedAtmidnight (Juno Remix) | 120bpm | F#min

VINYL RELEASED 23rd Oct 2015

We are more than ten releases in here at Africa Seven. It has been a wild ride... It was eight months ago that we launched our label and released our debut release the Compilation “Africa Airways 01: Funk Connection”.  It did better than we ever imagined and we had to repress the darned thing twice... So predictably for a follow up we humbly present you with “Africa Airways 02: Funk Departures 1973-1982”.  We have unashamedly stuck to the formula of our debut; keeping the funk deep and the groove pan-African.  Heading straight for the afrobeat, dance-funk jugular.  

We open up Volume Two with an absolute corker... “Na Real Sekele Fo Ya” from Cameroonian-in-Paris Pasteur Lappe.  Produced by Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav fame,  this track is an instant grabber;  Think of the Blockheads “Rhythm Stick” goes Afro chant with deep, soulful moog grooves and on-point brass stabs.  Next up is M’Bamina an Italian / Ivory Coast band who swing things heavy with “Kilowi Kilowi”.  Sweeting strings, funky bass lines wrapped around a late 70s style disco groove.  

Ekambi Briallant is next up with his floor tappingly catchy afro soul “Aboki (Mon Copain)”, produced by one of our favorite producers Slim Pezin.   To round off the A-side of the vinyl we present the first outing from the Makeba family. Here the (sadly prematurely departed) Bongi Makeba, daughter of “Mama Africa” Myriam Makeba, shows the world just what an amazing artist she would have developed into.  Bongi wrote a fair number of her mother’s tracks in her later years and “Don’t Do It” shows us what true talent for the song she was blessed with.  The track her powers along with wah-wah guitar and masterful alto sax.  A real treat. 

Friend of Africa Seven and Cameroonian native Jo Tongo opens thing up on Side B.  Jo now lives in New York but back in the 70s he was part of the Fiesta label collective who were cranking out great records in Paris. “Piani” is his purest dancefloor moment, here again in full glory. 	Next up we bend our African remit ever-so slightly and head off to Holland for a James Brown style fuelled funk stomper “Relax.. Before Doing Sex” from Oscar Harris and his crew.  Its big, its bold, its brassy…..  It’s fun.
 
The power trio of Bozambo are next up. Between them they have released over 12 solo LPs and here together with “Get it On The Music” they power through with a keyboard/synyh driven afro-funk groove years ahead of its time… made in 1978 but sounding like 1984.   Misse Ngoh is one great guitarist and a masterful adaptor of the Makossa rhythms of his native Cameroun.  The title track from his Esperance 1979 LP “Tata Ngoh” mixes in his trademark rhythms and grooves with slap bass and striking brass lines. One heck of a catchy song too. 

We round off the compilation with the Queen of Queens, Myriam Makeba.  Possibly / probably the most influential female musician to come out of Africa… ever.  “Mama Africa’s” biography is awe-inspiring and vast, but very hard to summarize in a few sentences... so please check it out for yourself.   From breaking the African sound in the West, to the obsessively catchy “Pata Pata” to the influential, focal role she played in helping bring an end to Apartheid in her native South Africa.  There are many tracks to feature from Myriam but we aren’t about hits here at Africa Seven.  Being the crate diggers we are,  we thought the best way we could honour the lady was to dig the crate even deeper and go with the most obscure Myriam track we could find. “Toyota Fantasy” was recorded during her exile years spent in Guinea with the Esperance team as a one off promotional 7” single giveaway release. Be aspirational, as the lady says. 	  

We hope you enjoy your flight with African Airways 02.  We hope to be fuelling up an aircraft with some psychedelic propellant for volume 3 sometime in 2016... at a vinyl store near you. 

Pasteur Lappe - Na Real Sekele Fo Ya [CLIP]

A recent stripped-down, ethereal dub version of the DJ Shadow feat. Little Dragon remix I originally did a few years ago. Played all the guitars myself and all those soaring, whispy whale mating calls are actually my man REED MATHIS on his bass guitar through his patented effect configuration. No drums, more room for the analog delays to breath, or swim, between the notes.

DJ SHADOW Ft. LITTLE DRAGON "Scale It Back (Jeremy Sole's Ephemeral Ether Distillation)"

I was honoured when Pierre Chrétien asked me to do a remix of the single "Parasite" just around  the "Manifesto" album release.
This version was only previously released on a promo CD that I'm aware of and has never been publicly available.
In a recent conversation with Pierre I asked is he was cool with me putting it up on my Soundcloud for "you all" and he was in.  I then spoke with label head of "Do Right! Music", John Kong, to make sure everything was cool on his end and he was down.
If you're digging the remix please don't forget to support the artists and label!
Here's the link:
https://thesouljazzorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/manifesto

There is also a limited vinyl pressing available with a surprise dance floor killer that was pulled off my site on the flip.
Info: lifeboogie@hotmail.com

The Souljazz Orchestra - Parasite (lifeboogie Remix)

PillowTalk -  The Come Back

Cymande - Anthracite (Adams Nightrider Edit)

Our First 7inch single comes from Benin City in Nigeria. Solo Hit an Obscure artist with a very twisted and funky sound, discovered and produced by the legendary musician Victor Uwaifo. The record comes in a beautiful cover made in Thailand, hand stamped and numbered. Strictly limited to 1500 copies. Price 7,50€ - You can pre-order your copy directly with us at montanez@analogafrica.com or info@analogafrica.com. Release date is end of February. Thanks for your support!

Buy Analog Africa here

Solo Hit - Ododo (Limited to 1500 Copies)

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Cymande - Anthracite (Adams Nightrider Edit)

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