Petit soundtrack apéro tropical chez Voilaaa Soundsystem's Freakistan. Soul Koffi, Pushin Wood & Emile Omar

Apéro chez Voilaaa Freakistan : Soul Koffi, Pushin Wood & Emile Omar

¡Discoteca! 3 with Selectors Frankie Francis, Quantic & Beto. All vinyl and recorded live at the 303, NYC, April 25th 2014.

Discoteca at the 303: Frankie Francis, Quantic & Beto

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A bit more then a year ago I received a message from Déni Shain, a french music producer based in Lisbon. In that mail he asked me if I would be interested in releasing music from Cabo Verde since he was close to Chico and Wilson, the 2 DJs behind Celeste Mariposa (an excellent portuguese/angolan soundsystem specialised in lusophone music). 'I can convince them to make their record collection available to you' he added. I asked him if he could send me a selection, not knowing the amount of work my request would represent. I only later found out that the three-men-team had spent a whole week to pick and choose what they thought was adequate and another few days to wash the record and digitise the music.

I received that selection in March 2013 and I haven't stopped listening to it since. I clearly remember having that wonderful feeling when songs keep growing on you the more you listen. 'Very good sign' I thought! The collection of songs I had received became the base for a whole concept and we all started criss crossing Europe and Cabo Verde looking for more music and looking for the Cap-Verdien artists we loved. Déni Shain became an important asset for the Analog Africa label, supporting us with remixes and mixes but more importantly with an addictive positive energy.

After his first mix for us, the amazing 'Ghana Soundtrack' made out of unreleased and rare tracks from the small west african musical powerhouse, here is his second instalment made of handpicked dancefloor filler. A huge shout goes to legendary african music connoisseur John Beatle, to Carlo Xavier for letting us use his fantastic edit of "O Anel"  and to my close friend Keith Slater for offering us some of the fantastic music included here.

Tracklisting :
01. Vincent Ahehehinnou & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Yeye We Nou Mi
(from 'The 1st Album' LP, 1973 / Analog Africa reissue 2011)
02. Iftin Band - Haka Yeelin Nacabkeenna
(from 'Gabar ii Noquee' tape, 1980s / special thanks to John Beadle)
03. Solo Hit - Imoikeme
(from 'Imoikeme' 7 inch, 2013 reissue / Analog Africa)
04. N’Draman Blintch - I First U Last
(from 'Cosmic Sounds' LP, 1980 / Cosmic Sounds)
05. Dina Santos - O Anel (Carlo Xavier Edit)
(from 'In London' LP, 1983 / Dacapo)
06. Victor Uwaifo And The Titibitis - Ohue
(From 'I Wanna Be Your No.1', 1980s / Taretone)
07. África Negra - Carambola
(from 'Africa Negra 83' LP, 1983 / IEFE)
08. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Moulon Devia
(from 'Réveil Disco Dubain' LP, available soon on a forthcoming Analog Africa release)
09. Ondeno - Mayolye
(from 'Ondeno' LP, 1980 / Disque Ledoux - Special thanks to Keith Slater)
Total time : 37mn 35s

 

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Analog Africa Selection Vol.5 (2014) by Déni Shain | Past & Future Analog Africa Tracks

Unité Africaine (Sol Power All - Stars Remix)

Afrolicious soundsystem at the famed and now legendary  weekly party at the Elbo Room March 2012. 
Fun vibes, beautiful soulful moments!

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(Re)découverte des DJ sets enregistrés l’été dernier lors de notre rendez-vous habituel à La Clusaz, "Le Champ des Platines" édition 2024.
Place aujourd’hui à MARY G, qui a fait vibrer l’alpage de la Balme avec un set solaire et percutant.

(Re)Discover our DJ Sets from last summer at our well-known event in La Clusaz: "Le Champ des Platines" 2024 edition.
Meet Mary G, who made everybody dance at the Alpage de Balme with a solar and crazy set.

Mary G Dj set @ Le Champ des Platines

... my opening set from our very first Summer Discotheque @ ELIMAR Hamburg before my bruddahs Emin Organic and Saudi went on and smashed it. together we are INSTITUTE OF SOUNDS https://www.instagram.com/institute.of.sounds/

Summer Discotheque at Elimar, it's a vibe - Good People, Good Music, Good Times

Max Stark° Opener @ Elimar Summer Discotheque

Timbuktu mixes vinyl original 70s West Indian Cadence Lypso with a slice of bouncy Guadeloupe heavy dance  rhythms.

West Indian Tropical Funk--Timbuktu mixes- original vinyl

Mawimbi sur le toit terrasse de la Friche Belle de Mai le 10 Août 2018.
Warm-up assuré par @bertrandmwb

Mawimbi Opening @ ON AIR (Friche Belle de Mai) - 10/08/18

Sun is shining. Spring is in the air. Time to dance to some Afrobeat.

Quarantine and Chill #8 - Afrobeat Funk

TRACKLIST BEST OF 2020

Best Jazz reissue : The Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quintet: Spring
Best Nu Soul track : Gaidaa:Morning Blue 
Best Band : Sault: Uncomfortable 
Best Pop Funk Song : Mamas Gun: This Is the day 
Best European Funk song : Moses Hightower: Stundum
Best Nu Jazz song : Iman Houssein: Slow Things Down 
Best Hip Hop break Inkswel: Say Good Bye feat Phat Kat ( Kid Sublime Remix ) 
Best Nu Funk song : Ian Isiah: NUTS
Best Hip Hop song : Common: What Do You Say ( feat PJ) 
Best NU Afro-Beats : Omah Lay: Lo Lo
Best French song :DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson : Caipirinha
Best North african reissue : Ahmed Ben Ali:Subhana
Best Afro Beat reissue : K.Frimpong backed by Vis-A-Vis: Aboagyewaa
Best Latin reissue : Alfredo Linares: Yo Traigo Boogaloo
Best Brazil reissue : Serginho Meriti : Neguinho Poeta
Best Afro Soul reissue :  Ze Manel : S Cujo
Best Afro Disco track : Teaspoon Ndelu : Sputla
Best Funk reissue Mister : I want to thank You
Best Boogie reissue : Network & Co : Spirit Of the Boogie
Best Club edit : Blow Your Whistle 
Best West indies song : David Walters : Mama 
Best Afro House song : Fanck Biyong : Trouble 
Best House beats : Nebraska : Y Miss Me Baby (Giovanni Damico remix  
Best Funky Electro Song :  Darius & Wayne Snow : Equilibrium 
Best beatmaker : Kaelin Ellis : Home
Best Gospel song : Gabriels : Love & Hate in a different time 
Best Kaytranada of the year ! Kaytranada : Love Is Stronger Than Pride   
Best Abstract song : Rejoicer : Song Of the Spirit Flight 
Best Live band : Khruangbin : Summer Madness
Best Jazz band : Phi-Psonics : Mama

BEST OF 2020 HOT CASA RADIO SHOW

Afrolicious Bio -

Afrolicious, the live/electronic collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area started out not as a band but as a club night at the famed Elbo Room in The Mission District in 2007.  The format of Afrolicious party was very open and included the DJs spinning the latest soulful dance music including Afro-House, broken beat, modern funk and disco alongside classics and re-edits and remixes of their favorite Afrobeat, Salsa, and Brazilian funk alongside live percussionists and guest MCs and musicians. Eventually morphing into a live band led by the production and arrangement skills of Pleasuremaker, many dancers, DJs and producers began to take notice of their unique sound.  

Since the release of their first two EPs which were produced by Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation, the reputation of the band and founding DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz have grown and they have performed everywhere from Red Rocks, Burning Man, Cielo and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. "We never planned on becoming a live band, but like everything else about Afrolicious it happened organically," says Oz. "When we started the party, it was truly what we thought the Mission was about. It wasn't exclusive and it wasn't exclusionary, it was open to everyone. The youngest person in our collective is the rising soul singer Ziek McCarter who started with us at 19. Our oldest member is Baba Duru, who moved to SF in 1970 and toured with Stevie Wonder. Our vocalist is from Trinidad and our drummer is from Brazil. We all congregated in SF over our love of the universal groove. There are rhythms that connect all dance music from the beginning of time to the present day and we believed we could transmit them."  

In 2013 they released their debut full-length album, California Dreaming on their own label, Afrolicious Music. IN 2014 they assembled some of the finest DJs and producers from around the world to remix their debut album. California Dreaming Remixed features remixes from Jamaican dub legend Scientist, Rob Garza from Thievery Corporation, Peruvian electronic live hybrid Novalima, Brazilian nu-disco producer Trotter, Australia’s Omegaman, Miami’s Stereo 77 and the Bay Area’s DJ Smash, J Boogie, Izzy Wise and Antonio Guedes.



  Afrolicious is also loosely affiliated with a worldwide group of DJs, producers, bands, and labels who produce contemporary soulful dance music inspired by sounds of the African diaspora, including Antibalas, Chico Mann, Nickodemus, DJ Smash, Wonderwheel Recordings, Subsuelo, and Cumba Mela. 



Amazing Live band, sound system, weekly party, vibration!
For 8 years Afrolicious brought out an amazing crowd every week to an experience many compare to church in the sense of a weekly gathering for spiritual purposes.
Afrolicious continues to inspire and push the boundaries of music productions, events, and community. They are set to release a number of new releases in 2015. There are finished projects ready to be released and brand new songs being  added to the fold regularly. Stay tuned for new originals, remixes, and mixtapes. Plus some amazing collaborations in the works





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