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Analog Africa No.15 – ANGOLA SOUNDTRACK 2
*Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978*
Catalogue No. AACD 075 (1xCD)/AALP 075 (2xLP)
CD with 44-Page Booklet / LP with 16-Page LP Size Booklet

In 2010, against all odds, Angola Soundtrack Vol.1 was awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize in the category "Black music". This victory was all the sweeter for its triumph over the predicted winner, Aloe Blacc´s multi platinium record, "Good Things".

Many were surprised that the award was handed to a compilation that covered obscure music, but it didn’t surprise the team behind Analog Africa who believed such award should have come much earlier.

Since discovering the music of Angola 15 years ago, styles such Kazucuta, Rebita and Semba have become an addiction for Samy Ben Redjeb, the compiler, who proclaimed a serious warning in the first edition liner notes:

"Listening to these tracks may cause addiction and provoke heavy rotation!"

The unique blend of incomparable musicianship, passionate delivery and regional rhythms that make these tracks so combustible are no accident.  An exceptional set of circumstances existed in the history of Angola before Independence that created the giant leap in the style and standard of bands and recordings of the time.

When Portuguese repressive measures prevented the small Turmas, street musician groups, from being able to perform in Carnaval celebrations in 1961, a Portuguese civil servant, entrepreneur and Angolan music fan named Luis Montês was already in a position to capitalise on Luanda’s need for a live music scene. His self-designed “Kutonocas”, Sunday afternoon live music festivals, delighted a Luandan population hungry for a communication between the city and musseques (townships). It also forced groups to adapt to a different style of playing that would accommodate large stages and broader audiences. They equipped themselves with electric guitars, and fed on the musical influences from Cape Verde, Congo and the Dominican Republic, while staying patriotically true to their own musical legacy and unique rhythms. 

The intimacy of those participating in this musical revolution meant they playfully and professionally wanted to trump each other’s style; communication between the groups was frequent as everyone studied each other’s records and concerts and players were under a lot of pressure to outdo each other due to the limited recording and performing opportunities.  Development of skill and ingenuity was a must, as well as addressing the highly politicised climate.  The optimism of Independence can be heard in these recordings; a common goal between the audience and musicians.

Upon reading the characteristically generous liner notes of this new Analog Africa release, you will be given more hints of the crucial melting pot that allowed this short period to have such an outstanding productivity.  Featuring 44 pages acquired in coordination with the National Library of Luanda and the art magazine “Note E Dia”, Analog Africa head honcho Samy Ben Redjeb has managed to collect newspaper clips, extremely rare pictures of the bands on stage and printed interviews from the 70s.

The stunning pages of passionate photography and artistic design also include interviews with many of the original artists and their families, biographies of the three labels that made it all possible, and of Luis Montês, who was the pulse of the live music scene in Luanda.

This compilation represents the best of the short lived recording industry in Angola, a brief moment of history between 1969 and 1978, when three recording companies produced approximately 800 limited records, mostly singles. They are rare jewels, each song with a significant story and feel behind it. You will hear exciting music blazed with the anticipation of emancipation, tracks fuelled with a sense of unity, community, importance and immediacy.

This addictive, outlawed music from Angola shakes and grooves with the smoothness of staccato machine gun fire.  Do yourself a favor and submerge yourself into some of the most the addictive music created by mankind!


Senhor Doutor - Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo

7" available now from www.sofrito.co.uk

Originally from the island of Boa Vista, Abel Lima was part of a large wave of Cape Verdean migration to Europe in the late 60s – fleeing the political turmoil that accompanied the end of Portuguese colonial rule. Settling in Paris, he recorded several albums with ‘Les Sofas’ a multinational group featuring musicians from France, Senegal, Cameroon, Angola and Guadeloupe.

Arranged by Camerounian star Eko Roosevelt Louis, Corre Riba Corre Baxo (what goes up must come down) is taken from the 1977 album ‘Cantam nos Bida‘ and combines a rock-solid bassline with a hypnotic guitar riff.

Nos Maos – arranged by Guadeloupean pianist Roland Louis – has more of a Caribbean feel, bringing elements of Cadence in to the mix. The politically-charged lyrics – half in French and half in Portuguese – deal with European complicity in economic and social problems in the developing world

Combining the Morna and Coladera styles of Cape Verde with Jazz, Cadence, disco and West African styles, Abel Lima’s output reflected the rich mixture of musical styles and cultures that was (and still is) present in Paris. Both tracks are dancefloor classics.


Sofrito Island Series // Abel Lima e les Sofas 7" // Cape Verde

02 - Nairobi Matata Jazz - Mapenzi Hayana Daktari (Frankie Francis Edit)

As the warmth of spring nudges winter in it's side, in turn the heat is rising from the Quantic studio, Sound Workshop. The new song 'Curuba' has us hanging up our snow shoes and folding umbrellas for a return to swampy dance nights in empty swimming pools with luminescent cocktails. Pulsing arpeggios weave with sultry drifting banjos, the crimson horizon is just in the distance; and even knowing our winter may return, this is a welcome tropical intermission.

Tropical Elevation Tour Dates (Live):

March 03, 2016	Atlanta, GA	          Aisle 5
March 04, 2016	Knoxville TN	          The International
March 05, 2016	Asheville, NC	          New Mountain
March 06, 2016	Washington DC	  Tropicalia
March 09, 2016	Boston, MA	          Mid East Upstairs
March 10, 2016	Philadelphia, PA	  The Ardmore Music Hall
March 11, 2016	Brooklyn, NY  	  The Hall at MP
March 12, 2016	Montreal, Canada	  Theatre Fairmont
March 13, 2016	Toronto, Canada	  Adelaide Hall
March 16, 2016	Grand Rapids, MI	  The Pyramid Scheme
March 17, 2016	Detroit, MI	          The Loving Touch
March 19, 2016	Chicago, IL	          Chop Shop 1st Ward
March 20, 2016	Minneapolis, MN	  Cedar Cultural Center
March 29, 2016	Phoenix, AZ	          The Rhythm Room
March 30, 2016	San Diego, CA	  Music Box
March 31, 2016	Los Angeles, CA	  El Rey Theatre
April 01, 2016	        Santa Barbara, CA	  Velvet Jones
April 02, 2016	San Francisco, CA	  Mezzanine
April 03, 2016	Berkeley, CA	          Freight & Salvage
April 07, 2016	Portland, OR	          Star Theater
April 08, 2016	Seattle, WA	          Nectar Lounge
April 09, 2016	Vancouver, Canada        Imperial
April 10, 2016	        Banff, Canada	 The Banff Center
May 10, 2016	        Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bird
May 11, 2016	        Amsterdam, Netherlands	North Sea Jazz Club
May 12, 2016	        Ghent, Belgium	                Dok
May 13, 2016	        Berlin, Germany 	                Gretchen
May 14, 2016	        Paris, France             	        La Bellevilleoise
May 15, 2016	        Camber Sands, UK      The Funk & Soul Weekender 
May 17, 2016	        Cardiff, UK	                        Ifor Bach
May 18, 2016	        Liverpool, UK	                        Constellations
May 19, 2016	        London, UK	                        Village Underground
May 20, 2016	        Manchester, UK	                Band on the Wall
May 21, 2016	        Dublin, IRL	                        Sugar Club


Curuba

Sierra Leone's Kondi Band gets the remix treatment from @banana-hill resident Cervo. 

Read more & download free: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/07/26/kondi-band-cervo/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/kondi-band-cervo

Free Download

Kondi Band - Yeanoh (Powe'hande Binga'dbe) (Cervo Edit) (STW Premiere)

Afrobuddha Meets Kakatsitsi Drummers - Obame  Dub Mix

12" Vinyl (4 tracks) released 16 March 2018.

Soundway Records presents the debut EP from The Mauskovic Dance Band – a heady, tropical blend of cumbia, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and space disco, culminating in a vibrant hypnotic groove destined for bustling dancefloors.

With each band member of varying heritage, the group draws inspiration from diverse genres: primarily Afro-Colombian styles such as champeta, palenque, cumbia and the picó soundsystem culture, as well as the Afro-Disco and No-Wave scenes in their current base of Amsterdam. The city’s hotbed of underground producers has also brought an electronic edge to the band, with vintage drum machines and synthesisers effortlessly melding with Afro-Latin rhythms and slick guitar riffs to create a contemporary sound rich with cultural influence.

Down In The Basement EP

The Mauskovic Dance Band - Down In the Basement

Buy & listen full compilation for 1€ : bit.ly/2DPbvnu

ATTENTION: Although we're giving away these edits for a modest contribution of 1€, we're currently dealing with copyright claims from another label. The release was temporarily taken down and will soon be back up on our bandcamp. Thanks for your patience.

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Since its inception in 2013, Mawimbi founders have been expanding their knowledge of lesser known and rather undiscovered musical territories thanks to chance encounters with likeminded DJs/producers, who were kind enough to put them onto a good amount of under-the-radar tropical gems.

Launched in 2017 and named after Mawimbi's bi-monthly radio show on Rinse France, the "Radio Mawimbi" compilation series is dedicated to unearthing vintage tropical gems in the form of free download edits and remixes by some of the most seasoned diggers and promising rookies of the tropical-enthusiast community!

From deep, drum-heavy workouts to essential Guinea Bissau melancholy, through remixed Beninese afrofunk and vintage South African kwaito, this second installment features the editing and remixing works of Yeahman (Frente Bolivarista), LSD (Love Saves The Day), Déni Shain (ATANGANA Records), Umoja, Mawimbi, ATW (Around The World), Calisto, Turbo Boom-Boom (TBB) and Midnight Ravers.

Compiled by Mawimbi, 2017-2018
Artwork by Vianney Postic / Bertrand Cerruti
Mastered by Jammin Masters in Berlin

Antonio Dos Santos - Djal Bai Si Camin (Deni-Shain Remix) Radio Mawimbi • Volume 2

Sirhan - Le Flute [Bonfido Disques]

A simple slice of bumping Cadence Disco sounds for a happy dancefloor - a hit at recent Sofrito sessions...

Fanatik - Sofrito Cadence Disco Edit

HQ download

Timo Lassy - African Rumble (Umoja Re-Edit)

*Analog Africa - The Future Of Music Happened Decades Ago*

Senhor Doutor - Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo

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