@sleepingnacho - Déjenme Gozar (feat. Lola Bhajan) (@a_cigarra Remix) (taken from 'La Identidad Es Una Trampa Remixes', out on the 4th of June via @fertildiscos)

In 2020 Argentinian artist San Ignacio released his second full-length album called 'La Identidad es una Trampa' which explored the connections between South American rhythms and captivating electronic textures. Now those last year's tracks come back redefined by some of the finest producers from all over Latin America - including Ecuador's Quixosis and Joaquín Cornejo, Costa Rica's Nillo, Peru's Tribilin Sound and more. Among them is Brazilian Cigarra who skilfully reworked 'Déjenme Gozar', a song that is an interpretation of traditional Argentinian chant and features a wonderful voice of Lola Bhajan.

[PREMIERE] San Ignacio - Déjenme Gozar (feat. Lola Bhajan) (Cigarra Remix) (Fértil Discos)

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Atropolis taps Nickodemus and Daniel Haaksman for two remixes of his 2018 track, "Gaita NYC," from the "Jump" EP.

Atropolis - Nostalgia on the N Train (Daniel Haaksman Remix)

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Ops is an actor, visual artist, DJ and music producer. He is part of Criolina crew, that since 2005 produce, research and promote culture in Brazil's capital. O Norte do Sul EP is his first solo release.

With his ears opened to the new sounds from the north of the south hemisphere, the EP brings the groove from the brazilian north and northeast and presents a sound that refers to the early history of electronic music, the soundtrack of the first video games and sci-fi movies.

Both the instrumental music from the north and northeast of Brazil and the first experiments with synthesizers, feature loops of melodic patterns. In lambada, guitarrada and baião, who leads the arrangement are the riffs of rabecas, sanfonas, pífanos, guitars and brass. Role that in the electronic music is played by the arpeggios. Aware of this, Ops transported Brazilian themes to the dancefloor universe, in a eletro-tropical atmosphere.

In addition to Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, You can notice the influence of African music, especially from Angola -like Zouk and Kizomba - which he acquired during the time he lived in Lisbon, where he produced O Norte do Sul EP.

With the label Frente Bolivarista, known for promoting the new Latin American music, the EP also features remixes of  he producers Señor Chancho, Tropikal Ravers and El Búho.

Producer - Ops (Criolina) 
Master (originals) - Tryambaka 
Master (remixes) - Daniel Lucas 
Executive Producers - Criolina & Batedeira Cultural 
Label - Frente Bolivarista 

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Ops -  Balançando (Señor Chancho Remix)

07- Kikiriki - Dj Incidental - Remix - LDB

For Quilombo do Futuro Remixed, Maga Bo called upon the talents of a select team of top notch producers haling from several different continents.  The original tracks united the organic subtleties of the Afro-Brazilian rhythms coco, maculelê, samba, jongo and capoeira with the punchy, powerful, electronic based sounds of dub, raga, hip hop and dubstep.  Batucada and bass, mids, treble.  TUDO.  The remixes take the tracks even further….

Frikstailers deliver a monster digital cumbia remix.  Uproot Andy comes with a crunk, bullerengue samba reggae.  Subatomic Sound System brings a hypnotic dub rework.  Stereotyp's remix is a spooky, frantic burst of barefoot energy.  El Remolon takes baile funk into trance cumbia dub territory.  Sabo brings a sunny, uplifting vibe for the dance floor.  Dr. Das injects noise and grit with a deep, deep bassline.  Process Rebel treats coco to warm distortion and spacious reverb.  Dub Gabriel offsets hard, one-drop dub and samba with political commentary on immigration.  Digitaldubs drops a raw, dirty bass and rapid-fire funk programming.  DJ Dolores' new project Stank, comes with a frantic, dubbed out samba reggae.  Poirier goes deep on his tranced out jongo rework.  Batida connects the dots between samba and kuduro with vocals straight from Angolan MC Sacerdote.  Leo Justi adds a hard electro-funk edge.  Copia Doble Systema vs. Dixon transform ragga cumbia into hypnotic electronic tumbao.  Buguinha drops a pair of smoky live dub mixes while Chancha Via Circuito offers a smooth trip hop take on coco.

A quilombo was an autonomous, fugitive settlement founded by ex-slaves and others in colonial brazil.  The Quilombo do Futuro is more than a possible physical space.  It is a potential world-wide agglomeration of cultural resistance.  After centuries of wealth generated by an economy built on slavery (and the subsequent post-abolition adaptations), the Quilombo do Futuro is a break from this legacy.  Fortified by an international community based on plurality, inclusive democracy and direct communication, cultural resistance is paramount in creating a sustainable, healthy existence in the face of world-wide corporate domination.  

Born in the United States and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1999, Maga Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, BaianaSystem as well as releasing critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo.  His music and remixes have been released on Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others.  Among his many international tours, he has performed at the Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Club Transmediale and Mundial.  

06 É da Nossa Cor feat. Mestre Camaleão (Sabo Remix)

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While the internet’s universality means once-inaccessible traditional and indigenous styles of music across the planet can be appropriated, sampled, and commodified with ease; it also means they can be integrated and celebrated, reflecting humanity’s idiosyncrasies as well as our shared communality. Montoya, recently signed to ZZK Records, personifies the very best of this musical globalism.

Montoya, who grew up in Colombia and now resides in Italy, entered music as a classically trained violinist. He’s keen to stress his gratitude for this adolescent education, not only in how it exposed whole new worlds of music, but permitted him travel places and sample different cultures from a young age, including playing at such renowned orchestra theaters as Gran Teatro de La Habana in Cuba and the Musikverein in Vienna. This classical upbringing naturally informed his inclusive, and methodically exacting, attitude to songwriting and production.

The pan-international musicality of his Montoya project is rooted in the musical diaspora of his native Colombia. This diaspora is vast; indigenous folk music hailing from Amazonian and Andean tribes; the cosmopolitan synthesis of modern reggaeton and traditional salsa taking place in Bogota and Medellin, and the Afro-Caribbean stylings of Cumbia and Champeta. Fusing the multi-layered precision of his classical education, his innate curiosity for Latin and “world” music, and affection for melodic electronica; his discography is at once ambitious and comfortingly familiar, as desirous of a catchy harmony as conceptual melding of Latin folk and modern electronics.

So far, under the moniker Montoya, he’s produced the stirring 2015 album Iwa and 2016 Ep Lux, where you can detect him refining his cooking skills of the indigenous and the electronic. He’s also remixed the gifted Ecuadorian Nicola Cruz’s pleasantly plodding “Cumbia del Olvido”, adding another layer of melody with a soothing string arrangement. Moreover he’s played Sonar Bogota and Musicbox Lisbon, and various European venues, but his latest album Otun looks set to both break him properly on the continent, and produce his best work so far; a fiery and flavourful gourmet dish, with British expat producer Richard Blair providing refinement as a proverbial sous chef.

On Otun, the breadth of Montoya’s influences and tastes is at its most striking; the dulcet techno hum of “La Pastora” is perforated by sprightly flutes and percussion, while lead single “Solo Quiero” deploys a languid reggaeton pattern beneath Bogota rising star Pedrina’s distorted, wilting croon anticipating a euphoric synthesiser-lead climax. The title track, featuring a sultry guest vocal from Nidia Gongora, is a fierce and vigorous club anthem, amplified by hissing synth pads and sordid breakbeats. Even a more straightforwardly techno track like “Tatacoa” is stylized with intoxicating Indian vocal samples, and more traditional folk selections like “Orun” still use an inobtrusive bassline drone. Montoya’s palette is simultaneously expansive and curious, yet coherent, with a steadily melodic electronic through-line running through Otun’s duration.

Montoya absolutely sustains ZZK’s pedigree of platforming the most exciting and inventive electronic artists from Latin America, joining the storied legacy already built by the likes of Nicola Cruz, Chancha Via Circuito, and King Coya. Whether it’s through the intricate patterns of his synthesisers or the analogue beauty of his violin, what unifies his instrumentation is the candid expression of Montoya’s experiences, ideas and dreams: “I want to feed me of all these emotions, composing and putting into music all that I’ve lived.”

Otun

Montoya - Hey Avi!!

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Ghetto Kumbé: welcome to the ritual of drums.

Raised on Colombia’s Caribbean coast and united by its capital, Bogota, Ghetto Kumbé combines the rich musical heritage of their home, to invoke the spirit of digital rumba in audiences all over the world. The secret behind their irresistible electronic ritual lies in their powerful percussion base; Caribbean house beats and traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms inherited from West Africa. The album’s co-producer, The Busy Twist, adds all the legacy of UK’s Bass scene to the Afro-futuristic sounds of the 3 Colombians.

Inspired by the different revolutionary movements emerging all over the world, Ghetto Kumbé will release their first full-length album in July 2020 on pioneering Latin American electronic label ZZK. Their self-titled debut is visceral, committed, and rebellious, denouncing through frantic rhythms the inequalities and abuses imposed by corrupt governments, while simultaneously enticing listeners to join in the fight. Dance mingles with awareness to create a global community, where family, friends, and strangers come together through our shared love of music and activate change amongst themselves.

Using musical motifs from Africa and Colombia’s Caribbean coast such as the gaita, call-and-response vocals, and an array of hand drums and rhythms, coupled with the elegant electronic production of Tech/House, Ghetto Kumbé creates an Afro-futurist soundscape with lyrics to motivate, elevate, and inspire.  Their first single to come out, ‘Vamo a Dale Duro’, is a fluorescent criticism of the unjust divide between the poor and the rich, the rising prominence of dirty politicians, and the ethics of the capitalist system while encouraging people to stand up and fight for a dignified existence. The album’s tone fluctuates fluidly between tracks that include ancestral chants, voices both deep and resounding, and anthems to uplift and inspire, as well as features by up-and-coming Réunion island artist Melanie and the Palenque-based folk/hip-hop band Kombilesa Mi.

In the Americas, Ghetto Kumbé has become one of the most important alternative groups to come out of Colombia. They’ve played Barranquilla’s world famous Carnival, Bogotá’s recent Boiler Room, and have even opened for Radiohead. The ancient yet modern sound of the three powerful musicians has made them a legitimate representative of the new Afro-House scene burgeoning all over the world.

Ghetto Kumbé

Ghetto Kumbé - Lengua Ri Suto (feat. Kombilesa Mi)

Ghetto Kumbé

Ghetto Kumbé - Djabe (feat. Melanie)

First remix revealed! 
From the No Más Velorio Remix" album by Colombian band Plu Con Pla. Puro Pacifico!
"Berejú" is remixed by Argentinian duo https://soundcloud.com/frikstailers.
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"Berejú" is a traditional dance from the Pacific coast of Colombia.
"Cununos" & "Bombos" are the percussions driving the song here.
"Marimba" is the main instrument playing the repetitive melody.

No Más Velorio Remixes

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[PREMIERE] Plu Con Pla - Berejú (Frikstailers Remix)

Atropolis represents a sonic city of transcultural boom. A native of New York, his blood blends the village heat of Cyprus, the lore of Northern Europe, and the mysticism of the Maori. Stirring with a degree in composition, Atropolis mixes trained expression in classical piano and jazz guitar in a pot of ethnomusicology. His alchemical fusion transcends over dance floors, grounding ears in the rhythms of their global body. 

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