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Coming 28th July.. Automous Africa Vol III

Autonomous Africa Volume 3

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This is the third Autonomous Africa EP, the idea being that one EP is released each year and all proceeds are donated to a charity in Africa. Last year's second volume, along with a fundraising night in Glasgow and another in London raised several thousand pounds for the Mtandika Mission in Tanzania (more info on that below). Midland grew up in Tanzania and his parents run the aforementioned charity so it feels fitting that AA continues to raise funds for that. Midland has once again contributed a stellar track as has AA stalwart Auntie Flo (who has now contributed to all three releases). This year they are joined by Glasgow funksters General Ludd and then Twitch rounds off the EP. All being well, this year will also see an AA compilation album of music from Africa.

EP tracks are

A1) Midland - Safi
A2) General Ludd - Burning Mack

AA1) Auntie Flo featuring Anbuley - Daabi
AA2) JD Twitch - Maya

All tracks mastered by Matt Colton.

Distribution by Above Board. Released 28th July 2014 on 12". Digital will follow.

A big, warm thank you to I AM in Glasgow and Trouble Vision in London for putting on AA fundraising nights and for their immense generosity. 
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Why Autonomous Africa?

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Many of the problems Africa faces are a result of outside interference by other countries, and as the 21st century progresses we will see the continued pillage of African resources to feed the global capitalist machine on an unprecedented scale. Corrupt and greedy regimes gladly sell their land and mineral wealth to finance their own extravagant lifestyles while the vast majority of ordinary people see little or no improvement in their own lives. An autonomous Africa run by the people for the people, where African land is predominantly used to feed African people and Africa's vast wealth of resources is used to benefit the people of Africa seems the only logical way forward. Autonomous Africa's goal is to highlight this message and here presents to you 4 tracks of African inspired grooves.

We fully realise a small run, independently released 12" is going to make very little difference to the world, but doing something has to be better than doing nothing. The idea of an autonomous Africa may be naive and unrealistic, but at some point the world we live in will have to change or future generations are going to be left with very little as we consume way more than our fair share. We have collectively buried our heads in the sand thinking we are powerless to engender change. Individually we have little power but collectively, the power is ours.

JD Twitch, June 2013.

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About The Mtandika Mission
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Mtandika is a large village in the dry Ruaha river valley, 400km west of Dar es Salaam. It is a very poor village.

One of the prime movers in the village is Sister Barberina Mhagala. Since she retired from being Headmistress of the Primary School in 2005, Sister Barberina has been developing a Trade School at Mtandika to provide skills training for girls who are either orphans or have no fees for secondary education. She started by building a classroom and dormitory for the Trade School girls who were given sewing lessons and learning to make garments to sell.

Because many of the children do not have homes locally, accommodation is critical. So Sister then built extra accommodation blocks, not only for some of the girls attending the Trade School but also for some 80 girls attending the local Lukosi Secondary School where there was no accommodation.

The girls are taught to be as self sufficient as possible and as well and grow their own food and rear animals in the school grounds.

Water supply is critical, as water is not only required for every day purposes at the school but for irrigating the shambas [allotments]. Water is currently pumped from the nearby perennial Lukosi river some 500 metres away using a petrol pump. Investigations into a cheaper alternative are being investigated.

Education is essential if Tanzania is to fully develop its full potential and anything is possible given the opportunity. As well as supporting Sister Barberina in her capital expenditure, some 10 of the children at the Trade School and 30 at local Secondary Schools who cannot afford the fees are sponsored by funds raised by the charity.

More information - www.actioninafrica.org/about-mtandika.php

Daabi (feat Anbuley)

Esa and I (along with Shingai Shoniwa) arrived in Cuba in Feb 2014 to perform live at the inaugural Havana World Music Festival. Partly inspired by Mala’s 2013 album ‘Mala in Cuba’, we managed to book a couple of days of studio time in Havana, hosted by the Laboratorio Nacional de Música Electroacústica.


On the Saturday evening, we were invited to perform at “Villalon” - a weekly free party open for all and regularly attracting crowds of 2000+. A big soundsystem is erected in a public square and the local house DJs play music for 4 hours or so every week. We would be the 2nd non-Cuban act  (after Mala) to perform and, as we were due to play live as well as DJ, were required to be interviewed in order to ensure we would be the right fit for the party. 

Having past this ‘test’, word spread by text message that we were playing so we turned up to find well over 4000 people had turned up, a lot of them wearing British flags in support (a sight we’d never seen before!). The gig went well and over the course of the day and night, we met a whole host of local musicians who we invited to the studio later the week. 

We didn’t know who we would see at the studio but were pleasantly surprised that a handful of the musicians we’d met had made it – amazing talent on trumpet, vocals, percussion and keys. In the evening after the first days session, I chopped up some of the percussion and trumpets we’d recorded and made a simple loop. When we returned the next day, I gave the loop to Eric Alejandro and asked him to come up with a vocal for it. 

We’d agreed to appear on Cuban Music Television later that afternoon so were limited with time. With only ten minutes to go of the final session, Eric said he’d come up with the lyrics for the loop. So we set up some mics and played the loop for six minutes. He recorded the vocal in one take and absolutely smashed it. We managed to beg for another ten minutes of studio time so we could record a second take and ended up being able to add trumpets too. The track became ‘Die Bailando’, a 12 minute Rhumba-jam. 

Many thanks to everyone at the Institute, to the British Council, British Embassy and to the musicians who performed on the release. In particular, Julian, Rhys, Will @ Lake of Stars Festival, Hugo, Usmani @ Casa Vitrales, Erlend and everyone at HWM, Teresa, Shingai, Eric, Yissy, Jorge, Julio and everyone at the LNME.

Brian d’Souza / Auntie Flo Dec 2014. 
www.highlifeworldseries.tumblr.com

The Highlife World Series is a collaborative series of releases by UK-based Brian d’Souza aka Auntie Flo and Esa Williams. The first three parts are to be released in quick succession in early 2015, beginning with Cuba, followed by Kenya and finishing with Uganda. Each release features original songs produced in collaboration with local musicians. All proceeds from each release will be sent back to the respective countries in order to fund further musical production costs in years to come. We will also be seeking various ways to distribute the music in each country so the music is freely available for the musicians to use at home.


Auntie Flo - Die Bailando (feat Eric Alejandro)

ICONS mix for BBC 6 Music

1. NUFrequency - Fallen Hero (feat. Ben Onono) (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
2. Los Ninõs - Star Odyssey
3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper 12'' Mix)
4. Auntie Flo - Ceibo
5. Auntie Flo - Aker The Lion God (Club Mix)
6. Karizma - ! Keep !t Mov!n
7. Aili - Babychan (Paresse Remix)
8. Orion Agassi - Flow
9. Cowboy Rhythm Box - Rattle
10. Georgio Moroder - The Chase (Martin Brodin Mix)
11. MD Pallavi & Andi Otto - Clockshop (Auntie Flo Remix)

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Auntie Flo presents AMBIENt Flo
30/5/25 - bush of ghosts - 11-3am 

fOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, I’VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON’S CENTRE FOR PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH. I’VE CURATED MUSIC FOR 2 TRIALS, HOPING TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT CONDITIONS SUCH AS CHRONIC PAIN AND GAMBLING ADDICTION. DURING THE TRIAL THEY ARE GIVEN AN ‘HEROIC’ DOSE OF SYNTHETIC PSILOCYBIN (AKA MAGIC MUSHROOMS), HEADPHONES AND A BLINDFOLD. THEY LISTEN TO THE MUSIC I SELECT FOR UP TO 8 HOURS WHILST TRANSITIONING THROUGH 6 PHASES OF PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE.

FOR MY SET AT WATCHING TREES YOU WILL HEAR SOME OF THE MUSIC I’VE SELECTED FOR THESE TRIALS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A FOUR HOUR JOURNEY, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FORGET ABOUT YOUR PHONE

Ambient Flo at Watching Trees 1hr

Paradise 23

Birds of Paradise

Anacyclosis

Cobra

Earth NRG

Mamluk

Mount Kōya

Ceibo

Remix business for Africaine 8-0-8 
out now on Golf Channel! 
Check out the amazing Basar album!

Africaine 808 - Tummy Tummy (Auntie Flo Remix)

Two remixes for Soul Clap Records. Yellow Vinyl

Buy: http://shop.crewlove.us/product/bosq-tumbala-remixes-12-soul-clap-records

Tumbala (Auntie Flo Dub)

Tumbala (Auntie Flo Remix)

Dj Friendly edit of William Onyeabor's Good Name by Auntie Flo. 

William Onyeabor - Good Name (Auntie Flo Edit)

A1) Come With Me (A JD Twitch mix)
A2)Beat The Drum (Auntie Flo mix)

AA1) Tsorna (Midland mix)
AA2) Tuteme Meets Tafi Atome at 58 ft Mococo (General Ludd mix)

Four remixes from the Youth Stand Up! album that was released on Autonomous Africa late in 2015. Youth Stand Up! is a collaborative recording project between Glasgow’s Green Door Studio, Lebeha Drumming Center in Hopkins, Belize, and the Tafi Cultural Institute based in Tafi Atome, Ghana.

All proceeds go to Tafi Cultural Institute, Tafi Atome, Ghana and Lebeha Drumming Center, Hopkins, Belize.

Released on four track 12" (and digital) July 14th. Distributed by Above Board.

The Green Door All Stars - Beat The Drum (Auntie Flo Remix)

Having been shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year award, we follow up 'Theory of Flo' with some stellar remixes from friends and associates..

Next up in the series, we've employed the services of  our Berlin buddies, Africaine 808 and a long time favourite producer of ours, Mark E; who have each delivered a blinder. Auntie Flo himself tops things off with a brand new version of the album opener primed for the dancefloor.

Released on vinyl courtesy of Highlife x Huntleys + Palmers in on October 28th.

Buy links:
Phonica ~ https://goo.gl/FZZVMG
Juno ~ https://goo.gl/rJLD7e

Digital 
Bandcamp ~ https://goo.gl/hhRnH7

Auntie Flo feat. Anbuley - Dance Ritual II (Africaine 808 Remix)[Radio Nova Premiere]

Having been shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year award, we follow up 'Theory of Flo' with some stellar remixes from friends and associates..

Next up in the series, we've employed the services of our Berlin buddies, Africaine 808 and a long time favourite producer of ours, Mark E; who have each delivered a blinder. Auntie Flo himself tops things off with a brand new version of the album opener primed for the dancefloor.

Released on vinyl courtesy of Highlife x Huntleys + Palmers in on October 28th.

Buy links:
Phonica ~ https://goo.gl/FZZVMG
Juno ~ https://goo.gl/rJLD7e

Digital 
Bandcamp ~ https://goo.gl/hhRnH7

Auntie Flo feat. Anbuley - Mandla In Space (Mark E Remix)

Waiting For A (Woman) ft Anbuley (Revenge Rework Dixon Beat Edit) SNIPPET

Released on 'Beating Heart - South Africa Vol. 2', a 4 track EP featuring Auntie Flo, Subjective (Goldie & JD), Card on Spokes and The Happy Show. Out on 30 June.

Following the debut Malawi album​ last year, this next series of Beating Heart releases focuses on the vibrant sounds of South Africa, sampling field recordings made by Hugh Tracey back in the 1950s, with kind permission from the International Library of African Music.

Further volumes featuring a whole host of talent will be released throughout the summer.

Profits from the series will be used to support:​ the Women's Legal Centre, a group of female lawyers striving for gender equality across South Africa, particularly for black women, whose work has had a huge impact on the country's laws, and continues to do so; and the Access Music Project in Grahamstown where students will be able to learn production skills through remixing field recordings from the ILAM ​archive, learning about their heritage in the process.

Beating Heart will be performing​ summer festival takeovers at Glastonbury, Womad, Port Eliot, Boomtown, Obonjan (Croatia) and Secret Garden Party, with events in Malawi, South Africa and Uganda planned for the autumn.

Thanks to previous​ support, the 'Beating Heart - Malawi' album ​(Rudimental, Kidnap Kid, Clap! Clap!, Luke Vibert, Afriquoi & more) ​h​as​ funded the setting up of a sustainable school feeding program in Lilongwe, now feeding 450 kids once a day.

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Somagwanza (on 'Beating Heart - South Africa Vol. 2')

Phonica ~ https://goo.gl/857ZVL
Juno ~ https://goo.gl/yGS7wT
Piccadilly ~ https://goo.gl/Y5hqki
Hardwax ~ https://goo.gl/4xx9Hc
Honest Jons ~ https://goo.gl/tiDBp3
Bleep ~ https://goo.gl/SfZs49
Sounds of the Universe ~ https://goo.gl/2qKNa4

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For Mihaly

Ahead of my gig at the Jazz Cafe, I thought i'd make Mother Theresa available as a free download until 25th August. Recorded in Havana, Cuba 2015 and released as part of the Highlife World Series pt 1  :)

"The highlight for us is Auntie Flo’s ‘Mother Theresa’, a lazy track with a free-flowing melody. Subdued compared to the others on the EP, the smoky jazz influence is unexpected, with a wandering trumpet introducing itself halfway through. As the track’s soft pads and percussive textures build, you’re caught up in the spiralling solo and the track’s brassy crescendo."
Stamp The Wax

Vocals – Eric Alejandro
Trumpet – Julio Rigal
Percussion – Yissy
Keys - Jorge Aragon Brito
Production and arrangements - Brian d'Souza/Auntie Flo

Mother Theresa

Absolutely buzzin' to announce I have a new album on the way with Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings.

This is the first single Cape Town Jam...

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Cape Town Jam

Hanggai - Flowers (Auntie Flo Edit)

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Ambient Flo mixtape, recorded 16/5/20 from my Soniferous Garden. 
Some words: https://medium.com/@brianopenear/ambient-flo-music-meditation-and-flow-4e6ab5ecd570

Ambient Flo 16/5/20

INTRODUCTION PHASE
Easing in, lots of acoustic instrumentation, settling, positive, warm sounds
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts
Siegfried Schwab - Wolkenflug
Alice Coltrane - Radhe - Shyam

RELAXATION PHASE
Going deeper into a meditative state, music is slower, less rhythm
Tim Hecker - That World
Kazuya Nagaya - Mother Wading Into Water
Miguel Noya - Aire
Unknown (Canyon Japan)
Miguel Noya - Contemplacion

TRANSITION PHASE
Rhythmical, uplifting, transcendental, transitioning between acoustic and electronic instrumentation
D'oa - Kalimba
Michel Banabila - Marillia 4
Unknown (Canyon Japan)
Petre Inspirescu - Miroslav 4
Steve Reich - Drumming

MEDITATION PHASE
Slow, deep, darker sounds, contemplation
MKWAJU Ensemble - Hot Air
Craig Leon - The Earliest Trace
Mac-Talla Nan Creag - Time's Healing

ALTERED STATE PHASE
Powerful, enveloping, all encompassing, uplifting, euphoria
Alessandro Cortini - Perdere
Boards Of Canada - Amon Bishop Roden
Art Of Noise - Moments In Love

RETURN PHASE
Drifting back to waking state, calm, contemplative
D.K. - Summoning The Spirits
Slow Riffs - Gong Bath

RELEASE PHASE
Back to normality, positive vibes only
Kokoroko - Abusey Junction

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