www.dotair.org Hailu performs this Saturday, 8/20 at DOT AIR Experimental Festival in Rhode Island!

Ecoutes au vert bourgeonne! 3 soirées-événements avec 4 concerts de formidables groupes de musiques d'Afrique de l’ouest et de l’est + autant de djs pour danser à Genève autour de la Pentecôte. 

Mdou Moctar​ (Sahel Sounds - Niger), Nahawa Doumbia (Awesome Tapes From Africa - Mali), Hailu Mergia (ATFA - Ethiopie), Les Pythons de la Fournaise (La Réunion), Jean Toussaint (Les Diplomates), DJ Laxxiste A (Oram Modular), Raphaël Anker & Julien Israelian (Imperial Tiger Orchestra), Cobeia. 

Festival Event: www.facebook.com/events/223910988106921

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FULL PROGRAM AND EVENTS LINKS:

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JEUDI 1er JUIN / La Gravière - Officiel / Concert 21:30 + Party

Mdou Moctar (Sahel Sounds - Niger) - Rock/blues touareg / Live !

Les Pythons de la Fournaise (Folk Welt/Catapulte - F/La Réunion) 
Séga (musique de la Réunion) / 2nd Live dansant !

Cobeia (écoutes au vert - Ge) - Afro, funk, jazz… / DJ 

www.facebook.com/events/788437027985639
DIMANCHE 4 JUIN / La Gravière - Officiel / Concert 21:30 + Party

Nahawa Doumbia (Awesome Tapes From Africa - Mali) 
Musique du Wassoulou / Live !

Jean Toussaint (Les Diplomates - Ge) - Musiques afro, tropicales… / DJ 

DJ Laxxiste A. (Handle w Care/ORAM MODULAR - Ge) House/Techno / DJ 

www.facebook.com/events/450192138664123
LUNDI 5 jUIN / La Cave 12 / Concert 21:30 + Party

Hailu Mergia (Awesome Tapes From Africa - Ethiopie/US) 
Ethio-jazz, funk / live!

Raphaël Anker (Imperial Tiger Orchestra / Lalibela Express - Ge) 
Musiques africaines… / DJ 

Julien Israelian (Imperial Tiger Orchestra – Ge) Exotica, twist… DJ 

INFOS PRATIQUES

La Gravière - 11 chemin de la Gravière – Genève / www.lagraviere.net

Cave12 - Rue de la Prairie 4 – Genève / www.cave12.org 

Le Festival Bourgeons a été réalisé sans l'aide de subventions

EAV Bourgeons Festival June 2017

from the album "Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument" (ATFA006), out now.
LP/CD/Tape: bit.ly/11HYiSv
MP3: bit.ly/H2pffa
HAILU MERGIA w/ Tony Buck & Mike Majkowski
EUROPE DATES!

03.06. DE Berlin Urban Spree
05.06. PL Warsaw Pardon, To Tu
06.06. UK London Café OTO
07.06. FR Paris Villette Sonique

Hailu Mergia — Ambasel

"Tche Belew" out now!
Boomkat: http://bit.ly/1u1OrFE
Rush Hour: http://bit.ly/1qYPxC5
Picadilly: http://bit.ly/1s4WPI8
Juno: http://bit.ly/Xc2RrZ

EUROPE TOUR DATES
08.05. DE Berlin XJAZZ Festival
25.05. NL Nijmegen Musicmeeting
26.05. NL Rotterdam Pantropical @ Worm
27.05. NL Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
28.05. FR Paris Instants Chavires
29.05. CH Düdingen Bad Bonn Kilbi
30.05. AT Wels Alter Schlachthof
01.06. CZ Praha Jazzdock
03.06. CH Luzern Südpol
05.06. HR Šibenik Deboto
06.06. UK London Field Day

 Sofia Jernberg & Hailu Mergia (Awesome Tapes From Africa, Oslo / Washington)
https://sofiajernbergsingercomposer.bandpage.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HailuMergiaOfficial

14.05. DE Eberswalde Jazz in E.
15.05. SE Stockholm Rönnels Antikvariat
16.05. SE Uddevalla Bohusläns Museum (afternoon show) Kontoret (evening show)

The acclaimed and highly sought-after LP by Hailu Mergia and
the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals released in
1977, is perhaps the most seminal recording released in the
aftermath of the 1974 revolution. The story of the Walias band is
a critical chapter in Ethiopian popular music, taking place during
a period of music industry flux and political complexity in the
country. 
Hailu Mergia, a keyboardist and arranger diligently working the
nightclub scene in Addis Ababa, formed the Walias in the early
1970’s with a core group of musicians assembled from prior
working bands. They played Mergia’s funk- and soul-informed
tunes, while cutting 45rpm singles with various vocalists.
While the Walias performed at top hotels and played the
presidential palace twice, their relationship with the Derg regime
was complex, evidenced by the removal of one song from the
record by government censors.
Decades later, Hailu Mergia was surprised to see the album
fetching more than $4,000 at online auctions (it helped that the
most popular of all Ethiopian tunes “Musicawi Silt” appeared on
the record). Now everyone has the chance to listen again—or
for the first time—to this timeless pillar of Ethiopian popular
music.

Pre-order

Hailu Mergia and the Walias — Eti Gual Blenai

We know next to nothing about this band, other than they're from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. You might even have guessed that from the distorted thumb pianos which are highly redolent of Kinshasa's most famous recent export, Konono No.1 - but Mbongwana Star (Mbongwana means "change", apparently) are a very different proposition. There's some very strange dubwise production, courtesy of Parisian and sometime Tony Allen collaborator Doctor L, some eerie postpunk-sounding guitar work, and an altogether unique vibe. They're coming to Europe in April and May and there'll be an album on World Circuit around then too. We will be paying close attention.

Mbongwana Star "Malukayi" - Boiler Room Debuts

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No Copyright Infringement Intended
Respect The Music By Purchasing Your Own

Nahawa Doumbia - Sogodounou

As sampled by Nas and Damian Marley on the new single ‘As We Enter’

Mulatu Astatke - Yegelle Tezeta

The Homeless Wanderer by Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou. From the album “Éthiopiques, Vol. 21: Piano Solo”, performed by the composer.



The Homeless Wanderer, by Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou (Ethiopia)

Keira will be available on Soundway Records Sept 2016. Pre-order here http://smarturl.it/SussoDirect

Susso - Ansumana

From his studio in central Bobo-Dioulasso, photographer Sory Sanlé documented a nation's transformation from colonial foothold to cosmopolitan oasis. Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta provides an intimate look into the landlocked nation's pop culture explosion of the 1970s. A melange of community elders and emboldened youth spill from the brightly lit confines of Sanlé's Volta Photo into the dimly lit nightclubs of Upper Volta's cultural capital. Accompanying this hardbound monograph are dozens of rare and evocative recordings spread over three discs by Bobo-Dioulasso's musical titans: Volta Jazz, Dafra Star, Echo Del Africa, and Les Imbattables Léopards. 

Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta

Volta Jazz - Wêrê Wêrê Magne

Get Warm ! @ Motel Campo (Geneva) sat 22 oct 2016 (00-5:30)
with Hugo Mendez (Sofrito Records), Orl (Muzzicaltrips), Jean Toussaint (Les Diplomates - Gravitation) & WTF (Bongo Joe)

Vinyls only, one take, enjoy !!!

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Get Warm Selecta !

Agrim Agadez - Musique Guitare de la Republique du Niger

Adounia Tiyoun

SLP!

Maloya ton tisane

Buy in all formats at the BCR Webstore:
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With the full length, Return To The 37th Chamber dropping April 14th, El Michels Affair releases another flawless two sider to hold us over.

Side A’s cover of Tearz is as much an homage to the Wendy Rene sample as it is to the Wu-Tang Clan track.

The song starts as a glazed over cover of "After Laughter" with Shannon Wise of The Shacks singing Wendy Rene's timeless mantra. Halfway through, the mood dramatically shifts and the drums and organ that drive the original RZA sample, take over. A dubbed out Lee Fields taps in like only he can, and the song spirals into outer space.

Side B finds EMA dipping into the deeper side of the Wu catalog with Raekwon’s Verbal Intercourse. Mixing the grimy, gritty production aesthetic of the original with elements of dubbed out reggae, El Michels Affair once again pushes the definition of a “cover” and truly makes it a tune of their own.


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El Michels Affair - Tearz feat Lee Fields & The Shacks(45 Mix)- BC008-45 - Side A

https://xoaxoa.bandcamp.com/album/way-west
https://fiveeasypieces.bandcamp.com/

XOA ‘Way West’ (FEP028)
Release Date: 14th June 2019
Label: Five Easy Pieces
Format: Vinyl // Digital

XOA, led by London based producer and musician Nick Tyson, is set to release debut album ‘Way West’ on 14th June via Five Easy Pieces.

XOA means to look outwards; to draw inspiration from many sources. ‘Way West’ is alive with this: steeped in the rich analogue sonics of the past, the warmth of machines and influence from the sounds of London’s fervent music scene. Featuring a blend of contemporary electronic production and live instrumentation, 70s Afrobeat inspired drums and cosmic melodies are thrust into the present day with strong cues from house and techno.

Three vocalists contribute across the album, with Tyson choosing to work with singers he has a personal admiration and friendship with. Hollie Cook, known to many for her ethereal pop tinged reggae, delivers a sumptuous contribution on ‘Heartland’, adding a beautiful emotional dimension to the horn led track. Lulu Jones’ vocals are treated more as a sample for the garage tinged ‘Call On Me’ and Ruby Wood, of Submotion Orchestra, has worked with Tyson over a number of projects and their shared love of 90s soul comes to the fore on the laid back grooves and sun kissed ‘Only One Thing’. 

“When collaborating, especially with vocalists on melodic and lyrical ideas, it’s important to have that personal connection and respect for each other’s craft. That’s why I never ask vocalists to prepare anything in advance for the tracks, I like to get in the room and just see what happens in the moment, to trust each other’s ideas, and for it to be a natural, organic and spontaneous process”.

Collaboration has always been at the heart of the project for Tyson. He plays the bulk of the instruments on the album but invites Marijus Aleksa on drums to provide live energy, extra synth work from Parisian Kenzo Zurzolo, and a notable Rhodes solo from Johnny Tomlinson (a member of Bonobo’s live band) on ‘Osu’.

After well received releases on Soundway Records, Cin Cin (with Wayward) and Banana Hill (with Contours); ‘Way West’ shows another step up for Tyson as a writer and producer. 

“It feels like this project is coming alive for me, the music I envisaged in my mind a few years ago is being realised, and I’m proud of how it sounds”.

‘Way West’ is set to be released on 14th June 2019 via London based label Five Easy Pieces (Mo Kolours, Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Natureboy Flako, Royalty, Call Super) on vinyl LP and digital formats.

Tracklist:
01. VS20
02. Heartland Feat. Hollie Cook
03. Way West
04. Damascene
05. Call On Me Feat. Lulu James
06. Les Musiciens
07. Only One Thing Feat. Ruby Wood
08. Osu
09. Dance Of The Mantas
10. Out + Out

XOA — Way West

Melbourne funk four-piece Karate Boogaloo cover a James Brown classic as part of their Christmas tribute to Soul Brother Number 1.

Part of our 2019 charity Advent Calendar in aid of War Child.

Download & Donate: http://bit.ly/Day7_Karate

All money raised through Bandcamp sales goes directly to War Child, so please give generously.

Download + Donate

Day 7: Karate Boogaloo - Doing It To Death

Greg Foat - Nikinakinu

Thailand means different things to different people. Beyond the beaches and tourist spots lies a world of music still waiting to be discovered. Be it spaced out jazz, raw funk or the meditative sounds of the North East, Soundway has dug deep into the country’s vinyl archives to present a broad range of vintage sounds that underlines Thailand’s status as one of South East Asia’s musical hot spots.

As Soundway’s entry point into the Asian music world, The Sound of Siam CD and double LP offers a unique vantage point to the most experimental period in Thai musical history. The 19 tracks reflect the outcome of a twentieth century journey from Thai classical to Luk Krung and Luk Thung – music that incorporated western influences such as jazz, surf guitar, ballroom and even Latin and African.

The music maps changing social demographics, the movement of people, culture and language from countryside to city and all during a period when the record labels were at their most experimental.

My favourite comp of the year, really well sequenced & very entertaining – thumbs up all round. Mr Scruff

This is funky garage rock topped with idiosyncratic Thai vocals. If you want to know what an oriental Stone Roses would sound like, check out The Petch Phin Thong Band. Uncut 4/5

A fascinating trip through an alternate musical universe of Bangkok funk, traditional sounds and even reggae lilting nodders. Clash Music

Possibly my favourite retro release of the year but I would expect no less from Soundway. Congratulations again, and again, and again…Mary-Anne Kennedy (World on 3)

The Petch Phin Thong Band – Soul Lam Plearn

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EAV supports talented artists of various genres: electronic, outernational, jazz-funk, African, cosmic, disco, Italo, wave, alt. rock, pop, folk, electro-acoustic, ambient, experimental...  

SHORTLIST OF ARTISTS PLAYING EAV:  

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