So happy to finally be able to share this track I have been playing in sets for many years. This is the first track from my next EP Cumbias Imaquinarias, coming out on May 21st via Earthly Measures.

I hope you enjoy! More details below and you can pre order the EP at: https://elbuho.bandcamp.com/album/cumbias-imaquinarias-ep :)

'Cumbias Imaquinarias' is an EP going full circle to one of El Buho’s earliest inspirations for making electronic music: digital Cumbia. It was a scene that exploded out of Buenos Aires around 2008 and went global. The scene got saturated and fell out of fashion but gave birth to artists like Chancha Via Circuito, Frikstailers, El Remolon and was a big inspiration for him as a young producer. For El Buho there was always something there: the entrancing magic of the cumbia rhythm reimagined for the electronic dancefloor. Cumbia is a music that is at once globally connected but also so diverse, evolving and growing into so many subshoots of this one simple rhythm. This EP presents three cumbias and one porro rhythm (a derivation of the cumbia rhythm from the Colombian caribbean which evolved into its own style).

La Cumbia del Cafe Martinez
La Cumbia del Cafe Martinez was made for my wife, who I met in Buenos Aires and got to know at a Cafe Martinez (the Argentine equivalent of Starbucks) on the corner of Saramiento and Uruguay.

Cumbias Imaquinarias

El Búho - La Cumbia Del Cafe Martinez

Өглөө жингээр униартаж л байдаг
Өдөр дундаа суунаглаж л байдаг
Үеийн үедээ өнөтэй тарган байдаг
Өргөн өндөр, хүдэр баяхан буурал Алтай хангай хоёр минь билээ
Арын өндөр Ховдын нуруу нь дүнхийж л байдаг
Рашаан булгийн ус нь булгилж л байдаг гэвэлээ
Ангир, галуу шувуу ганганаж л байдаг
Агь харгай мод нь дүнхийж л байдаг гэвэлээ
Арц л сайхан мод нь сагсайж л байдаг
Арвинаа уужимхан баяхан буурал Алтай хангай хоёр минь билээ

Шилээ цас нь хайлан
Шилгээтэл хайлан урсаж л байдаг
Шинэхэн хөхөл ногоо
Ширгээ даган ургаж л байдаг гэвэлээ
Шингэн дуутай хөхөө шувуу
Шилээ дамжин донгодож л байдаг
Үнэхээрийн сонин сайхан баяхан буурал Алтай хангай хоёр минь билээ

Суухай өндөр улаан уул нь дүнхийж л байдаг
Шоровгор улаан ямаа нь шилээ даган шөргөлдөж л явлаа гэвэлээ
Хадан өндөр дарзай нуруу нь дүнхийж л байдаг
Халиун харлаг тэх нь хадаар дамжин харгилдаж л байдаг гэвэлээ
Үнэхээр сонин сайхан баялаг буурал Алтай хангай хоёр минь билээ
Мөнх цасан эхтэй
Мөлгөр чулуун оргилтой
Өргөн түмэн өндөр, хүдэр баяхан Алтай нутаг минь гэв гэнээ хө

Эгшиглэн - Алтайн магтаал/ Egschiglen - Altain magtaal

A lively fiddle melody orchestrated by John Rea.

Welsh Trad Melody: Pibydd Coch for Fiddle

“Tenalach - The relationship with the land, the sky, the water and the deep connection that allows you to hear the earth sing and be one with nature” 

Following on from their many mutual remixes and first collaborative EP “Pleamar” (Wonderwheel Recordings 2020) Chancha Via Circuito y El Búho return with a new EP “Tenalach" which sees the duo enter new territories and soundscapes. This mysterious, atmospheric and melancholic EP is like the soundtrack to a videogame that takes place in a strange and wonderful parallel universe. Imagine Zelda set in the jungles and mountains of Latin America. 

Croaking frogs sit next to driving snares on the genre-defying Sapo Cururú, birds float above strobing synths on Oropéndola while Sumay’s epic synth lines melt into Chancha’s trademark percussions on Sumay. Opener El Samurai is perhaps the closest to the pair’s well-known folktronic sound, marrying cowbells with bowing violins and its animal-esque synth line. 

While the BPM may have risen, this is neither ‘downtempo’ nor ‘umtempo’ and an EP that cannot easily be pigeon-holed - it is fresh and original. It also reflects a darker side to the pair’s music, a sub-conscious reflection of a changing world, holding in each song a constant tension and the desire to escape to new realities where the connection between humans and nature is blurred and equal.

Credits:
Produced by Pedro Canale & Robin Perkins 
Matthew Mansfield, guitar on "Tails Ends" 
Mixing by Andrés Oddone 
Mastering by Sebastian Cordovés 
Artwork by microdosys (www.instagram.com/microdosys/)

Chancha Via Circuito & El Búho - El Samurai

With this new Botanas, Jiony begins a new stage of his musical career, presenting the alias Brandom Salazar to give life to ideas that travel through the terrain of the Latin sound, but with a unique touch that does not fit conventional labels. In the words of the artist himself: “With these two tracks I want to inaugurate a new cool alias for those ideas that go more towards the side of the Latin sound”.
The EP begins with “Piñata vacía”, a track that moves away from traditional structures and defies rhythmic categorization. It's a modern ballad of sorts, interweaving instruments that evoke Latin rhythms, but with a fusion so free that it's hard to pigeonhole it into a single style. The ambiguity of its rhythm reflects the experimentation and authenticity of Jiony, who has fun playing with the sonic possibilities without worrying about meeting the expectations of the genre.
The second track, “De la que no pica”, has a more defined form and flows along the paths of cumbia, although with a bass that takes some liberties, leading us at times to a flavor closer to salsa. “It's the kind that doesn't sting,” says Jiony, referring to that softer, more accessible salsa, but equally loaded with flavor and energy.

With this Botanas, Jiony invites us to enjoy his most authentic and experimental side, to dance without prejudice and to let ourselves be carried away by the Latin sounds that inspire him, but with a fresh vision that goes beyond the expected. Brandom Salazar has arrived to represent the unexpected, the cool and the irreverent.

02 Jiony pres. Brandom Salazar - De la que no pica

Ysbyty Ifan Bandits

Two South American folk songs arranged for guitar and flute.
Jennifer Eden - guitar 
Michelle Brick - flute

Viva Jujuy (Bailecito)

America

A Horse with No Name

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10/5213S - A Welsh Blessing from Three Celtic Blessings (Dixon)

Maui Celtic Show 20 March 1st Welsh St. Davidʻs Day, Part 1

"Sakoneta" is the new single from multi-instrumentalist Jean Dasso, better known as Yeahman. "Sakoneta" is an evocative and transporting fusion of the folk and electronic influences that define Yeahman's signature downtempo sound. A fluttering of guitars and spacey synthesizers drift and coalesce into a ruminative and soothing sonic journey. Ultimately, "Sakoneta" provides comforting warmth and pause for reflection as the end of a chaotic year draws near.

Yeahman promotes the breaking down of barriers in electronic and world music. His live sets combine his own productions and various fine selections, drawing influence from every continent with global bass-downtempo stylings providing a common denominator.

Powered by the international success of his single "Miniyamba" (Shika Shika, 2019), his career is now taking him to another level. In Spring 2017 on Brazilian avant-garde label Frente Bolivarista he released "Transborda”. His first self-produced EP, “Transborda” was a mission statement that deployed traditional folk influences and his own vision of dreamy and powerful electronic music. Here he shaped his identity, based on ethnical and popular music, studded with new tropical sounds, and pierced by intense electronic vibrations.

Apart from his lifestyle as an artist, Yeahman is also a cultural activist in his hometown of Toulouse, France. He founded and now curates the "Ghetto Sonido" events, associating live bands and DJ sets. He also programs the World Music Festival "Rio Loco", and is involved in several humanitarian initiatives, against climate change (Extinction Rebellion, Earth Night) and human rights (Autonomie) among others.

Be sure to follow Yeahman on Instagram (@yeahman.jean) for more updates about his music and life.

Sakoneta

Yeahman - Sakoneta

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