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March 2017

Around the World !

Official remix of Guinean singer 'Sara' for Stronghold Sound records. Available on 7" from their bandcamp page (comes with MP3 download) along with remixes from J-Boogie, Chief Boima + Ciku, & Dub Snakkr.

strongholdsound.bandcamp.com/

Tounkan (Captain Planet Remix)

Available to buy now via the following links:
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Prime Minister (Captain Planet Remix)

A new track of MASALA - Music & Spirit - 
African Wind - 
Recorded in Arambol, Goa, India - (It took us one year to finish it)
Vocals : Farafi
Goni and Balaphone : KAbako
Fluste : Avi Adir
Produced by MASALA - Music and Spirit 

Tribal Wind -  Farafi, Kabako and Avi Adir

The Blue Square / Melentini vocals, 
lyrics Melentini 
electric guitars, 
mixed and mastered Vagelis Katsampekis
artwork Narita Dekaefta

The Blue Square feat. Melentini - "Nightkisser"

anna RF feat Farafi ! 
A fresh combination of African music and Reggae :)
Enjoy ! 
<3

AFRICANOS - anna RF feat Farafi

Sampled & Programed by The Blue Square 
Bass & Guitars by Ladogiannis Giorgos
Mixed by On Axis & The Blue Square

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Athens-based, The Blue Square is a project of Radim and Radical, two producers exploring the boundaries between hip-hop (mainly instrumental), trip-hop and nu-jazz. With Wax Tailor, Bonobo and Flying Lotus among their favorite artists, they started their career five years ago investigating their own sound equally inspired by the atmosphere of film noir, exotica and spy movies of the past. 

- beehy.pe article

For booking a live / DJ event please contact here : theBlueSquare@hotmail.com

'Outerspace'

Latin Bass Mexico Records LBMR ( Mexico )
Sello Regional ( Chile )

Perdidos En Cumbia ( Dj Neber )

Remix I did for french/armenian Dub master https://soundcloud.com/fedayipacha/

Trance-inducing, ternary Gnawa Bass with subsaharian influences and loads of bass... 

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Fedayi Pacha - Sub Sahara (Rafael Aragon Rmx)[Hammerbass, 2015]

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L O C O ♦ D I C E

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LOCO DICE - Party Angels (feat. JAW)

Linking up with Bonobo in San Francisco @ The Midway. What a night to remember!! you gotta imagine, the beginning empty & people trickling in as the pace is picked up. Unfortunately I cannot upload Bonobo's next 3 hours because there was too much unreleased material... Enjoy this 3 hour moment in time & space rounding out 2015.
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Nickodemus LIVE in SF 12 - 12 - 15

Passage oblige au Mellotron pour Nickodemus et Bosq en guise d'échauffement avant d'aller s'enjailler au Malibv. C'était vendredi dernier et ça sentait fort le soleil au 6 rue Beaurepaire.

Nickodemus x Bosq • DJ sets • LeMellotron.com

Troisième passage au Mellotron pour notre chouchou Jannis, fondateur des labels Jakarta records et Habibi Funk. Une session orientale avec quelques disques chinés chez les copains de Superfly et quelques nouveautés fraichement parues sur son label comme le Ahmed Malek.

Diffusé et enregistré le 13 mai 2016.
Broadcasted and recorded on May 13rd, 2016.

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Jannis (Habibi Funk) • Vinyl set • LeMellotron.com

Purchase compilation on CD, Digi, Double 7", or w/ 12 custom hand screened 12" tote bag: https://wonderwheelrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/turntables-on-the-caribbean

The next volume of Wonderwheel's long running Turntables on the Hudson series, curated by Nickodemus, heads down to the Caribbean for a trip through the regions' dancefloor sounds. TOTC touches on the culturally rich shores of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Mexico, Colombia and the USA and beyond with Island inspired vibes from the likes of Ocote Soul Sounds, Quantic & Chico Mann, Zeb, Corrado Bucci & Los Corraleros de Majagual, Captain Planet, Hector Lavoe, Bosq & Hector Alomar,  Sunlightsquare, Quimica and much more.

TRACKLISTING:
1- “A Pesar La Vida” by Ocote Soul Sounds featuring Chico Mann & Quantic. 
2- “Mongulu” by Garifuna Collective. 
3- “Aguacero” by Captain Planet featuring Chico Mann. 
4-  “Chapinero” by Thornato.
5-  “Baila A Tu Manera” by Nickodemus featuring Sammy Ayala (Whiskey Barons Remix). 
6- “Tumbala” by Bosq featuring Tempo Alomar.
7- “Aguanile” by Willie Colon feat. Hector Lavoe (Remix by Jose Marquez) 
8- “Celebration of Oggun (Sunlightsquare Remix)” by Osunlade. 
9-  “El Pugero” by Química.
10-  “RIVE” by Dj Jigüe y La Tumba Francesa La Caridad de Oriente.
11-  “Rude Boy Style” by Zeb. 
12-  “Manana Tepotzlan”  by El Búho.


Nickodemus Presents Turntables On The Caribbean (Compilation Mixtape)

Sampled, Programed & Mixed by The Blue Square

The project «Blue Square» has been the result of the collaboration between two producers, Radim and Radical, since the summer of 2010. Both producers participated in different projects following independent careers. Their common sense and taste in music triggered their collaboration and led to the forming of the « Blue Square » project.

'The Blue Square' 
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For booking a live / DJ event please contact here : theBlueSquare@hotmail.com

'Orion'

➤ Harry Griffiths (@harry-griffiths-11) - Distilled

Harry Griffiths - Distilled

Rockets feat. Moe Moks

Released in 1983 alongside the album "Voyou", "Les Princes des Villes" has always been one of my favorite track by French musician &amp; producer Michel Berger.

Here is a DJ-friendly revisit, where I tried to retain the track's inherent groove, while beefing up the beats, tentatively adding a sweet electro' touch &amp; lightening up the sung parts. 
Let's keep having "des idées bizarres":)

Free Dwnld

Les Princes Des Villes (V4YS Bizarre Rework)

Track from Carnibal Records 16th EP out on 01-02-17. 
Featuring Nirso / Timboletti / Hammond Classics.
Visual by Lee Hodges 

Download link :
https://carnibalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/carnibal-016

Road To Ayounda

Yeahman - Road To Ayounda [Carnibal Records, 2017]

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Watch'n Chain (Discothèque Fantastique Rework)

From the album 'Salone,' out 2nd June on Strut Records

Strut present an inspired new Afro-electronic project, Kondi Band, a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots.

For more info:
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http://www.strut-records.com/

Salone

Kondi Band - Titi Dem Too Service

ॐ WESAK - Also known as "Buddha Day", it commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama. Buddhist scriptures state that each of these significant events occurred on the full moon of the Indian lunar month of Vesakha.
The theme for our May 2017 Wesak Full Moon is Compassion & Kindness – awakening to something greater than you through your Heart. It is also the Full Moon of Good Fortune and a new cycle of expansive creativity and juicy self-expression. It is a time to play more, let your inner-child run wild and with a carefree air of Grace follow the passions of the Heart.
Happy Wesak and Full Moon dear friends , Namaste ॐ

Free Download

WESAK - "Buddha Day" [original mix]

Oriental music from the desert of the holy land - Masala  - music and spirit 

Desert Dance - MASALA

From our first album 'L.A.C.' Available to buy from http://londonafrobeatcollective.bandcamp.com/

Lagos Junction - London Afrobeat collective

Taken from Disc 2 of "The Wonderwheel Spins in 2012" compilation - out NOW on Wonderwheel Recordings.

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Tracklisting:

1. San Francisco Bound - The Pimps of Joytime	 
2. Mariposa (feat. Carol C) - Nickodemus & Osiris	 
 3. Hip Hope (Bonus Beats) - Marzebian	
 4. My Own Boat	Zeb	 5:38	
 5. Cleopatra In New York (feat. Carol C) - Nickodemus	 
 6. 2 Sips and Magic (feat. The NY Gypsy Allstars) - Nickodemus	 	 	
 7. Felakesh (Cay Taylan's Uptempo Remix ) - Zeb	 	 	
 8. Workin all the Time - The Pimps of Joytime	
 9. The Global Village - Nickodemus
 10. Monia - Zeb
 11. Nayphony - The Spy From Cairo
 12. Mi Swing Es Tropical (Zeb's Afrorican Remix) - Quantic & Nickodemus feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars	 	
 13. H2O (feat. Cyril Neville) - The Pimps of Joytime	
 14. La Lluvia (feat. Richard Shepherd) - Nickodemus & Quantic
 15. Gira do Sol (feat. Lilliana) - Nickodemus		 	
 16. Beauty is Your Name (feat. Zolani, Kyla & The Earthchild Project) - Nickodemus	 	
 17. Didibina (feat. Falu) - Nickodemus & Quantic		 	
 18. Brookarest (The Pimps of Joytime Remix) [feat. Taraf de Haidouks]- Nickodemus	 	 	
 19. Funky in the Middle - Nickodemus	 	
 20. Bailalo (Quantic Mix) [feat. Ico Manzanero] - DJ Angola	 	
 21. Revolutionary Dreams - Zeb		 	
 22. Wang Doodler Samba (DJ Chillfreeze Remix)-Dinksuoitinrev	 	
 23. Para Fugir - Zeb	 	
 24. Street Sound	- The Pimps of Joytime
 25. Cleopatra In New York (Karuan '07 Remix) [feat. Carol C] - Nickodemus	 	
 26. Felakesh - Zeb	 	 	
 27. Felakesh (Cay Taylan's Downtempo Remix)	 - Zeb		 	
 28. NYC - Sabo & Zeb	 	
 29. Puerto Rico Pa Gozar - Nickodemus & Quantic	 	
 30. Che Lingua - Marzebian		 	
 31. Jump - Sabo & Zeb	 	 	
 32. Gibraltar (Sabo & Zeb Remix) - Nickodemus		 	
 33. Afro Disco - Zeb	 	
 34. Reggada - The Spy From Cairo	 	
 35. Crazy Stranger - Nickodemus		 	
 36. Bellies & Brass - Nickodemus & Zeb	 	
 37. Sufi Disco - The Spy From Cairo	 	
 38. Conmigo (feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars) - Nickodemus		 	
 39. The Love Feeling (feat. Kwasi & The Pimps of Joytime) - Nickodemus		 	
 40. Jennaty (Earthrise Soundsystem Remix) - The Spy From Cairo



DJ Nu-Mark - Wonderwheel Catalog Mix

"Bokazo" is a heavy and pulsing journey into Ghana mixed with deeper modern dancefloor vibes.

Taken from the "Mystery Trip Vol. 1" ltd edition cassette tape:
https://soundcloud.com/bastardjazz/captain-planet-mystery-trip

<b> INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF ALL SEPERATED TRACKS AVAILABLE W/ PURCHASE OF CASSETTE TAPE AT HTTP://BASTARDJAZZ.BIGCARTEL.COM </b>

Captain Planet has been on a roll over the last year, with the release his acclaimed debut album “Cookin’ Gumbo”, an expansive European tour, and a steady stream of head-turning remixes for heavyweights like Ana Tijoux, Katy B, AM & Shawn Lee, The Pimps of Joytime, Scrimshire and more. Now the wayfaring dj/producer returns to Bastard Jazz for a very special cassette tape project entitled “Mystery Trip Vol. 1”.
 
Approaching the project with a classic mixtape mentality and drawing inspiration from Madlib’s “Medicine Show” series, the Captain has sourced out sounds from all corners of the globe. Obscure cuts were ripped from vinyl, then sliced, diced, chopped and skewed with a hefty injection of original production, programming and homegrown field recordings from his travels around the world.  What’s resulted is a 45 minute multi-generational sonic journey, touching on sounds from Senegal, Jamaica, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Peru, Brazil, Italy, Korea, Guadeloupe, and Zimbabwe, that reflect the depth of the Captain’s crates and his skills behind the boards. “Mystery Trip” is not just a DJ mix nor a collection of simple edits but rather an entirely new piece of work from C.P. - a love letter  to the funky sounds of our planet and the rare vinyl it hides in dusty junk shops, back alleyways, basements and attics.
 
Each limited-edition “Mystery Trip” Cassette tape comes with a free digital download of separated tracks/edits, along with the full digi-mix. As an added bonus, Captain Planet is hand-painting an exclusive batch of Walkmen with his own one-of-a-kind designs, which will be available as a premium pack with the tape at the Bastard Jazz store. A contest is also underway to win a special hand-painted vintage Boombox to blast the funky outernational sounds of this Mystery Trip in style! Find out more at bastardjazz.com

Tracklisting:
1. Bouyouye
2. Yallahs
3. Bokazo
4. Naguabo
5. Urubamba
6. Gaziantep
7. Paracatu
8. Goyang
9. Poggetto
10. Lamentin
11. Chegutu

*** Mystery Trip / Turntablelab contest ***
Congrats to Dreas for winning our TTlab sample-spotting contest, and taking home a Captain Planet hand-painted vintage 1982 Panasonic RX-5110 Boombox created specially for the "Mystery Trip" release:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462561080478131&set=a.140796559321253.31770.140793419321567&type=1&theater

Original contest details: http://turntablelab.com/pages/captain-planet-boombox-giveaway-contest

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Captain Planet - Bokazo

Sampled, Programed & Mixed by The Blue Square 

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Athens-based, The Blue Square is a project of Radim and Radical, two producers exploring the boundaries between hip-hop (mainly instrumental), trip-hop and nu-jazz. With Wax Tailor, Bonobo and Flying Lotus among their favorite artists, they started their career five years ago investigating their own sound equally inspired by the atmosphere of film noir, exotica and spy movies of the past.

 - beehy.pe article

For booking a live / DJ event please contact here : theBlueSquare@hotmail.com

'Midnight in Montmartre'

We're all ONE

ANNA RF - Revolution

Ethnic Reggae

Tabla -Tom Idan
Lafta - Roy Smila 
Melodica - hod grich
Vocal - Ofir J.Rock
Mastering - Monkey 
Shaharut desert production 

REVOLUTION

ALTERNATE DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.mixtaperiot.com/download/ElephantMosquitoRMX.zip

Official remix for Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band https://soundcloud.com/zongojunction-1. FREE DOWNLOAD. Check out the single and more from Zongo right here: 
http://zongojunction.bandcamp.com/
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Elephant & Mosquito (Captain Planet Remix)

Orsso - Yeahman (FR)
Producer & DJ

booking & mgmt : aymeric@iot-records.org 

Multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and composer Jean Dasso, known by his alias Yeahman & ORSSO, champions a unique form of artistic universality, seamlessly blending electronic and traditional music. Since 2017, he has performed across the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Selected for the prestigious Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges, he represented the Occitanie region in 2021 before settling in Marseille later that year.
With a Mediterranean breeze carrying him back to his Corsican roots, Yeahman is currently working on an album inspired by his heritage : an innovative reinterpretation of tradition that stays true to his signature blend of authenticity and modernity.
His debut album Ostriconi, released in January 2021 on the U.S.-based label Wonderwheel Recordings, breathes life into traditional influences, bringing together contemporary musicians while weaving in his personal take on electronic music, marked by ethereal synths and driving basslines. Recognized by tastemakers like FIP and Radio Nova, his artistry has resonated far and wide. In spring 2022, Yeahman delivered an unforgettable session for Cercle, which also released his track Wadi Rum through their label. At the close of 2023, his collaborative EP with Aluminé Guerrero offered a deep exploration of South American sounds, leaving ample space for vocals to shine.
Yeahman first emerged in Toulouse, founding the Ghetto Sonido events in 2014. He has also made a mark as a programmer for festivals such as Rio Loco, Château Perché, La Cavale, and, most recently, the Marseille-based Folks festival, which saw a highly successful inaugural edition in 2024.

booking & management : aymeric@iot-records.org

Yeahman - Road To Ayounda [Carnibal Records, 2017]

Yeahman • ORSSO