Lack Of Afro - “Closer To You (ft. Roxie Ray) [Don_Cerati Remix]”

Ok, so the last two original tunes have been really dark, clearly because of the theme they’re part of (Seven Deadly Sins). So I felt I needed a bit of brightness to illuminate some of the darkness.

Freestyle Records is one of my favorite labels of all time. With so many good stuff coming from them all the time. So here I share with y’all my take on Lack Of Afro’s “Closer To You (ft. Roxie Ray).” Well, more than a “remix” it’s actually an “edit” since I only used the vocals, But whatever. The original, from his album “My Groove Your Move,” is a thing of beauty so take a listen to that ASAP.

Enjoy…

- DC

Here's the original:
https://soundcloud.com/freestyle-records/07-lack-of-afro-closer-to-me?in=freestyle-records/sets/lack-of-afro-my-groove-your-move

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Lack Of Afro - Closer To You (ft. Roxie Ray) [Don Cerati Remix]

¡Ofrenda! 

Intro - “Honneur-Respect” 
01 - “Candela” - Novalima﻿ 
02 - “Capoeira Vai” - Sabrina Malheiros﻿ 
03 - “Ochosi (Jose Marquez﻿ Mix)” - Sunlightsquare 
04 - “It's So (Zed Bias Remix)” - Omar 
05 - “Orisa (Atjazz﻿ Love Soul Remix) [ft. Dreiser and Sexto Sentido]” - Gilles Peterson﻿'s HAVANA CULTURA﻿ Band 
06 - “4th Floor Fiesta (ft Mark Fitzgibbon)” - No Comply 
07 - “Tudo Bem (ft. Tamy)” - Maga Bo﻿
08 - “Angie La La (feat. Leron Thomas) [Yoruba Soul Mix]” - Zara McFarlane﻿ 
09 - “Noches Sueños (feat. Danay Suarez) [Zed Bias a.k.a Maddslink” - Mala﻿ 
10 - “Jaleo (Cuica Remix) [ft. Concha Buika﻿]” - Trüby Trio﻿ 
11 - “Calabongo (Thornato﻿ Remix)” - SON Palenque﻿ 
12 - “Simba Malembe” - Pablo Lubadika 
13 - “Falar de Amor” - Da Cruz 
14 - “Do Anything (Jaime Anderson Seventh Chord mix)” - Grupo Batuque 
15 - “Baiana” - Jazz Juice 
Outro - “Se Van Los Seres” - Agrupación Folklórica Los Nani 

*Recorded LIVE at Corcho Wine Room. 
**Cover photo and design by Francisco “Don_Cerati” Sánchez
*** PLEASE SUPPORT THESE GREAT ARTISTS BY BUYING THE GREAT MUSIC!

¡Ofrenda!

This is dedicated to my son, Miles. The cover and title say it all plain and clear...

released December 23, 2015 

All tracks produced by Don_Cerati (Francisco R Sánchez) 

Track 1 contains samples from "Videotape" by Radiohead and "Videotape" by Vitamin String Quartet. 

Track 2 is a cover of "Breathe Reprise" by Pink Floyd

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The Most Beautiful Day

I always put the tracklist of the tunes I used in mixes. It is important as artists to give credit to the music makers who delight us with their creations and inspire us to make mixes like this one and, for some of us, to make music.

So here's my first recorded "dj" mix in 2 yrs and 8 months:

* Momentary (re)Lapse *
01 - "Erzulie Dantor (Traditional Vadou)" by Kiye Bwa
02 - "She Does" by Nick Galemore
03 - “Stay” by Tigerskin
04 - “Arid” by YokoO
05 - “The Crow (Saagan Remix)" by Nickodemus & Alsarah
06 - “Say It’s Going To Change” by Portable
07 - “Kerala” by Bonobo
08 - “Beseech” by AKASE
09 - “XMAS_EVET10 [120][thanaton3 mix]” by Aphex Twin
10 - “Epoch” by Tycho
11 - “Faisal” by The Soul Brothers
12 - “Tenderly Relapse” by Don_Cerati
13 - “Cicadelia” by Michael Mayer & Andrew Thomas
14 - “Barengue Merengue (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix)” by Bobby Valentin
15 - “Tumba’o Africano (DJ Sabo Remix)” by Ray Barretto
16 - “A Celebration of Oggun” by Sunlightsquare
17 - “Respira (Breathe Reprise)” by Don_Cerati

https://www.mixcloud.com/doncerati/momentary-relapse/

Momentary (re)Lapse

I started this remix back in 2012. Never got around to finish it. Touched it a few times in the past 5 yrs since, but I think it's done. And at an appropriate time with all these divisiveness going on.

Although I am kind of a "DJ" I still don't really make music for "DJing." My arrangements are for listening and they're never conventional as I always wing it. So enjoy...

Sade - Why Can't We Live Together (Don Cerati's Color Blind Remix)

01 - “Baba” by Randomized Coffee
02 - “Something In The Air (Bonobo Remix)
by Maya Jane Coles
03 - “Path of the Liger” by Nickodemus & Maharaj Trio
04 - “Steam Engine (Broke One Remix)” by Jolly Mare
05 - “Last Call” by Osage
06 - “Lo Siento (ft. Concha Buika)” by Kiko Navarro 
07 - “Ride The Trumpet (Ride Mix)” by B-Liv
08 - “Nar (Nickodemus & Kiko Navarro Remix) by Alsarah & The Nubatones
09 - “Saba Da Tierra” by DJ G
10 - “El Oro De La Tolita (ft. Grupo Taribo)” by Thornato
11 - “Ya Te Toca (Yukicito Remix)” by Chico Mann & Captain Planet
12 - “Herencia Africana (José Marquez Salsafrican Mix)” by Celia Cruz
13 - “Rio Drums” by Drumagick
14 - “Tribal Wars” by Mihalis Safras
15 - “O Mi Shangó (ft. Mustafa)(Mustafa Brazil To Africa Remix)” by Sunlightsquare

Bah! Hum Bug!

This one is a short piece I made with my favorite poet of all time, Mario Benedetti. He passed a couple fo years ago, but like 10 yrs ago he recorded a CD reciting some of his poems and thanks to the NY Public Library I got my hand on it years ago.

Táctica y Estrategia (ft. Mario Benedetti)

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The Spy From Cairo - "Ana Arabi [ft. Ghalia Benali](Don Cerati's LongAssTime Rework)"

DJ/Producer Don_Cerati is an extremely eclectic man when it comes to life and music. His DJ sets consist of a rhythmic combination of House, Latin, Funk, Brazilian, Afrobeat, Disco, Reggae, World Lounge, Cumbia, Dub, Tropical Bass, and everything in between, to take you into a musical journey around the world and back.

Prior to his DJing semi-hiatus of the past 6 yrs he could been seen sharing the DJ booth with some of his musical heroes and favorite people like Nickodemus, Wiseacre, Nappy G, Sabo, $mall ¢hange, DRM, Eddie Plenty, to mention a few, playing local spots like Bembe, Cielo, Nublu, and other venues still standing and some already gone. He also held down the residency at Corcho Wine Room for over 3 yrs where he did his weekly DC’s Grooves on Friday and Saturday nights before going into semi-retirement in 2014.

He has released a couple original EPs and singles with one of his remixes being included in the highly acclaimed "EarthRise SoundSystem Remix Project" series by EarthRise SoundSystem.

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