Christmas mixtapes

Arabesk Digital series

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Groove Up Beat Mixtapes

Hydra Mix 02

Red Is Not Dead - Will Tun & The Wasters - (Fred Balkayou Remix)

Red Is Not Dead, Will Tun & The Wasters. [FREE DOWNLOAD] (Fred Balkayou Remix)

First mix of the Mood Swing Sessions by Dj Fred Balkayou

Mood Swing 01 (Swing Break Mix)

Friday night on the Boom Tchak Tour Stage at the MadCow festival 2021.
A selecta of mostly UK Bass Funk and plenty remixes alike "pour foutre le Boulinx" 
Big up to the MadCow crew for having us. 
This week-end will stay in our memories forever now.

Unknown Album

Mad Cow - Bass & Funk FRD BLK - Boom Tchak Tour

Swing Funky Hop

This is a mixture of banging and colourful tunes, swing, balkan, gypsy groove in a kick ass Ghetto Hip Hop Drum & Bass fashion. Mostly what I've played at festival this summer. If you were there you know who you are. Bang Bang !!!

Vitamins Mix

One hour recorded for my first set in 2022 at the Qinzé, Besançon.
It starts with a begining and then ...

Walk & Talk mix

A journey from Funky Electro to Indie Dance for the Boom Tchak Tour at L'éphéméride Besançon 
*** featuring Jay Decoy ***
October 2022

Funky Waves - feat Jay Decoy

Melodic Techno with contrast, colours and variations of sounds in between subtle white spaces.


Arandel. 
PHM. A moment. 
Digital Mess. The earth. 
Weltenwadler. The Black Forest. 
Seconds. Minilogue. 
Sun control. species.
A skilift. Max cooper. 
Rone. Parade dominik eulkeberg. 
Heresy (Dosem remix) 
Books shade. Love inc
Clouds passing ejlke Kleijn 
Petter. Some polyphony. 
Popof. Lost thoughts. N'to. Cats & Dogs. 
Digi mess. Blizzard (verve mix). 

Et voila !!

White Space Mix

A last minute recording of the most unknown but incredible xmas music.

Chill Christmas mix 2023

TRACKS LIST:

Kuzola  -  Pongo
Broken Arrow - Francis Novotny
Black Lips (Remix)- Cats on Trees
Five Minutes - Her
Fire for You - Cannons
La piscine - Julien Granel
On sera beau	- Bisou feat. Suzan
La vie - 	1PLIKÉ
Bambi - Josman
Lundi - Johan Papaconsta
The Look - Metronomy
I See - Naveni
Something Wonderful - Fakear, Ana Zimm
Soul Syncable - Sevdaliza
Get Free - Major Lazer
Misbehavin - Labrinth
My Power - Chika
Stay in Your Lane - Degiheugi
Ram Ad Infinitum - Captain Planet
Billie Eilish - Armani White
Disco Maghreb - DJ Snake
Dawn of Infinity - Sinjin Hawke
Bootycall - Yoa
Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man
Fun - Biig Piig
Wasted Love - Stevie Neale

Je m'en Balkayou - Radio Podcast

Percussions and futurist take on modern break beat.
World music with an edge

Arabesk 01 Breaks & Darbuka

Another take on Arabic modern music evolution.

Arabesk 02 Beats & Darbuka

KKC Orchestra - Remix by Fred Balkayou for KKC NEW ALBUM
GEOMETRIE VARIABLE
A rather organic remix entirely made with my voice, my kazoo, my basic beatbox skills, my scatting and my singing. Something different to step away from all electronic sounds and loops that we are used too. Hope you enjoy.
available for free download at
https://kkcorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/g-om-trie-variable-remix-free-dl





KKC Orchestra - Les Details (Fred Balkayou Remix)

Describe this mixtape in the comment please, Jay Decoy has gone to work on the next one. 
(The man's got balls to look after.

Jay Decoy - Clash Control

A mix including some new tunes but also many oldies that never featured in any of my mixtapes.
Simply recorded in France at my parents watching the snow falling down gently.

(Thanks to Valentine Cassin for the photo)

Gidge. Huldra.
Purple garden.  NT89.
RezQ Sound. Angels soul.
Dominik Eulberg. Sansula. 
Max cooper. sea of sound.
Post S. Premonition 1
Matthias Zimmermann. Karl.
Max Cooper. Micron.
Stéphan Bodzin. Callisto synthapella.
Sébastien Leger.  Polymode .
Rone. So so so.
Shadow dancer. Drivetime .

Slow Snow Mix, Fred Caïou

Chill, dreamy Drum & Bass and yet Colorful and Punchy.
inspired from what I played during the last Drum&Bike 2024 edition. Organised in Besançon by BassLime.

DnB Summer 2024 Mix - Fred Balkayou

Following up the Arabesk series this 30min mixtape scrolls thru traditional atmosphere blended with modern beats.

Arabesk 03 Biscuit & Darbuka

I often get inspired for my DJ mixes by some new music I recently discovered. This is the case here. 
The beautiful album of Gidge made of long evolving tunes blending melodic techno and more atmospheric ambient elements really made me think... listen... and inspired me to create a mix along those lines. Will that be well received? I don't know. Time will tell. Please comment and share. Thanks

SETLIST:
Gidge - You
Sophia Kourtesis - Fresia
3 Cities - Fairmont ( ricardo remix)
Devotion - Atoi
Iketa - Burn (max cooper remix)
Embers - Monokle
Iketa - Sein (max cooper remix)
Fell what - Jacques Greene
Fauna (part2) - Gidge
Spitbastard - renaissance
Beyond Beta - Craig Padilla
Territories - Asura
Lay in a Shimmer - Pantha du Prince
Growth - Gidge

Mind The Unicorn - Fred Caïou

Christmas Music 2024

Here is my set from the amazing Imaginaria Festival.
Recorded in Oct 2024 Spain. 
Digital Arabesk mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Z_Q9IRbV4

Arabesk - Imaginaria Festival 2024

Arabesk - Blueprint

Rencontres & Racines - Fred Balkayou - Sunday Set 2025

A sunny summer DJ mix of Melodic Techno, Tech House and Glitchy Electronica in places. 
Download and pass it on.
Playlist available on Mixcloud now.
https://www.mixcloud.com/FredBalkayou/

Summer Mix 2015, Dj Fred Caïou

Another take on Xmas songs digged and curated for you all.
Merry Christmas et joyeux Noel !!

Christmas Beats Mix 2025

The last mix of the last Caravan Cairo after 3 yrs of wonderful events. Thanks to all of you who made it and remember... The Story Goes On ... The Caravan is soon taking off to land around the world and spread the good vibes from Cafe Cairo London.
All pictures of the event here:
https://www.facebook.com/Fred.BLK/media_set?set=a.10153755776652276.1073741843.751587275&type=3

Last Caravan Cairo

A mix of tracks i really love, some old ones and some more recents. Definitely a huge Moombahton influence here or should I say Moombalkan ?
Hope you all enjoy anyway.Fred BLK

**Balkan Nuts** - Track listing - Oct 2011

DJ Rupture - Aiftetelli
Balkan Beat Box - Ramallah Tel Aviv
Shazalakazoo - Amza kolo
Shantel - The Veil
Anima Sound System - Trubulek Vorba (Jutasi Remix)
Balkan Beat Box- Habibi minzaman
Boban I Marko Markovia Orkestar - Voz (DJ Delay Deep dub)
Slavik Soul Party- Teknochek Collision (SSP Remix)
4bstr4ck3r - tzizanie dubstep
Gaudi - Hotel Caledonia
Tommy Trash - The End (NEKI Edit)
Shazalakazoo - Ramo
Boban i Marko Markovic - Devla ( Fred Balkayou Moombalkan Refix)
Shantel - Figeky
Neki Stranac - Kefaya
Shazalakazoo - Choque Cheque
La Cherga - Down Domination (DJ Delay dub)
43 Skidoo - Ismail Oro



Balkan Nuts Mix (by Fred Balkayou)

I Love this track but always found it lacks a driving beat.
So I've just added a moombahton loop from Neki Stranac,
side chain compressed it and added some background arrangement melodies
and electronic sounds too. That was fun to make.

Boban i Marko Markovic - Devla ( Fred Balkayou Moombalkan Refix)

Recorded live @ Out of the box in Bhagsu, India 28/04/16
Starting with a lounge world travelling music selection then slowly moving the crowd onto the dance floor with some "making people happy" music. 

Picture and art work  by myself 
Street art by Vera Ram Art.


Out of the Box (India, Bhagsu)

Lounge mix recorded @ Le Tandem, Besançon.

Tandem Mix (Chill Out Session)

An eclectic selection going thru vintage remixes, funky groove, swing, ghetto funk, balkan, disco, afro, world music and more.

recorded live au chat noir de Nantes  novembre 2018

Frd Blk - Black Cat Mix

A mix to celebrate "Caravan Cairo" The new "Balkan Sonik" monthly event at Cafe Cairo, South London.

Caravan Cairo Mix

Based on beautiful and interesting tracks I've collected the past few years this mix has been carefully crafted for those who know how to appreciate music and let it grow in them play after play. Time and love does wonder.
Intelligent you are and will stay listener of the internet.

Tracklist:

Bleed (commission breeder)
Blind - Christian Löffler
Caught out there - Polo
Growth - Gidge
Eleven - Christian Löffler
Ritual - Kaleema
Bubbles - Yosi Horikawa
Stars - Yosi Horikawa
For M&D- Hobbess
Adam - Ishome
Pupunanny - Losco
No ongaku - ????
Le sucre - Faith, Jonny
Skyline drive - Tecs Evergreen
Half of Half - Repeat Pattern
Fay - Koloto
Singular Silence - (snasen remix) 
Like ya do - Real Cosby
Flight - Monte Bonker
Sunset Glow - Lemongrass 
Somebody (snasen remix)
Slim Pics - Gypsy Mamba
Try to stay calm - ????
39 Circles (clozee remix) Random Rab
Something in the water - Young Magic
Failing Upwards - Snasen 
August Morning in my city - Night & Tickets
Table Flipping - Tipper
Allergic to public displays of affection - Chee
Ken Tavr - Ishome
Melania - Toada 
Harmony - Clozee

Hydra Mix 01

Swing Hop remix from Fred Balkayou.
Out Now !!
http://eddkeene.bandcamp.com/album/lindy-hop-remixed

Lindy Hop - Edd Keene (Fred Balkayou remix)

Colorful musical journey leading us to summer time with a sweet taste of freedom !!!
Recorded on my balcony. April 2020

Roller Coaster Mix - Frd Blk

mix recorded for Basslime as part of the first retreat mix series.
Deep minimal dark Drum and Bass.
Check my mixcloud for more mixtapes.
https://www.mixcloud.com/No01INo/

Bass Lime Retreat Mix 009- No One I Know

Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfmaLcy-Mis

A beautiful selection of well known remixed tracks and some other unknown cracking tunes to discover for Christmas time.
Enjoy and share if you like. Thanks and Merry Xmas to you

Radio Christmas Mix

Bookings: fredbalkayou@gmail.com

Après 17 années passées sur la scène londonienne à développer des projets et à affiner son univers musical à travers l’organisation de soirées, Fred Balkayou s’est imposé comme un explorateur passionné des nouvelles tendances musicales.

De retour en France, il s’intègre dans divers collectifs et évolue aujourd’hui à Besançon, où il continue de partager son amour pour la musique. Son style unique mêle avec audace et créativité la world music et l’électro, une fusion dynamique et en constante évolution.

Récemment, il a cofondé le duo Maqsum avec son complice Madma, poursuivant sa quête musicale à travers des collaborations originales.

Sur scène, Fred Balkayou a eu le privilège de jouer aux côtés d’artistes de renom tels que Guts, Balkan Beat Box, Caravan Palace, Mr. Scruff, Les Negresses Vertes, Sofiane Saïdi, Groove Armada, Shantel, Gypsy Hill, Stanton Warriors et The Freestylers.

Fred Balkayou / Frd Blk

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