Live band recording of Until Then
Jim Kost - Keys
Blake Lindberg -drums
Hiroyuki Matsuura- Electric Drums
Justin Rothberg - Guitar
Justin Wood - Flute
Jon Juakali - Voice
Grant Matthew Smith - Bass

Wr Until Then 1.2

mother 2


Ismael Koyate - Vocals
Grant Matthew Smith - bass and drum programming
Jon Heagel - Guitars
Mamady Kouyate - Guitars
Jim Kost - Keyboards

Mixed by Doug Derryberry


Tunya (featuring Ismael Kouyate)

Mix of soon to be released g_mateus original featuring:

Ismael Kouyate - Vocals
Grant Matthew Smith - bass and drum programming
Jon Heagel - Guitars
Mamady Kouyate - Guitars
Jim Kost - Keyboards

Tunya (Wicked Mix - Exerpt)

Tunya (feat. Ismael Kouyate) - Single

Tunya (feat. Ismael Kouyate)

I recorded this track in 2005 with MC Juakali and Spharla Swa on vocals

Until Then - Juakali

DJ | Producer | Bassist G Mateus melds rhythms and global grooves for the dance floor, creating fresh and contemporary sounds rooted in the traditions of the ancestors.  Mindful of the visceral and spiritual connections his listeners embrace in music, he keeps the dance hall hot and the hips swaying.  With over a decade of experience as  an electric bassist, his approach hovers at the low end of the musical strata... embracing less as more….  
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G Mateus lived for over a decade in Washington, D.C., honing his chops playing bass with groups like Citizen Cope, 18th Street Lounge house band - the Nu Bossa Band, Mahala, and the Iranian pop superstars Sattar and Vigen.  He came of age nodding to Go-Go, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggae, Samba and Bossa Nova, Roots Rock, Classic Soul, Jazz and Persian Pop.

While performing as a bassist, G Mateus learned how music integrates motion, accompanying modern dance classes, studying Capoeira Angola and apprenticing with percussionists specializing in Afro Cuban and West African traditions.  Performance in the DC dance community, led to sound design with modern dance choreographers and theater works performed at The National Black Theater Festival and the NY Fringe Festival.
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G Mateus has continued to perform now in New York City with a variety of groups as a bassist, collaborating with numerous artists from downtempo collective Suisse Modular, to spoken word hip hop Second 2, uber-producers like Christian “Wicked” Wicht, and vocalists like Maya Azucena, and Masauko Chipembere.   MC Juakali’s debut EP included  g-mateus original work “Until Then”, with remixed versions by Alpha and Omega and Drop the Lime, and additional tracks by Kush Aurora.  
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Most recently, G Mateus has sharpened his skills behind the decks, balancing familiar classics with new and inventive forward tracks.  His parties have held it down thoughout the Brooklyn and Downtown scenes, with the famed BUSTED parties at the East Village's Leopard Lounge attracting a diverse group of party goers and hosting artists such as DJ Spooky and Dirty Bird's Justin Martin.  Currently G Mateus has a residency at Williamsburg lounge Hachi, where he spins Nu DIsco, Moombahton, Broken Beat, Deep House and Tropical Beats.

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