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Recorded this mix for Batida's Radio show on RTP Antena 3 (Portuguese national radio) in August 2013. Most of those edits will be available in the coming months... Stay tuned!

iZem - Clara Nunes Edit
Ondatrópica - Tiene Sabor, tiene Sazón (iZem remix)
Blackstreet - No Diggity (iZem Remix)
iZem - Alicia Interlude
Chico Cesar - Béradêro (iZem Remix)
iZem - El General Edit
Orelha Negra - Throwback (iZem Remix)
iZem - Martinho Da Vila Edit
iZem - Four Tet Edit
iZem - Celia Cruz Edit
iZem - Nina Becker Edit
iZem - Fela Kuti Edit
iZem - Olohocomiyeye

IZem Na Batida Mixtape 2013 (Live Set)

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I was something like 19 when I first heard the fiery horns of Fela Kuti's "Lady" on my friend Nicolas' speakers in my neighbourhood of Paris. This was the exact time when I realized that some artists were making mind-blowing music in the Southern hemisphere. My first "convincing" introduction to African music, to non-Western sounds. I went straight to one of the Virgin Megastore of Champs-Elysées (which doesn't exist anymore - and that's why I'm telling this story), unstuck a €3 price tag from a cheap item and stuck it on a Fela vinyl box set. This box set contained 6 albums including ITT. The guitar riff of this tune has been stuck in my ear since then.This ITT remix is my contribution to Fela's 75th birthday celebration. Long live Fela!

(Mastered by Mr Bird)

Free Download

Fela Kuti - ITT (iZem Edit) - out on GAMM Records

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"I was always a big fan of the 70's Fania records but I could never dance to that music properly. I know I'm not alone here. I lived in Latin countries for years, got some friends to help me overcome my motor coordination issues, watched dozens of youtube tutorials but it didn't help. The best I could do while hearing those records was to nod my head like it was another hip-hop tune. So after having wasted numerous flirting opportunities with Latin girls over the past decade I decided to transpose Celia Cruz's music into some more familiar rhythm patterns. I tried to keep the craziness and the passionate feel while adding some of my own head-nodding (and discreet hips shaking) music culture. Made in Dublin Tropical, North side of the Liffey, while experiencing an incredibly mild winter."

(Picture - Ica Chevalier)
(Mastered in Lisbon by Mr Bird)


iZem - Celia (Tribute to Celia Cruz)

Pharoah Sanders - Morning Prayer
Mbe - Ponto
iZem - Frikii (2022 remix)
Unknown - Vou pro baile hoje (iZem remix)
Photay - Screens (iZem edit)
Gaël Faye - Boomer (iZem remix)
Shury - Sacanagem (iZem remix)
Sophie - Lemonade (iZem edit)
Big Krit - Energy (iZem remix)
Karol Conka - Boa Noite
London Afrobeat Collection - Ole (iZem remix)
iZem - Cardi B bootleg
Scotch Bonnet - The Stinger

IZem DJ Set @Mucem (Marseille, France) 2022

iZem : https://www.instagram.com/izem__music/

Wajeed - Rouge
La Chica - Venezuela (iZem demo remix)
Scientist - Blood On His Lip
iZem - Untitled
Toinho Melodia, Buguinha Dub - Pretexto Adubado
Jahtari Riddim Force - One Armed Swordsman
Degiheugi - Kolkata (iZem Remix)
Cosmic Threat - Here Is Not There
Les Mamans du Congo, RROBIN - Meki
Tulipa Ruiz - Habilidades Extraordinárias
David Walters, KOG - Gimme Love
Tonton David - Peuples du Monde (iZem demo remix)
Guriatã de Coqueiro e João Tavares - Pagode Litoral (iZem edit)
Jimena Angel - Tengo Lo Que Tengo (iZem demo remix)
Rose Juam, Bandicut - Olinda
Kalash, Maureen - Laptop
Team Salut - 400%
LUIZGA, iZem - Pê Da Laranjeira
Tropkillaz, Deekapz - São Paulo
Benzo - Kumkanikazi (iZem edit)
Karen Nyame KG - Afrique
Lass - Yaco Mome (iZem instrumental remix)

iZem | 17.04.23

TRACKLIST : 
The Beach Boys - Our Prayer
Djumbai - Muriquinho
Limousine, Lucas Santtana - Foi Assim
Lucas Santtana - Tanto Faz
Lucrecia Dalt - Gena
Varnish La Piscine - NUBIAN FARLOW
Rincon Sapiencia - Ponta de Lança (iZem demo remix)
Tre Oh Fie - Tighten Up
iZem  - Untitled beat
Scientist - Earths Rightful Ruler
Farhot, Moshtari - Sampling Watana / Biya Bachem
Shaka Lion, Singularis - Distant Birds
mediopicky, Adrianigual - Si la Calle Bota Fuego
Dudu Tucci - Memorias Da Africa
Caetano Veloso - Sim / Nao
Bella Boo - boyboy
MarSimba, Sheme - Sit Al Banat (feat. Sheme)
Wealstarcks - Numeroo
Decap, DJ Damianito - Brazil
Jitwam - WhereYouGonnaGo
Broadcast - Echo’s Answer

iZem | 26.05.23

IZem + Cigarra Live At BLeza (Lisbon 2018)

Sadeo (feat. Feather)

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show-podcast/blog/izem-show-117

Under-hyped music and forgotten treasures. Broadcasting every 2 weeks on Groovalizacion and Le Mellotron.

NEXT iZEM GIGS:

-- 07/02 - LISBON (Musicbox)

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IZem Show #117: Frente Bolivarista, Letuce, Emanative, Silvia Perez Cruz...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show-podcast/blo...

Under-hyped music and forgotten treasures. Broadcasting every 2 weeks on Groovalizacion and Le Mellotron.

NEXT iZEM GIGS:

Apr 5th - LISBON (Chapitô) 
Apr 24th - LISBON (Povo)

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iZem Show #121: Glenn Astro, Tigran Hamasyan, Fantasma, Cheikh Lo, Chico Correa, DJ Khalab...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show-podcast/blog/izem-show-122

Under-hyped music and forgotten treasures. Broadcasting every 2 weeks on Groovalizacion and Le Mellotron.

NEXT iZEM GIGS:

24/04 - Lisboa (Povo)
26/04 - Lisboa (Clube Futurista)
https://www.facebook.com/events/440317942811802/
30/05 - Ireland (Life Festival)
20/06 - London (Notting Hill Arts Club)

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iZem Show #122: Blundetto, Magic Drum Orchestra, Roots Manuva, Tim Maia, Henri Wu...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show-podcast/blog/izem-show-123

NEXT iZEM GIGS:
30/04 - Lisboa (Principe Real Fest)
https://www.facebook.com/events/730312813744306/
09/05 - Lisboa (Musicbox)
16/05 - London (Brixton East)
https://www.facebook.com/events/357575731094709/
29/05 - Dublin (Bernard Shaw)
30/05 - Ireland (Life Festival)
20/06 - London (Notting Hill Arts Club)

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Picture by Telma Correia - http://olho-pardo.tumblr.com/


iZem Show #123: Bixiga 70, Umoja, Maracatu New York, Glenn Astro, Hiatus Kayote, Mbongwana Star...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show-podcast/blog/izem-show-124

NEXT iZEM GIGS:
16/05 - London (Brixton East)
https://www.facebook.com/events/357575731094709/
24/05 - Lisboa (Clube Futurista no Palacio Pombal)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1619852458252238/
29/05 - Dublin (Bernard Shaw)
30/05 - Ireland (Life Festival)
05/06 - Lisboa (Musicbox w/ Filastine) 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1440957336214593/
20/06 - London (Notting Hill Arts Club)

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iZem Show #124: Lindigo, AM & Shawn Lee, Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru + exclusive iZem album tracks

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show/blog/izem-show-126

// NEXT iZEM GIGS
+11/06 - Lisbon (Clube Futurista)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1440320612940944/
+12/06 - Lisbon (Santiago Alquemista)
+13/06 - Lisbon (Musicbox)
+19/06 - London (Passing Clouds)
+20/06 - London (Notting Hill Arts Club)
+27/06 - Rennes (France)
+03/07 - Paris (Le Petit Bain)
+17/07 - Goulash Disko Festival (Croatia)

iZem Show #126: Glenn Astro, The Pointer Sisters, ESG, Pearson Sound, Sango, Mahmundi...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/dj-sets/blog/izem-summer-15-mix
Picture by Telma Correia (http://olho-pardo.tumblr.com/)

IZem Show #128: Summer Mix

// Tracklist and download here: 
izem.me/radio-show/blog/izem-show-130

// NEXT iZEM GIGS
+05/09 - Krefeld (Germany)
+18/09 - Dublin Tropical (Generator)
+17/10 - Porto (Maus Hábitos)

iZem Show #130: Romare, Captain Planet, Golden Teacher, Alma Negra, LV, Umoja, Owiny Sigoma Band...

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show/blog/izem-show-131

// NEXT iZEM GIGS
+17/10 - Porto (Maus Hábitos)
+06/11 - London (Bedroom Bar)
+28/11 - Dublin (Generator

iZem Show #131: Le Motel, Daniel Fridell, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Shigeto, The Souljazz Orchestra

// Tracklist and download here: 
http://izem.me/radio-show/blog/izem-show-132

// NEXT iZEM GIGS
+28/10 - Lisboa (Lounge)
+06/11 - London (Bedroom Bar)
+08/11 - London (Richmix)
+28/11 - Dublin Tropical (Generator)

iZem Show #132: Bastien Keb, Sons Of Kemet, Larry Gus, Petite Noir, DJ Khalab, Juana Molina...

London Afrobeat Collective - Ole (iZem Remix)- Played by Gilles Peterson

Artwork by Bárbara Alves   - http://egcollage.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barbimtalves/

Some of the stuff that I have been working on recently from my Lisbon bedroom… Let me know the tunes you like so I’ll try and finish them and make them available at some stage.

And if you want to hear those tunes on some big speakers, come and say hi at one of my gigs (Nottingham / Leeds / London / Lisbon / Porto this month): https://www.facebook.com/izemsounds?sk=app_123966167614127

TRACKLIST
iZem - Modern Drumming (unreleased)
iZem - Elegom Bounsa Bootleg Remix
Mop Mop - Supreme (iZem Remix)
Daniel Haaksman - Kaggua (iZem Remix)
Sophie - Lemonade (iZem Edit)
London Afrobeat Collective - Ole (iZem Remix)
Debruit - Akoula (iZem Edit)
Sir Jablonsky - Juck Juck Pt. 1 (iZem Edit)
iZem - Untitled feat. La Yegros (Bootleg)

IZem - Modern Drumming Mixtape (Unreleased beats, remixes & edits) - Premiered on DUMMY

@dj_izem Show live recording from 6 rue beaurepaire Paris 10, stream on www.lemellotron.com

Tracklist › www.lemellotron.com/show/izem-show-45
Archives › www.lemellotron.com/izem-show

iZem Show #45

Getting ready for Emile Omar's Tropical Discoteq - Brasil special - this Tuesday evening in Paris: More infos here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1664303567230291/

Thanks to @mick-woc for lending me the record and to Jeremy Murphy for rinsing it on the dancefloors!

Pinduca — Mistura de Carimbó com Ciranda (iZem's Tropical Discoteq Special Fix)

Download here:
http://izem.me/mixtapes/blog/izem-live-on-radio-nova-nov-2016

Dj Raff - Sudakaizbeautiful i(Zem Edit) 
Kryone - Sinais de Gangues 
JLZ - Aqui é Midia (iZem Edit) 
iZem - The Drum Thing 
Mop Mop - Supreme (iZem Remix) 
Telemachus - Banshee Riddim 
Restless Leg Syndrome - Hammasichanimmada (iZem Edit) 
Dazed Dog - Ceremony 
débruit - Akoula (iZem Edit) 
Le Motel - Pygmy Juke 
Sir Jablonsky - Juck Juck Pt. 1 (iZem Edit) 
iZem - Selva Digital 
Ondatrópica - Tiene Sabor, tiene sazón (iZem Remix) 
Le Motel - Lullaby 1 
Nicola Cruz - Mantis 
iZem - Hajja

iZem DJ Set on Radio Nova

AR100VL / AR100DD 
MOP MOP "Lunar Love Remixed" 
12" Single & digital download 
release date: 24. February 2017

Mop Mop - Supreme (iZem Remix)(low res)

iZem – Water (Live Remix) [Unreleased]
iZem – Sadeo (Live Remix) [Unreleased] 
iZem – Untitled [Unreleased]
iZem – Untitled [Unreleased]
iZem – Modern Drumming [Unreleased]
Octa Push – Fogo (iZem Remix) [Unreleased]
iZem – Kamyla Joubran Edit [Unreleased]
Fela Kuti – Sorrow, Tears and Blood (iZem live remix) [Unreleased]
iZem – Untitled [Unreleased]
Jaco Pastorius – Okonkole y Trompa [iZem live remix]

iZem live on Worldwide FM 30th June 2017

Solange’s 2016 album has been on heavy rotation in the last couple of years and those songs will for ever remind me of the good and bad episodes of that period of my life. Solange’s words “Drink it away / Dance it away / Work it away / Sexed it away / Read it away” on that minimal groove still resonate deep in my chest. So when I heard some individual tracks of “Cranes in the Sky” being broadcast in an episode of the song exploder podcast (http://songexploder.net/solange), I sampled the acapella bits and the synth harp to play them in my live set. The result would get such a positive crowd reaction that I was pushed from all sides to finish this remix and share it with the world. The remix was premiered on Gilles Peterson’s BBC radio show last week-end and got positive reviews from all around the world. It is now available as a free download from my website. Enjoy and share!

Artwork by Aimée - https://www.instagram.com/thismanthiswoman.a/
Cello by Yu Linn Humm

Solange - Cranes In The Sky (iZem ReWire) played by Gilles Peterson on BBC RADIO 6

Out next week!
Artwork by Aimée
https://www.instagram.com/thismanthiswoman.a/

Free DL

Claudia - Deixa Eu Dizer (iZem ReShape) - Free DL

iZem debuts on Branko's Enchufada with a jazz-inspired number.

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-izem-major-stef-enchufada/

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@enchufada

Beni Lane EP

First Listen : iZem - 'Major Stef' (Enchufada)

Often writing music whilst crossing continents, French producer, musician and DJ iZem found a new home in Lisbon, Portugal. After moving to the Portuguese capital five years ago, a period during which he released his 2016 album ‘Hafa’ on Soundway, the nomadic artist dove headfirst into the city’s exciting global club scene and started working on bringing his signature soulful and vocal vibe to the club dance floor, and the result is his Enchufada debut release ‘Beni Lane EP’. 

Expertly introducing afro-house and heavier percussive elements to his jazzy and hip-hop inflected approach to global sounds, ‘Beni Lane EP’ opens up a new chapter in iZem’s prolific music output with its upbeat and dance floor-focused vibe, while still maintaining his organic and melodic approach to music firmly intact. This is the direct by-product of iZem’s deep dive into the Lisbon music scene, as the syncopated beats that blast loudly from the city’s clubs and streets further contribute to shaping his unique musical personality. From Major Stef’s collage of jazz drum solos to vocal-lead Frikii (feat. Fehdah), where he reworks a vocal from his debut album to fit big room dance floors at 3am, Shebeen Chic’s bass music and dub influenced breaks, to the titular Beni Lane’s colourful celebration of Lisbon’s pulsating and syncopated beats, iZem has established himself as a unique and vital voice in the global club music scene.

‘Beni Lane EP’ follows the release of a single to become his first proper release on Enchufada, as iZem continues his ongoing exploration of the global club sounds of his new home.
@izemsounds
www.enchufada.com

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iZem - Shebeen Chic

Often writing music whilst crossing continents, French producer, musician and DJ iZem found a new home in Lisbon, Portugal. After moving to the Portuguese capital five years ago, a period during which he released his 2016 album ‘Hafa’ on Soundway, the nomadic artist dove headfirst into the city’s exciting global club scene and started working on bringing his signature soulful and vocal vibe to the club dance floor, and the result is his Enchufada debut release ‘Beni Lane EP’. 

Expertly introducing afro-house and heavier percussive elements to his jazzy and hip-hop inflected approach to global sounds, ‘Beni Lane EP’ opens up a new chapter in iZem’s prolific music output with its upbeat and dance floor-focused vibe, while still maintaining his organic and melodic approach to music firmly intact. This is the direct by-product of iZem’s deep dive into the Lisbon music scene, as the syncopated beats that blast loudly from the city’s clubs and streets further contribute to shaping his unique musical personality. From Major Stef’s collage of jazz drum solos to vocal-lead Frikii (feat. Fehdah), where he reworks a vocal from his debut album to fit big room dance floors at 3am, Shebeen Chic’s bass music and dub influenced breaks, to the titular Beni Lane’s colourful celebration of Lisbon’s pulsating and syncopated beats, iZem has established himself as a unique and vital voice in the global club music scene.

‘Beni Lane EP’ follows the release of a single to become his first proper release on Enchufada, as iZem continues his ongoing exploration of the global club sounds of his new home.  
@izemsounds
www.enchufada.com

Frikii (feat. Fehdah)

iZem - Frikii (feat. Fehdah)

Originaire de l’état de Bahia, Josyara est l’une des voix les plus envoûtantes de la nouvelle génération brésilienne. A 27 ans, elle est déjà l’auteure de 2 albums qui vont chercher leurs racines chez les grands de la musique brésilienne (Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia e Gilberto Gil) et le folklore de son sertão. Toujours en quête d’expériences musicales, elle signe ici, avec “Iara correnteza”, un single aux accents électroniques en compagnie du beatmaker français (basé à Lisbonne) iZem. 


Iara, c’est le prénom de sa grand-mère, mais aussi une figure mythologique. Iara la femme-sirène dont la beauté ensorcelle. Josyara se retrouve enchantée par cette voix qui l’appelle des tréfonds de l’océan et l’invite à s’aventurer dans ses eaux. Une ode à la nature et aux eaux du Rio São Francisco qui ont marqué la vie et l’horizon de la chanteuse et une réflexion mystique sur la vie. Troubles ou limpides, douces ou violentes, les eaux sont un hymne à la quête d’équilibre, une invitation à la contemplation, au laisser-aller, un écho aux ondulations de notre for intérieur. 


“Iara correnteza”, c’est enfin une rencontre avec le producteur voyageur iZem, un pont jeté entre le folklore brésilien de l’une et l’esthétique acoustico-électronique de l’autre. Une rencontre qui marque le lancement du nouveau label français Elis records ancré à Lisbonne, co-fondé, entre autres, par iZem lui-même et Lekin, co-fondateur de la webradio parisienne défricheuse Le Mellotron, et qui annonce de nouvelles connexions entre esthétiques acoustiques et électroniques. 

Sortie le 24 octobre en digital.

Elis Records
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Iara correnteza

[PREMIERE] Josyara & iZem - Iara correnteza (Elis Records)

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(artwork by James Kirwan: jamesmakeart.blogspot.ie/)

French producer DJ iZem started writing music during a 6 year-long musical adventure through Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Ireland. Now based in Lisbon, his unique hybrid sound joins the dots between cutting-edge beatmaking and subtle organic Latin / African influences.

His first EP, released in 2011, features Brazilian and Irish vocalists and was heavily played by radios and DJ's around the globe: BBC's Gilles Peterson and KCRW's Anthony Valadez are some of his early supporters. After remixing for Lucas Santtana and ZZK records in 2012, his second release will be out in January 2013.

LISTEN TO IZEM'S DEBUT EP: djizem.bandcamp.com/

iZem vs Michael Kiwanuka - I'll Get Along

With “A Muhive”, new-born Elis Records starts 2020 with a new collaboration and exploration off the beaten track. A third release signed by Mozambican singer Milton Gulli and French producer iZem mixing afrobeat and Portuguese hip-hop.

Producer, singer and DJ, Milton Gulli has always given great importance to cultural and sound syncretisms. From Mozambican descent, he grew up between Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Madeira island, he sought to bridge the gap separating the two musical worlds that have influenced him growing up. This new release is a perfect example of that: with lyrics rapped in Portuguese, and an instrumental that samples the London Afrobeat Orchestra, the resulting sound is a futuristic hybrid between Nigerian afrobeat and lusophone hip-hop.

In ‘A Muhive’ (‘The Thief’), Milton accuses the injustice that corruption causes to every segment of the population, from the madala (a middle-aged woman) to the criança (the child), and, by speaking in second person, he shows that the scourge not only concerns the authorities but the society as a whole. The energetic rhythm of the song reinforces the idea that it is nonetheless not an option to give up just yet, and that if the efforts we put in cheating were put at use in a more honest attitude, everyone would benefit from it.

Out on all digital platforms January 27th 2020.

iZem & Milton Gulli - A Muhive (Elis Records - 2020)

IZem - Iddi Beat

Beating Heart - Afro Deep

Iddi Beat

iZem vs José James - Trouble (Gilles Peterson BBC Radio Rip)

Ondatrópica - Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazon (iZem remix) - out on Soundway Records

Producer & performer // Released on Soundway, Enchufada & Heavenly Sweetness // Elza Soares, Mayra Andrade, Guts and Sara Tavares collaborator

jeremie @ izem.me for live requests

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