SONIC INTERVENTIONS & INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE

A militant IR session ft SANKARA FUTURE DUB RESURGENCE, DHANGSHA, MAPU & APACHITA. Broadcast 18.07.20 on Raskattas Radio Show.
Intro: West Papua Liberation 
1 TWO THOUSAND SEASONS DUB 
Intro: Black Panther Breakfast Club & Anarchism. 
2. PERFECT BLACK LIGHT
'Zoonotic' meaning intro. 
3. STANDING ROCK FUTURE DUB
4. WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY
5. FIRE
Intro: Afro Colombians, Indigenous people on the frontlines. Mariela Franco remembrance.
6. COLOMBIA N21
7. DREAMS ARE DUB REALITY
Intro: Dhangsha & Dj Soundar aiding in breaking musical convention.
8 IWA PELE
DUB MUSEUM, KAMPALA, UGANDA
Ras Issacs: flute, djembe, Nyabinghi drums 
Kabaka: vox 
Ras Kilomo: vox
Esaete: vox
Ras Charles: recording
Jozef Spin: translation
TURTLE ISLAND/CHILE
Mapu: vox, Aztec drums, shakers
Apachita: vox.
Nico: trucata
Prasonik:wordsmith interventions at 4 am 
COLOMBIA
Dub Code II: N21 demo and vox recording
UK
Dhangsha: electronics 
Ramjac: mastering
FRANCE
DJ Soundar: sequencing
BRAZIL
Dubzaine: Artwork
Brazilian Sistren In The Shadows : Brazilian pronunciation coaching
Indonesia:
Nina:vox

These are some reflections Dhangsha wrote on this broadcast that we would like to share with you :
Sonic Interventions & Indigenous Resistance                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                  
“IR Sonic Interventions” was first broadcast on 18th July 2020, on Raskattas Radio, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It featured Sankara Future Dub Resurgence, Dhangsha and Dub Sisters Mapu, Apachita and Esaete. For those who listened in, it was like an exhilarating live gig - raw in sound and text with punk attitude, but disciplined like a Peoples' Army on manoeuvres - everyone jumping in to take the baton then passing it on - everyone looking out for everyone else.



This is what happens when sonic experimentation and co-operation moves music and text beyond current convention. The political commentary and degree of analysis demonstrated a depth that is missing from present day dub, but not at the expense of dance propulsion. Bob Marley and his contemporaries created a framework of militant poetry with which to uplift the spirits of oppressed people. But over forty years on, it is not enough to merely REPRODUCE that template. 



As Sankara FDR say: “this is no photocopy dub.” Aside from spoken testimonies, the session was comprised of field recordings, acoustic rhythms and melodies and uncompromising programmed sequences. It was assembled using a variety of techniques: post-punk cut & paste, dub mixology and live electronic improvisation. This was in fact an ‘alternative news broadcast,’ unashamedly betraying a robust anti-colonial perspective. It was on THAT level. 



For all the Sisters & Brothers out there with open hearts and minds and ready to engage: 

WE SEE YOU NOW. 



For all those out there who would hinder our ability to breathe - you have revealed yourselves: 

WE SEE 



Sankara Future Dub Resurgence is a group of musicians from Uganda living in  the city of Kampala and in the area near Lake Nalubaale  ,Uganda. They collaborated with  IR ::Indigenous Resistance and Dhangsha to produce the four track EP 
" IR 55 Sankara Future Dub Resurgence"  which has been released to critical acclaim and which is available on Bandcamp here https://dubreality.bandcamp.com/album/ir-55-sankara-future-dub-resurgence
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They also contributed tracks to the IR album " If Thomas Sankara & Fela Kuti Were Here They Would Say FREE WEST PAPUA" a free album in support of the liberation movement for a Free West Papua available on the Dubdem website www.dubdem.com.br 
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Sankara Future Dub Resurgence with Dhangsha, Mapu & Apachita : IR Sonic interventions

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I.R. is a new music label launched in 2003that explores the twin themes of Indigenous Resistance/Indigenous Reality. Issues and examples of indigenous resistance and Indigenous reality that normally dont receive attention will be highlighted through our releases.
I.R also refers to homegrown insurrection and the fight against injustice everywhere.
An autonomous venture, I.R releases comes together with a minimum of resources but with a maximum of cooperation and care from those involved in the project; a family of loosely affilated folks who believe in the spirit and deed of resistance. Some of our conspirators include Underground Resistance , Dr Das ,Ramjac,Asian Dub Foundation,Deeder Zaman,D. WattsRiot Adrian Sherwood,Delroy "Fatta" Pottinger, MichaelFranti ,Mapu,Assatta Shakur,John Trudell,Dubdem Soundsytem,
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