Taken from the iconic Hibiscus Records' 1990 release of zouk/reggae fusion band 'Shango'. The Bamboo Beat album is a straight up killer record with 'Irie' being one of my all-time favourite tracks ever put out.

I changed the intro, cut out some parts and rearranged bits to make the breakdown you can hear at 0:31 for example. Hope you enjoy the edit, more to come... :)

Shoutout to my good pal and fellow zouk digging nerd Bedoui for turning me onto the record. It's sadly very rare, I'd love to be able to reissue it on my label 'Discotheque Tropicale' one day so more people could listen to this wonderful work of music x

Shango - Filinn' (JOSH FB / Discothèque Tropicale Edit)

Josh, Dan, Matt & Omar 🏝️

Although only in its infancy, Discothèque Tropicale has quickly gained support from the likes of Antal, Hunee, Mendel, Barbara Boeing, Poly Ritmo and Dar Disku to name a few. 

The collective, London based events series, and licensed reissue label’s first project is focussed on highlighting the sounds of Guadeloupe and the Southern French Antilles. In doing so they hope to champion and honour the talented artists that birthed this beautiful music.

Record label | DJ collective | Mix series

South London via the universe, from Celtic Iraqi brothers @duvet-dave (Bavaria-based) & @joeginho (London-based) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇶

Bookings/inquiries/guest mixes/demos: 
dustdownrecords@gmail.com

🗓️ 2025:

1st October: Room 303 Radio, Shinjuku @ 9pm local time (Tokyo) / 1pm UK time 
7 June: HiT bar, Haus Im Tal  (Munich)

🗓️ 2024:
14 September: HiT bar, Haus Im Tal (Munich)
18 August: Bricks, Brixton (London)
21 June: Orbit Beers Brewery & Taproom (London)
6-10 June: Westival (Pembrokeshire)
6 May: Fox & Firkin, The Big Market (London)
10 April: Mezcaleria, El Pastor Soho (London)
3 March: Fox & Firkin, The Big Market (London)

🗓️ 2023:
10 November: Alena Arpels, Rotation Policy @ Grow, Hackney, London
13 October: Dust Down Records with friends @ Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston, London

Upcoming events :
Ground Control, Paris 12 (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 14/05/2022

Past Events :
Berliner Wunderbar Chatelet (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 24/02/2022
Berliner Wunderbar Bastille (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 16/12/2021
Berliner Wunderbar Chatelet (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 25/11/2021
Berliner Wunderbar Bastille (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 14/10/2021
Panic Room w/ @vaguechaleur & @toutesetchaos - 23/10/2021
Berliner Wunderbar Pigalle (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 28/10/2021
Berliner Wunderbar Pigalle (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 04/11/2021
Le 45 Tours  (w/ @vaguechaleur) -  22/09/2021
Amapola Festival (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 30/07/2021
Amapola Festival Off (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 13/06/2021
La Surferie (w/ @vaguechaleur) - 07/07/2020
La Terrasse (w/ @vaguechaleur)- 21/06/2020

"Yé Krik !" is a word used by storytellers from Guadeloupe to ensure the crowd's attention. Attentive listeners would then answer "Yé Krak !".

YéKrik likes music with a tropical feeling and a groovy vibe. Enjoy !

1/3 of @vaguechaleur

Record loving selector DJ based in London (and formerly Edinburgh). I love sticking my head in crates and learning more about the amazing music that can be found across the world. 

I'm a bit of retro zouk specialist (checkout my zouk show on My Analog Journal for more) but also have a great interest in soca, highlife, makossa, PALOP music, bubblegum, kwaito, latin freestyle and beyond - I enjoy celebrating globally sourced groovy records to fill dancefloors, and deliver an experience that makes club goers smile while they move

My mission is to spread this wonderful music and the talented artists that contributed to its creation with as many as people as possible! 

I run a clubnight and reissue / edits label along with a few friends called “Discothèque Tropicale”. Music to bring the boogie, fill the floors and put smiles on faces! 

I do the programming for London based radio station LOOSE FM where I also run the radio shows ‘The Listening Bar’ & 'Musical Backpacking' focussing each show and the record digging on a specific genre, theme or area. 

Pls ask for IDs I’ll always give them! Don't be a stranger, drop me a DM on Instagram anytime I always love to connect with fellow music lovers from around the world. Send me music pls 🙌

Music is a universal language with the power to break barriers and bring people together ❤️ 

jtsfryerbloom@gmail.com for bookings or probs faster to whack me a message on insta (@joshffb). Much Love, JOSH FB xx