Afrique en rêves (Vol.8)

Summer 2022

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Funky

2023.05

Sikyi Medley

Track made in collaboration with prolific artist nueen in his first album "Nova Llum" on Good Morning Tapes record label.

Nueen - Path ft. Gerard Sun

worship team:
Bob Dilley-acoustic guitar/vocals
Eric Benline-bass guitar
Rob Stinton-drums
Dave Oxford-electric guitar/vocals
Cindy Carroll-vocals

Light Of The World   9 - 19 - 21

https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/before-your-past-lives

VIII(Before Your Past Livess - Muzan Editions)

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Colombia’s deep house don, Felipe Gordon drops his latest release - the Superimposition EP, by way of Parisian label Noire & Blanche.

The six track EP features the impressive and introspective jazz-filled deep house that Felipe Gordon has been making himself known for. Following a string of sought after releases on well-known labels such as Shall Not Fade, Razor N Tape, Toy Tonics, and Dam Swindle’s Heist Recordings, there is no question that Felipe Gordon has been turning heads. His take on Chicago house lands him in a stylistic category with legends such as Moodymann and Theo Parrish, while confidently blazing his own musical path.

Felipe Gordon’s distinct nod to classy deep house is characterized by captivating soundscapes, smoky jazz elements, old school soulful samples, groovy basslines, synth magic and excellent use of strings.

The opening track of the EP, Mr Umbawa, is a perfect case study of Felipe’s work. A steady and commanding drum pattern set the stage from the get go, with a warm bassline, and jazzy chords. Much of the magic of Felipe Gordon’s music lies in his use of samples and prolific work on the keys, and Mr Umbawa is no different. The track sets up the Superimposition EP perfectly, with a vibe that is suitable for dancing around the house, or at the club. There is no question – the future is bright for the Bogota-based producer.

The Superimposition EP is available for purchase starting May 6th, 2022.

PREMIERE: Felipe Gordon - Mr Umbawa

@wesurf debutant @jungdeejay delineates Bitcoin's volatile trading history through static-flecked ambient composition.

'Sonifications of Price' is out now on surf.

Buy: bit.ly/3gMtTBD

Premiere: Jung DJ - Bitcoin [surf]

Kalita are proud to unveil the first ever compilation focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond. Highlighting key recordings from genre-defining artists including Thomas Frempong and George Darko, as well as more obscure sought-after tracks by elusive bands such as Aban and Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat, Kalita come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution!’ Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 16-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos.

The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive.

As a result, many Ghanaian artists with a broader outlook began to pursue their careers in the West, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitised version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines.

It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘burger highlife’ was born. With ‘Borga Revolution!’ Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983 - 1992 (Volume 1)

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A2. Thomas Frempong - Mada Meho So

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Marking a decade of @damswindle the duo are back on their own @heistrecordings and will be dropping a trio of EP's across 2022. Titled 'Keep On Swindling' the EP's will feature reworks and remixes of some of their finest ever musical moments alongside some exciting hot out of the studio material. Available on heavy duty vinyl and digital the first release lands on 10th June.

Opening up proceedings 'Keep On Swindling Vol 1' features four divine cuts. There are two brand new tracks 'Body Control' and 'All I Want' alongside remixes of classic Dam Swindle goodies '64 Ways (2022 Mix)' and 'The Break Up' which is remixed by UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray.

Check out the premier of 'All I Want' here, a divine slice of Dam Swindle house goodness, with it's warm bassline, choppy keys vocal stabs, hypnotic risers loopy percussion and club ready drums. It's a sublime track as we have always come to expect from one of the most talented duos out there.

More on the release via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/dam-swindle-all-i-want-heist-recordings/

All I Want

LV Premier - Dam Swindle - All I Want [Heist Recordings]

The Brooklyn Gypsy

M.A.D EDITS 002: Body II Body
With the last slice of 10” action on the Make A Dance sub label coming in at 136bpm the guys thought they would slow things down a little and offer up two versions of a boogie classic.
The A side ‘Body II Body’ is a straight dance floor edit, beefed up and chugged out for maximum dancing effect.
On the flip ‘Body II Dub’ the boys take things sub 95bpm working with horn player Freddy Wordsworth who provides a Flugelhorn overdub, that combined with 303 acid flecks takes the track in a new tripped out direction.

M.A.D EDITS 002

A1. Body II Body (Clip)

Just Music And Me - EP

Just Music And Me

'For Wind Poetry' releases October, 2022.

https://vaagner.bandcamp.com/album/for-wind-poetry-2

Wind Poetry

VAK 62 | yolabmi - Reborn (+ Felt)

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Japanese producer @yosuketokunaga serves up a dense ambient album for @vaagner featuring eight electro-acoustic quadrants, each permeating otherworldly timbres for desolate dimensions.

Quadrants

Yosuke Tokunaga - Quadrant s [VAAGNER]

A2 Atakora Manu - Bre Bre Na Eye

25 Miles

Twenty Five Miles

War And Peace

I Got the Melody (Expanded Edition)

Going Back to My Roots (Single Version)

Hupenyu Wangu : Deni-Shain Edit

Ghana Special

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Creations - Adwoa Amissah

BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE Title: DANKÉLÉ

RELEASE DATE : 22nd May 2020
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Once more we're ready to take flight on Africa Airways, for this sixth journey we're taking you above 5280 feet and laying on the funk.

The flight opens with the punchy horns, afro rhythms & groovy bass of Eko Roosevelt's "Ndolo Embe Mulema".  Keeping the tempo high we usher in fellow Cameroonians JM Tim & Foty for another punch of brass with the funky "More And More (Ye-Male)".  We stay in Cameroon with Ngalle Jojo, here he lays down another funktastic bass heavy stomper with "Ngigna Loko".  Jude Bondeze hails from Bangui, Central African Republic and is probably best known for his more traditional Tene Sango album... but his debut 1981 release saw him in a very funky mood indeed! Next up, Nigerian Vicky Edimo gets his thumb out and lays down some glorious slabs of deep funk... along with a rather splendid bass solo! JK Mandengue played bass off & on for the British Afrobeat band "Osibisa", playing on the uber funky "Super Fly TNT" Motion Picture Soundtrack album.. Certainly putting him on a path to the Wahahwah'tastic "Kosa Mba" taken from his 1979 self-titled album.  Slow percussive classic raw street funk from Nigeria's Akwassa, who's line up is the same as "Heads Funk Band", are up next. Another outing for Vicky Edimo on this 1978 beauty from Mike Kounou.  Also on guitar duties for Mike Kounou is Francois Amadou Corea, who's funky chops can be heard on "Ngigna Loko" & "Njonjo Mukambe". Hi-Octane funk from Airto Fogo, percussion, rhodes & horns aplenty on this 1974 instrumental cut "Black Soul".  As we prepare to start our decent Francois Misse Ngoh drops in some filth with this 1980 bass face monster "Njonjo Mukambe"... head nodding isn't essential, but it's best to brace yourself for impact.

Your next Africa Airways departure will be ready for boarding soon, so keep your passports at the ready!

Eko - Ndolo Embe Mulema [CLIP]

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A2. Thomas Frempong - Mada Meho So

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