His new album "Sankofa" will be released on June 25th by Far Out Recordings. But exclusively for Le Grigri, Brazilian pianist Amaro Freitas unveils “Cazumbá” an incredible eight-minute piece that resonates like a true environmental manifesto at the crossroads of jazz and film music.
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This week on Island Time brings back another offering from @AnalogDakarClub , a collective of DJ's passionate about analogue African popular music - vinyl records and tapes - which has been organizing parties in the Senegalese capital for two years.

The mix is a journey from the West Indies to West Africa, back and forth, A mix of rhythms and cultures where it's hard to say who inspired who. The African influences in the West Indies music is obvious but we also found a lot of Caribbean patterns inspired songs all over West African artists. And we added some rare and outstanding 7" just dug.

Cover pic is a picture by Senegalese photographer Omar Ly from Podor

Tracklist::

Corveta «Coração volgar» (Morabeza Records)
Henri Des, Guy Alcindor, Manuela Pioche «A dans on bois demie» (Disques Debs)
Luis Moraies & Conjunto Voz de Cabo Verde «Maria Graciela» (Edição Da Casa Silva)
Orchestre Septentrional La Boule de Feu d’Haiti «Nostalgie» (Cosept Records)
Muangolé «Mulatinha vai» (Voz de Cabo Verde)
Os Appolos «D’leau Coco» (La Do Si Discos)
Grammack International «Joue un bon partie dans la vie» (Discos Monte Cara)
Mamadou Doumbia et Conseil de l’Entente «Année Internationale de la Femme»(Safie Deen)
Traoré Amadou dit Ballaké «Guénébou» (Club Voltaïque du Disque)
Rail Band «Mouodilo» (EMI)
Leon Keïta «Ifarana» (Papa Disco)
Kyeremateng Atwede & Kyeremateng Stars «Never Follow Woman» (Sacodis)

Island Time Radio  Mix 40 With Analog Dakar Club

Musica Macondo unearths eight contemporary Afro Brazilian tracks on compilation Brasil Novo, disseminating the rich and percussive heritage of black Brazil and Samba De Coco. Selected by DJs Tahira (Sao Paulo) and Tim Garcia (London), the diversity and positivity of Brazil shines, featuring elements of samba, candomble, batuques, jazz, folk and beyond, designed with the esoteric dancefloor in mind.

Pre-order the record here:

https://musicamacondo.bandcamp.com/album/brasil-novo

Dona Celia Coquista - O Bar

private yoga lesson on a yacht: 
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boogie arkestra - intimate healing

Brand new to London-based imprint High Praise is Spanish producer Divorce From New York, one half of the San Sebastian based production duo Reyjavik606. ‘Sausalito’, the new seven track album out on September 2nd, pulls from DVNY’s eclectic influences of Jazz, Soul and Disco to create a sun-drenched album perfect for a barbeque in the park.

Read more here:

https://www.musicamacondo.com/2022/06/premiere-divorce-from-new-york-holly-grove-feat-sara-zazoya/

Sausalito

Premiere: Divorce From New York - Holly Grove (Feat. Sara Zazoya)

Lost Dub Dub from "Fight Against Babylon" Deluxe Edition.

LOST DUB DUB

The latest single to emerge from Owiny Sigoma Band's third album Nyanza, 'Nairobi (Too Hot)' takes the Kenyan capital as its subject matter. It draws on the positive spirit ingrained in Kenya’s musical heritage as much as it does the country’s uneasy present. 

In ‘Nairobi (Too Hot)’, the country's musical lineage continues to bear an influence. Sun-flecked guitar lines and call-and-response vocals take centre stage, interspersed with 
echoing gunshot fire that’s a reminder of the violent tension in the city experienced by the band while there. The single comes backed by a remix from DJ Khalab, where the oft-Clap! Clap! collaborator has produced an acid-tinged re-rub that retains the bittersweet lilt of the original. 

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Owiny Sigoma Band - (Nairobi) Too Hot (DJ Khalab Remix)

Blood Money Drug Money

The track is under CREATIVE COMMONS LICENCE (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). For using it, please name our project (World BEAThoven Project) and our website (www.taxi-mundjal.com/beathoven.html).

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Mastered by Energiekreis Zuckerhut Studios (Bonn, Germany)


World BEAThoven Project:

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of nature enthusiast, humanist, visionary and composition genius Ludwig van Beethoven, an international network under the direction and idea of ​​cultural manager Darius Darek (Taxi MunDJal MusiX) produced an extraordinary album: Twenty melodies from Beethoven's works were recorded on non-European musical instruments by musicians based in the Cologne-Bonn region. This sample databank was created under the direction of Hans Zimmer's sample library developer Felix Ohlert and was then used by music producers worldwide as the basis for new tracks of electronic music.
The album now being released will be presented at festivals and in clubs and rearranged for a 35-piece brass orchestra (Youth Brass Band NRW).

As Darius Darek's academic background is geography, he has implemented sustainable, degrowth and minimalism based, fair, green, common-good-oriented and alternative ways of life into this music project. A transdisciplinary designed artivism towards a socio-ecological transformation: 

- to promote „cultural diversity“ the project is a collaboration with musicians of diverse music cultures to record a sample databank.

- to promote „cultural heritage“ the project aims to upcycle & remix almost forgotten music by worldwide electronic music producers.

- to promote „creative commons“ the sample databank and the remixes can be used and listened to for free.

- to promote „socio-ecological projects“ the remixes are presented at green, transformational or zero waste festivals, at intergenerational bicycle rides or in „freeboxes“ (https://tinyurl.com/freeboxvideo).

- to include „citizen participation“ a random local youth involvement and a worldwide production contest (in cooperation with Arts Council England) were carried out: www.globallocal.co.uk/remixspace/

- the project thus supports some of the sustainable development goals (SDGs): reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, quality education, gender equality and climate action. 


Funded by BTHVN2020 (www.bthvn2020.de) from funds provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the City of Bonn and the Rhein-Sieg district.

The project is managed by: www.taxi-mundjal.com/beathoven.html & www.brotfabrik-theater.de

World BEAThoven Album

On Beethoven's theme from 'Sonata Pathétique'

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Ground - On Beethoven's theme from 'Sonata Pathétique'

Ground's minimalistic version of Baskéda jumps into a hypnotic acidic vibe full of surprises and intense for the dance floor peak.

Listen and buy now on Bandcamp!

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ILPR001 - Pigmalião Remixed

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Pigmalião - Baskéda (Ground Remix)

After his acclaimed debut « Cotonou » on Alma Negra’s record label, James Stewart comes back with his new EP « Atlantic River Drive » for Mawimbi Records, featuring two collaborations with Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule as well as two remixes from Simbad aka SMBD.

James Stewart met Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule, after booking several shows of kologo music star King Ayisoba in Lyon. Stewart was quick to witness the bluesy tone of Ayuune’s voice and his kindness as a musician, despite his impressive stature. Quite logically, Stewart invited Sule to record vocals on two of his ongoing demos at Bruno Patchworks’ recording studio (Voilaaa, Mr. President, Da Break), with the idea of making a rather unheard crossover between traditional kologo music and contemporary styles that would both appeal to Ghanaian crowds and a Western audience. Stewart then had a number of his arrangement ideas re-recorded by a talented cast of musicians (see list of credits), resulting in a brilliant mix of acoustic and electronic textures, sounding both vintage and modern.

Nodding to Eddie Palmieri’s landmark record “Harlem River Drive”, “Atlantic River Drive” is a stomping dancefloor track, drawing from the 6/8 feel of kologo music and the energy of contemporary club music. The track can be read as a tribute to the musical cross-pollinations between the African continent and its many diasporas, which Stewart has dedicated a long part of his life to, while also a more intimate story about his life and family. All words were written by Stewart and then translated by Sule in his native Fra fra language from Northern Ghana. 
 
“Where Are You Going?” is a two-part journey that reminds us that we should care about each other, about our communities while we don’t know what the future is made of. An important and much welcome message to navigate through these troubled, uncertain times. Referencing N’dombolo music, the track has two parts and rich arrangements, with its first part going deep with syncopated clarinet hooks and playful percussion parts, and its second part moving to a four-on-the-floor pattern and an entrancing baritone saxophone solo. 
 
The EP also features Worldwide FM and Brownswood maestro Simbad, who delivers two dancefloor-ready reworks of the track “Where Are We Going?” under his SMBD moniker, turning it into a spiritual, dubby journey, as well as an emotional peaktime track.

James Stewart est l'hôte, DJ résident et co-promoteur de la soirée mensuelle "Black Atlantic Club" au Sucre à Lyon. Empruntant le terme «Atlantique noir» du livre de 1993 du savant renommé Paul Gilroy, Stewart présente la «musique noire» comme un échange culturel transnational incroyablement diversifié. Conférencier avide sur le sujet et fondateur du Blog Afrosouldescarga, il fusionne une approche intellectuelle avec le côté musical et créatif des choses: en tant que joueur de conga et percussionniste actif, membre de Voilaaa Sound System et showhost à Radio Nova. 

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Atlantic River Drive 

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