"La Habanera" is the name of a well-known aria from Carmen, an opera by Georges Bizet. The habanera aria itself is originally based on "El Arreglito" by Sebastián de Yradier, a Basque composer. "La Habanera" enjoys great popularity outside the opera world, it´s probably one of the most famous arias in the world, revisited and reinterpreted hundreds of times since its release in 1875. The aria is sung in Act 1 by the title character, Carmen (mezzo-soprano), in it she expresses her indifference to the protestations of love and advances of her numerous suitors.

Daniel´s "Vem" track, released in April this year already made use of string orchestration. Its string sounds and classic music that Daniel currently gets the most excited about.

When Daniel accidentally stumbled across the aria while listening to Berlin´s Klassik Radio, he noticed that the first notes of "La Habanera" are rhythmically played like a dembow rhythm. Soon he searched for the midi files of the aria, realised its metrics was based on 75bpm - perfect dembow tempo - and sculpted the dub in two days studio time.

Shortly after, Daniel met Armenian opera singer Naré, with whom he recorded an additional vocal version of "La Habanera" (which we´ll release in a couple of weeks from now).

Until then, enjoy the dub, maybe sing or rap on top of it, and we´ll get back to you soon with probably the first ever dembow aria!

Illustration by Anje Jager, https://soothingshade.com/artist/anje-jager/

La Habanera Dub

La Habanera

Man 124 Daniel Haaksman "La Habanera Dub"

Remix of remix by @thornato of track by Million Stylez

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Qechuaboi - Africada

After a successful 2017 which saw them release the debut EP, tour Poland with the climax reached at the renowned Unsound Festival and perform for the first time abroad in December, Polish-Angolan duo Lua Preta (Mentalcut + Supa Gia G) are back with a double single to kick off a new year! 

First up is 'Quero Mais' which brings a direct connection to Africa with the presence of another long-time Basy Tropikalne favourite - Morena Leraba from Lesotho. One of the continent's most distinctive voices famously appeared on Spoek Mathambo's album last year, also published a bunch of singles (including a collaboration with DJ Spoko) and now contributes his energetic verses to the track. The single marks also the first time we hear Supa Gia G in her full glory on rapping duties as she light-heartedly tells the story about her weekend preparations and plans. 

On the virtual flip-side there's gqom-inspired 'Somnilokwie' which already gained attention from the main man Branko himself who premiered it in his NTS Radio show. This instrumental beauty is another proof of Mentalcut's abilities to reinterpret African inspirations and current trends and take them to the next level with his modern electronic music additions. 

Artwork: Marta Chojnacka 
www.martachojnacka.com, www.instagram.com/chojnacka/ 

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Basy Tropikalne 
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Quero Mais feat. Morena Leraba

C'est quoi ça?

C'est quoi ça? EP

Qwasa Qwasa - Simba

Most of the themes that Fela sang about in his music are sadly still relevant today. I grew up listening to his music, so I hope I didn't butcher this... :-)

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Fight Them

Kensaye x Fela Kuti - Fight Them

Village Cuts' take on Victoria Chomeka - Maurice Ooko Kokomanga, shaped for the club for your dancing pleasure!

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Chomekaaa! (Victoria Chomeka - Maurice Ooko Kokomanga REMIX)

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Philippe Cohen Solal - Afro Bolero feat. Angelique Kidjo & Mo Laudi (Daniel Haaksman remix)

Soon reaching 2k followers I wanted to thank you all for supporting, listening or playing my tracks! I love this track from Fatoumata and thought I'd give it a quick club flip.
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Nterini (Rolv.K Flip)

IZem - Iddi Beat

Happy to share my edit of the great percussionist, singer and underrated Cuban rumbero Virgilio Martí (1919-1995, RIP). The original song 'Drums For Yemayá' (Iemanjá, Yemanjá, Yemoja, Iemoja)is from the Soundtrack Azúcar Amarga (1996). In the Yoruba religion, Cuban Santería and in the Brazilian Candomblé she represents the goddess of the sea and maternity. She's the mother of humanity, guardian of the home and patron saint of seafarer.

Mastering by Samuel Tegaro / IkoMastering

Tambores Pa Virgilio

Tambores Pa Yemayá (Daferwa Tributo Edit)

Lua Preta is vocalist and MC Ms. Gia of Angolan descent and Polish DJ and producer Mentalcut. Together they bring a frenetic mixture of futuristic electronic music and African genres. Their 2016's debut single “Melhor Vai Embora” strongly marked their presence in the scene of African infused club music which led to their first EP “Emoçoes Coloridas”. Their fresh and unique sound led to 2018 being their breakthrough year with their biggest hit up to date being released ('Quero Mais' featuring Lesotho's Morena Leraba), their first official video being shot entirely in Lisbon and a round of live appearances on festivals and club shows across Europe.

Booking:
EU/US: kierskimikolaj@gmail.com
PL: pawel@studiosuper.pl 




Press:

OkayAfrica
http://www.okayafrica.com/-south-african-music-best-month/

GuyMontag
http://www.guymontag.es/lua-preta-electronica-vanguardia-y-tradicion-afro/

LaCroixx
http://lacroixx.com/premiere-stefficrown-jala-jala-lua-preta-remix-basy-tropikalne/

Prospect
http://www.prospect.zone/morena-leraba-collabore-avec-le-duo-angolais-polonais-lua-preta/

Pan African Music
http://pan-african-music.com/lua-preta-morena-leraba/

Cassette Blog
http://cassetteblog.com/2017/06/lua-preta-melhor-vai-embora-exclusivos-cassette/

Tropical Bass
http://www.tropicalbass.com/2017/04/lua-preta-emocoes-coloridas/

Audio Input
https://audioinput.mn.co/posts/lesothos-morena-leraba-teams-up-with-lua-preta-on-double-release

Quero Mais feat. Morena Leraba

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