Progression and stillness

DOWNLOAD: http://bisa.bandcamp.com/track/bisa-ft-nneka-ty
PRE-ORDER VINYL: http://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/the-warm-up-ep

For the last leak off Blitz the Ambassador's Warm Up EP (Available Aug 27th), the Ghanaian lyricist teams up with fellow African heavyweights Nneka and Ty for a track called "Bisa". Produced by beatsmith Tismé, the word 'Bisa' means 'Ask' in the Ghanaian language "Twi" and explores widespread inequalities from an African perspective. 


Produced by: Tismé
Recorded and Mixed by Jim Bertini @ Galaxy Smith Studios. Brooklyn, NY.
Nneka vocals recorded by Gaultier Frossard @ DaCrib. Paris, France.
Ty vocals recorded by D’lux Beats at The Sound Emporium, UK
TY appears courtesy of TYMUSIC, Tru Thoughts Records & Full Thought Publishing.
Artwork includes illustrations by Anna-Lina Balke, Ben Wachenje, Hamed Hazel.

BISA LYRICS:
[Intro]

[Hook: Nneka, [Blitz the Ambassador]]
Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, [Who you asking]
Bisa oh Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, Bisa na yɛn kankyerɛ wo oh,
Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, [Who you asking]
Bisa oh Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, Bisa na yɛn kankyerɛ wo oh,

[Verse 1: Blitz the Ambassador]
Look at how we living, Bodies are free but our minds are in prison,
Controlled by the system no longer we fall victim,
From Tahrir Square to Madison Square the streets are crammed,
Revolution will not be televised or instagramed,
The tables are turning the people are rising and burning,
Overthrow the corporations that are steadily earning,
So death to Monsanto, Death to Halliburton, Death to De Beers,
Death to Shell oil, Just look at what they did to Ken Saro-Wiwa,
Hanged him by the neck, murdered every other leader,
Either or war is how they making they funds,
Show me a factory in Africa thats manufacturing guns,
Yet theres AK 47's in every village but no food,
So the kids grow up and learn the same rules,
Violence that you sow is the violence that you reap,
Bisa oh Bisa, You ask what you seek.

[Hook: Nneka, [Blitz the Ambassador]]
Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, [Who you asking]
Bisa oh Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, Bisa na yɛn kankyerɛ wo oh,
Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, [Who you asking]
Bisa oh Bisa, [What you asking]
Wonyim a Bisa, Bisa na yɛn kankyerɛ wo oh,

[Bridge: Nneka]

[Verse 2: Ty]
I speak for the unfiltered and the unfettered
Parents taught me well help to boost up the method
I write through the wrist though the twists takes effort
Please don't blink you may just miss the message
You been lied to, tricked, bamboozled and whipped
History been flipped, knicked and then ripped into pieces
Some say peace is not the word to play
I tattoo shackles on my neck on my vertebrae
Dear child of a lesser the plan is to see you buckle quick under
Or succumb to a better vision supplied by oppressors
Hear me out down to the last letter
REMOVE ALL religious obligations
Especially if they house colonial modifications
Manipulation of soul spirit and self esteem
No self respect no wonder I don't like the self I'm
Seeing.

[Hook: Nneka, [Blitz the Ambassador]]

[Outro: Nneka]

LINKS:
www.twitter.com/blitzambassador
www.facebook.com/blitzambassador

www.twitter.com/Nnekaworld
www.facebook.com/NnekaWorld

www.twitter.com/tymusic
www.facebook.com/tymusicfanpage

BISA Ft. Nneka, Ty

No Puedo Evitarlo

Pa' Que Te Quejas

As featured in FACT Magazine's 20 Best Mixtapes of 2015

Download link here - https://www.hulkshare.com/hrsio75z0a9s

Read about on OK Africa:

http://www.okayafrica.com/news/afrofuturist-mixtape-essay-my-body-full-of-stars-emma-dabiri-ian-mcquaid/

Tracklist - including spoken word interludes and rogue fragments buried deep- 

Hendrix – EXP // Actress – Uriel’s Black Harp // Roots Soundtrack
Sun Ra – Berkley Lecture snippet
A Number of Names – Share Vari
Dirty Paraffin – Papap! Papap!
Missy Elliott – Smooth Chick
Binghams Speech
Strafe – Set It Off
Laura Mvula – That’s Alright
Richard Pryor – 2001 Monologue
Freddie Hubbard – This Is Combat I Know ­
Shabazz Palaces – An Echo From the Hosts That Profess Infinitum
Deltron 3030 – Virus (acapella)
TV On The Radio – The Wrong Way 
Jimi Hendrix – 1963 (A Merman I Shall Be)
London Lucumi Choir – Cantos Espirituales
James Stinson phone interview
The Other People Place – Eye Contact
Egyptian Lover – Egypt Egypt
Sun Ra – Berkley Lecture snippet
Nigga Fox – Ze Piqueno 
Bryte – I Like Your Girlfriend 
Azealia Banks – Fierce
Tyree – I’m Free
DJ Cndo – Terminator
Leif ft Spank Rock – Star Alliance
SupaNova Slom – Energy
LTJ Bukem – Atlantis
Sun Ra – Outerspaceways Incorporated
Sun Ra Berkley lecture snippet

<a href="https://theartistunion.com/tracks/ef2e67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

My Body Full Of Stars - An Afrofuturism Mixtape - D/L link in description

Pray For Nigeria - Teknomile x iceprince

The leading ladies of The New School, Emma Nyra, Cynthia Morgan and Victoria Kimani come together in a groundbreaking smooth track for the Ladies, they kick off 2015 strong with "VEX" Produced by Kenyan Grammy award winning top Producer DOSpeaks of Track Or Die ... Emmas powerful vocals combined with Victoria's Sultry raspy voice and Cynthia ' s Signature ragga tone created something totally different and special from what's going on in African music at the moment...The 808 heavy sexy jam "VEX" shows total diversity and relatability. We can't wait to see what these ladies have in store for the game individually This year!! .... 

Brought to you by MMMG, Chocolate City and Northside Ent.

VEX - Victoria Kimani X Emmanyra X Cynthia Morgan

Texte: Emeline Houël, Aquarelle: Mélanie Roy, Lecture: Zaz de Lou
Technique son et enregistrement: Eric Chevalier

C’est l’histoire d’une rencontre en forêt, et de la découverte des aquarelles de Mélanie, dont l’imagination et le talent donnent naissance à des oeuvres pleines de vie, de dynamisme, de douceur et de délicatesse. 
C’est l’histoire d’un retour de sortie en canoë, dans une forêt inondée et sur un lac miroir, du bruit des pagaies dans la nuit, de la magie des paysages, et des aquarelles qui ont suivi. 

Je ferme les yeux

Available now to buy via iTunes: geni.us/Boombap
One simple way to describe how this project came about, Off-the-cuff! Concepts and ideas were thrown back and forth from Zimbabwe to France via email. But because of busy scheduling nothing was actually agreed upon. So, what to do? Three days were spent in a studio, with nothing but music as our spiritual offering. This is three days before The Monkey Nuts, Hope Masike and DJ OIL were meant to perform at one of Africa’s biggest festivals, The Harare International Festival of the Arts. 
These recordings are an act of impulse, an intermingling of culture and sound, spaced out across two continents. DJ Oil, The Monkey Nuts and Hope Masike present: Boombap Idiophonics.

@TheMonkiNuts
facebook.com/TheMonkeyNuts
soundcloud.com/dj-oil

Boombap Idiophonics

Mother Fuyer

The Monkey Nuts - Boombap Idiophonics (AlbumSampler)

An4nda - Fiavanana (ft. Kitanaa)  # Mastering by Processed # Prod Akrazia P.
Flac: https://an4nda.bandcamp.com/album/solair

Fiavanana (Original Mix)

An4nda (ft. Duun Scott Doh) - Enjayé # Mastering by Processed # Prod Akrazia P.
Flac: https://an4nda.bandcamp.com/album/solair

Enjayé (Original Mix)

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://comptroller.bandcamp.com/album/blue-video-romance

4 dense strikes inspired by early exposure to ill-contextualised exotic cultural imports (i.e. encountering 80s anime & NTSC-J games without a proper frame of reference or easy access to the Internet) and the resulting damage; plus a sweet remix by Matt Nida. 

All tracks slowly crafted on a PSP running LittleGPTracker in bad dark frenzies 2014/15. Glory to the Pig. 

Lemon No Yume is an ugly re-interpretation of PSY・S' beautiful Lemon No Yuuki. Everything else conceived & combined by Comptroller.

04 HEARTBEAT NITES

05 Lemon No Yume (Matt Nida remix)

Mr Scruff, Kirsty Ameida & a massive spider on the Bassline..Out now on a 1 sided Ninja Tune 12" & download..Mind the bass.. pickle jars at the ready!

The 12" is available from the Mr. Scruff online store: http://mrscruff.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DII-391-3-pickled+spider+1+sided+12.html

Looking forward to testing this out on my tour gigs.. click on the link & see if i am playing near you!

http://www.mrscruff.com/showscreen.php?site_id=9&screentype=folder&screenid=211

Pickled Spider

Red Empire - Denial

Beirut - Nantes

This is the first big tune of mine & really got me noticed. Flute, strings, drums, bass & a friendly robot. Simple & very effective! Taken from the album 'MRSCRUFF'.

Mrs Cruff

Chicken In A Box

Epic45 - Where The Holidays Went

From Youth Lagoon's second album, "Wondrous Bughouse"

On Fat Possum worldwide. 
Buy  Fat Possum - http://fatpossum.com/products/wondrous-bughouse
Buy iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wondrous-bughouse/id604313154

Youth Lagoon "Dropla"

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Progression and stillness

MarkDrybrough