OKA is a metaphorical journey between various worldwide tribes. Starting and closing with a lullaby from a mother to her child, the 9 tracks depict a day of passing by rain dances, odes to forest spirits and water, child’s plays, dugout canoe trips, hunting and gathering songs and vodun ceremonies...
This project brings ethnic sounds from different communities out of Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania and electronics together and combines worldwide atmospheres, blending current sonorities and ancient samples.
Le Motel spent years collecting samples all around the world (mostly ethnic music related to ceremonies), field recording in the jungle and is using sounds from his environment. He aims to connect those different cultures and periods within his music.

Le Motel - La Danse De La Pluie

Ccolo - Immortal Birds Diwali

Ciranda Indiana (Thomas Cumbia Hippie Rave Edit)

@hectorplimmer delivers a soother for that rewind button with the dissolving vocals of @and-is-phi. Out on @alberts-favourites 10th March.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/02/16/premiere-hector-plimmer-sunshine/

Sunshine

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Hector Plimmer - Sunshine feat. And Is Phi (STW Premiere)

2nd single taken from Msafiri Zawose's upcoming album "Uhamiaji", due for release on 1 September 2017.
https://Soundway.lnk.to/Uhamiaji

Uhamiaji

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Msafiri Zawose - 'Pole Pole'

jiony - Paliativos

Digital Kabar - 18 tracks compilation available on June 21, 2019 in CD/LP and all digital formats. https://IDOL.lnk.to/Digital_Kabar 

At once sacred and secular; sometimes calculated but often improvised; formerly clandestine but now manifest: the Kabar is now an integral part of the Réunionnais landscape, eschewing any of the labels that are slung its way. The genre is like a snapshot of Island life, with its artisanal musical instruments, its block parties, its ritual dances and its pamphleteering lyrics. A Reunion, in all senses of the term. A musical union, which, in spite of its raw essence, strives to evolve, incorporating new sounds that will carry its indomitable, forever moving spirit forward into the future.

Born from the musical union of maloya and electronic music, Digital Kabar is a compilation at the crossroads of cultures, porous to all sound experiences. It's also the result of a friendship that drives InFiné at the festival Les Electropicales, from the fascination of a small team dedicated to the independent musical cause for a musical scene and its diversity.

+++ https://soundcloud.com/jako-maron

℗ & © 2019 InFiné

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Patrick Manent - Kabaré Atèr (Jako Maron Remix)

03 Pippin - Unravel

Buy / Stream here:

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2YOuAkx
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2zKzI0A
Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/2YdgQRg
Deezer: https://bit.ly/3hI7HYB
Bandcamp (Buy LP): https://bit.ly/3f5Jk5O

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With his first album dating back to 2001, Poirier is a prolific, creative and eclectic Canadian producer / musician with a 20 year journey of creating music. Constant in his albums and DJ performances is a desire to build bridges between different languages, communities, and cultures. His open, uninhibited musical mind means that his works bend boundaries, resulting in compositions that mix several styles and eras. He now has produced a total of 11 albums and many EPs with labels such as Ninja Tune, Nice Up Records and, more recently, Wonderwheel Recordings. Active in Montreal, his successful monthly dance party Qualité de Luxe is dedicated to African and Caribbean music, attracting crowds for over six years. Poirier is also the man behind Bounce le Gros and Karnival, parties with legendary status in Montreal nightlife history. 

As usual with Poirier, it's hard to pin point all the genres and references on his new album. Soft Power has an irresistible warm vibe that will make anyone move and dance. It's warm, it's acoustic, it's electronic. Tracks "Café Com Leite" feat. Flavia Coelho and "Me Leva" feat. Flavia Nascimento transport the listener to Brazil while "Sim Bombei" and "Sowia", both featuring Samito, while the Sounds of West Africa influence "Nidiaye Sam" feat. Daby Touré. Then it’s across the Atlantic to Montréal and Mexico with "Contigo" feat. Boogat, while "Pull Up Dat" feat. Red Fox is a Jamaican jam perfect for any dancehall party. "Nou Pare" feat. Coralie Hérard captures the heart of Haiti while "Do Kase" feat. Mélissa Laveaux fuses Canada and France with Haïti in the background. In his instrumental tracks, Poirier throws an afro house party at 4am with "The Junction", travels back in time on an island in the Mediterranean Sea circa 1987 with "Forma", and, finally, relaxes in the sun with "Coconut Beach."

Soft Power

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Poirier & Flavia Nascimento - Me Leva

pinball wormhole
thru the looking glass
blue moon hidden in my stash
ain't impossible to understand
take a toke and pass it with the left hand
and if i was cremated, transform, re-instated,
reborn, re-inflated, ignored, hot-potated, 
i'd be the same way as i am
so take a listen now
and take my hand
and let's go. 



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Clocking in at just over eight minutes, the EP is a condensed affair of melodic subtleties, warm and delicate layers of emotion-riddled frequencies. The understated nature of Bray is as symbolic of a mission statement as any for the 23-year old @orquesta. Taking new turns at every corner, unforeseen depths await the listener behind the sleek surface.

<a href="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/orquesta-bray-feature">Premiere: Orquesta's Bray EP via RBMA</a>

Orquesta - Un Minuto ft. Lido Pimienta

Hypermediations on cassette thru Healthy Tapes:

http://healthytapes.bigcartel.com/product/mei-saraswati-hypermeditations-cs-50-2nd-pressing

http://meisaraswati.bandcamp.com

mei_saraswati@live.com.au

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Mei Saraswati 2