This is a mix of many of my favorite Afro Downtempo tracks, including several of my unreleased edits as well as some classics that I have been playing over the last 2-3 years. 

African music holds a special place in my heart. Whether it be Morocco, Mali, Angola, something inside be resonates with the frequency of rhythms and melodies, and most of all the voices. Without the need to understand what is being said I feel the spirit of so many of these artists in me. 

This mix is a journey through the deserts, jungles, and villages of Africa, featuring remixes and edits of many amazing classic artists such as, Rokia Traoré, Oumou Sangaré, Ali Farka Touré, Fatoumata Diawara, Sonah Jobartah and more. 

Most of popular music in North & South America as well as Europe can have its roots traced back to Africa. The vibrant and diverse cultures of mama Africa have spread around the world influencing cultures in many ways. 

Please take the time to listen to the original albums and music of these artists, they are a great inspiration to me and musicians all around the world. 

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Afrikana - J.Pool (Afro Downtempo & Folktronica Mix)

the sounds of green unfolding.

Water Music II:  Section I // William Basinski
A Sea of Love // Huerco S. 
Viridian // v e n n, Sound Therapist, Suseti
Before Meaning Comes // Ian William Craig
I skyn // Prins Emanuel
Barcarolle // Saloli
Ambrosía // Kaleema
Frog Fractions // Khotin
Aqua // Milkyway Outcast, Koshi Chimes
Driving Towards the Deaths Mycelium // Sofie Birch
Healing State (528 Hz) // Modern Headspace
Severia // Lauge
Fin août, début septembre // Faten Kanaan
The Gecko That Wore Its Skin Inside Out // Jonny Nash, Lindsay Todd
Melancholia II // William Basinski
Tearjerker // Pascal Schumacher
No Drums // Tim Hecker
#3 Rhubarb // Brendan Eder Ensemble
Fractural // Ian Hawgood

spheres of the springtime symphony

Some music with the intention of quietening the mind and drifting off to sleep to. Also good for meditation and mushroom journeying. I recommend using decent headphones or a decent speaker, as ever.

Serenity Garden

Tracklist:

1. Docetism - Buczyna (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
2. Tech Panda & Kenzani - Khoyo
3. Psapp – Hill of Our Home vs Actress - “Falling Rizlas”  (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
4. Fred again & Brian Eno - Cmon  (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
5. Ayra Starr - Rush  (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
6. Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm x Baiuca - Morriña
7. K.S. Abhishek, Naani & Sukanya Chattopadhyay - The Naani Song
8. Yosi Horikawa - Fluid x Sidiki Diabaté & Djelimady Sissoko - Kayra
9. Zap Mama - Abadou
10. nthng - Saafe  (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
11. Eduardo Castillo & Sabo - Casaradio
12. Red Axes - Hue (feat. Music Acadamy Students)
13. Daliwonga - Abo Mvelo (feat. Mellow & Sleazy & M.J)  (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
14. Asake - Terminator
15. Ronnie & Barty - Chill Punjab
16. El Búho - Marti
17. Raf Saperra & Sukshinder Shinda - Snake Charmer (El Buho Edit)
18. Digital Afrika - Dark Matter x Camarón de la Isla - Nana del caballo grande
19. Âme - Rej x Commodo, Gantz & Kahn - So Familia 
20. Sababa 5 - Nasnusa (feat. Yurika Hanashima) (El Búho Dem-Bowedit)
21. La Jungla - La Cumbia del Desierto x Ana Tijoux - Río Abajo
22. Mismatched - Mehmaan (feat. Raitila Rajasthan) x Solitaria Andajina & Filarm-Nica Andajina - Mañana Me Voy (El Búho's it's the end of the mix edit)

Many times people have told me how much they just can't stand reggaeton. That omnipresent style build on the golden dem-bow rhythm that has gone on to conquer the world, Bad Bunny and beyond. 

But, beyond the mainstream (which goes for any music) there is something incredible about that simple rhythm. Following on from my last EP Tón Tón I thought I would see what happened if I tried to make a mixtape of "dem-bow" music which has absolutely nothing to do with dem-bow music. 

This mix is a juxtaposition of styles and sounds m(think Aphex Twin meets Ayra Starr meets Baiuca meets Âme...some dub techno, some Moroccan gnawa, some Ana Tijoux...)but all tied together by the thread of a dem-bow rhythm.

Download

El Búho - Tón Tón, A Dem-Bow Mixtape

Feelingsensingpractice

A vessel of peace...songs recorded during the 1st edition of Icaros Festival Musica Medicina in Portugal. Thank you to all the special artist that are part of this album!

Yari & Paula - Água Sagrada - Icaros Festival Musica Medicine 2023 live album

just a wee dance [techno mix]

Rhythm and Roots presents ‘A Guide to the Birdsong of South America’, an compilation of music inspired by birdsong and a project fusing art with activism. We challenged some of South America's most talented young musicians to create an original piece of music inspired by and using the song of an endangered bird from their country.

The result is a beautifully diverse and rich album of fresh new music, fusing electronica with natural sound, folkloric rhythms with modern-synthesisers and precious singing with rich instrumentation. Each song tells a story and paints a picture of these magnificent birds.

Using music as a tool for change, 'A Guide to the Birdsong of South America' aims to raise awareness about the plight of these beautiful but threatened species, many of which are on the edge of extinction. It will also raise funds for those working to protect them. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Ecuadorian birding organisations Aves y Conservación and Fundación Jocotoco, two non-governmental organisations with the aim of ensuring the survival of birds and their vital habitat in Ecuador, one of the most rich countries for biodiversity in the world.

The album will be released digitally and on vinyl in March 2015 via Rhythm and Roots. It will be accompanied by a series of one-off illustrations and post-cards from the American designer Scott Partridge.

For more information see here: rhythmandrootsblog.com/label/birdsong/

For press photos, graphics and artists bios see here:
http://cargocollective.com/rhythmandroots/

Lulacruza - Cucarachero de Niceforo

Ayahuasca mamancuna shamoriririri – Artur Mena y Jose Campos (Pisaq, Oct 2013). Sacred Valley Tribe - sacredvalleytribe.com

Ayahuasca Mamancuna Shamoriririri

https://soundcloud.com/peter-power

From Entropia Coletiva I : https://soundcloud.com/voodoohop/sets/voodoohop-entropia-coletiva-i

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Peter Power - Canção Da Partida

Ancestor Song

i am ocean being
my heartbeat
voice of whales

i am tree being
my spine
weaver of underworld roots

i am cloud being
my skin
morphing with air

i am stone being
my bones
solidification of wisdom

i am flower being
my heart
magnet of golden honey

i am sun being
my eyes
illumination of truth

i am moon being 
my blood
red tides unseen

i am earth being
my existence
prayer of pleasure

spheres of the springtime symphony

mikamah

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