This recording is my love letter to African music, with focus on sounds from north and west Africa, spanning from 1950s to present and covering genres like gnawa, chaabi, rai, soukous or palm wine music.

I wanted to present the tracks I’m most obsessed with, drawn from the endlessly diverse well of African musical genius.
 
Tracklist:
Master Musicians of Tanzania - Mateso // Tanzania, 1987
Ahmed Khelifi - Ida Hab Allah // Algeria, 196?
Ayub Ogada - Obiero // Kenya, 1993
Kwaa Mensah & His Fanti Trio - Wa Sun Szi Domo // Ghana, 195?
Ishie Brothers - Onyeoma Rosa // Nigeria, 1960
Mamman Sani - Five Hundred Miles // Niger, 1981
Hamza El Din - Anesigu // Egypt, 1982
Rabah Driassa - Lemthal // Algeria, 196?
Meriem Fekkai - Baghi Netoub, Pt. 1 // Algeria, 1959
Ahmed Wahby - Youm el djemâa // Algeria, 195?
Tajdid El Houari - El Baz // Morocco, ??
Abdou El Omari - Fatine // Morocco, 1976
Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh - Jillala // Morocco, 1990
Mustapha Baqbou - Shabek Ruu // Morocco, 1998
Gnaoui Sec - Bangoro // Morocco, 2005
Collectif - Bouyandi // Morocco, 2006
Hamid Kasri - Aicha Hamdouchia // Morocco, 2006
Maalem Mahmoud Gania - Amara Mousseye // Morocco, 2017
Groupe Dago - Réveil Créole // Reunion Island, 1978
Sir Waziri Oshomah & His Traditional Sound Makers - Forgive Them Oh God Amin-Amin // Nigeria, 1978
Johnny Dedy Lafleur - Wassika // Ivory Coast, 1983

Mike.H @ ZMAR #3 (17-08-2024)

outsider music festival rising from the zmar of 2020
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15th-17th August 2025
Mšené-lázně, CZ

booking: mikehdj@gmail.com

DATES:
26/7 United 4 Ankali
30/7 Tendance
2/8 Symbiosium
15-17/8 ZMAR festival
6/9 Ostroff, Podebrady

Grin Wizard is an eclectic psychedelic pirate,  music producer and deejay. His creative core revolves around the exploration of sensations and textures within soundscapes. Grin Wizard's musical repertoire spans an extensive spectrum of genres, encompassing everything from the gritty beats of Detroit electro to the euphoric waves of the UK rave scene, he often traverses through punk, post-punk, experimental avant-garde, and disco, just to name a few genres.

Lately he has also develloped an affinity for after party vibes with jazz, acoustic tracks and experimental down tempo.

His sonic atmospheres are nothing short of intriguing, consistently delivering a coherent and playful experience for the audience. Prepare to journey through a sonic landscape that promises moments of darkness, humor, confusion and euphoric peaks that will leave you spellbound. Grin Wizard invites you to embark on an unforgettable musical voyage.



Pm for booking
29/06/19 Fusion, Fer à Goudre
30/09/18 Itchy Coo - Bristol
31/08/18 Rassemblement de la Pierre qui Couine - Auvergne

also part of Autocrash Circus