Releases

Daniel Haaksman returns with the 2nd part of the "La Habanera" release, the vocal version feat. Naré.

It´s the debut release of Eriwan, Armenia, born Naré, a classically trained soprano opera singer and pianist. Daniel met Naré at a party in Berlin. When she told him she was an opera singer, he invited her to the studio and within a few hours, they recorded the famous aria from the Carmen opera, originally written by Georges Bizet. Daniel produced the beat, and voilá here´s probably the first ever dembow based aria!

Illustration by http://www.anjejager.com/

La Habanera ft. Naré

Man 125 Daniel Haaksman "La Habanera" Feat. Naré

LDN PLNQ

Ckrono & Slesh - Sundamentally

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/ 

Thank you! 
Basy Tropikalne 
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Somnilokwie

Debut EP out now via Soundway Records. Buy now: http://boomkat.com/downloads/560087-the-busy-twist-floor-excitement-ep

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'Tucked-in Funky with a budgin' sort of Afrobeats funk and flex. Kneading parts of Kuduro, Funky, 2-Step and Kwaito, 'Floor Excitement' is "all about good vibes", and comes backed with VIP for even better vibes, beside the carnival-ready percolations of 'Yagga Skank' and '1995''s ravin' swagger. Wicked.' Boomkat.com

FLOOR EXCITEMENT FT JAH MIRIKLE

1995

Qwasa Qwasa - Nightshop

NOW OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON VINYL
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Original sample: Zé Da Lua - Ulungu Wami 
https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/track/ulungu-wami
Peace and love to the original musicians and Analogue Africa for keeping the music alive

Zé Da Lua - Ulungu Wami (The Busy Twist remix)

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvYJEMbyxE
✅ https://spoti.fi/2MIfdSH
🍎 https://apple.co/2OyIv8d

@bryte_music @thebusytwist

"Hustler" is the third single from Bryte's debut album, produced by The Busy Twist. Video dropping soon! 

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Bryte's debut album "Too Good For Your Liking" out 20th Sept

http://smarturl.it/BryteTGFYL 
http://bryte.bandcamp.com/

Too Good For Your Liking

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Bryte - Hustler (prod. The Busy Twist)

Genevan producers Rolv.K & Pekodjinn are NÜFRIKA. Read more about their first EP, forthcoming on Lowup records, on CxC: couvrexchefs.com/en/nufrika-rolv-k-pekodjinn-lowup-records

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[PREMIERE]  NÜFRIKA (Rolv.K & Pekodjinn) - Fayudan [Lowup]

Buy it from here:

https://djhavaiana.bandcamp.com/track/cazukuta-daniel-haaksman-edit
http://www.beatport.com/release/cazukuta/2843055
https://www.junodownload.com/products/dj-havaiana-daniel-haaksman-cazukuta/4418779-02/

Angola has long been a hot bed for musical innovation. Of couse, immediately kuduro comes to mind when there´s talk about electronic dance music from Angola and the South Western part of the giant continent. But besides kuduro, Angola also birthed a bastard child of kuduro and afro house, called ku house, which was especially popular in the early 2010´s. This relatively obscure term describes tracks that have house tempo, yet the triplety, off-beatish percussion groove of kuduro.

One of the biggest ku house anthems is DJ Havaiana´s “Cazukuta”, originally released in 2012. It immediately became a staple in the Angolan club scene. Soon picked up by Angolan Kuduro MC Francis Boy, the catchy synth line and the irrestible beat morphed into the backing track for the song “Itocota” which became a major success in Portuguese speaking Africa, as well as Portugal.

When DJing in Angola in 2013, Daniel Haaksman randomly picked up the DJ Havaiana instrumental version of “Itocota” and began to play it out in his DJ mixes, always gathering enthusastic responses about the track. Produced on very basic home studio equipment with a modes sound, the original instrumental was confined to mixtape use only. Only 2019 Daniel found out that DJ Havaiana was on Soundcloud and contacted him via Whatsapp to ask whether Havaiana had still the stems for “Cazukuta” as Daniel would´ve loved to mix and arrange it in better sound quality. Luckily, Havaiana kept the beatless mix of “Cazukuta” and sent it to Daniel.

The result is here. “Cazukuta – Daniel Haaksman Edit”, a highly fascinating club track that both combines the innovations of Angolan dance sounds as well as an early Detroit vibe. It´s the perfect in between tune.

“Cazukuta” is a word in the regional Angolan language Quimbundo meaning confusion, clutter, turmoil. It’s also the name of a dance style from Angola. This dance is often showcased during the street Carnival parades or carnival related festivities.  Cazukuta as a genre is a heavier semba, played during the carnival, with many instruments similar to the Brasilian samba school ensemble.

Now dive into this fantastic track and play it out!

Early DJ support from Branko, Populous, Murder He Wrote, Tash LC, Poirier, Peter Kruder and many more!

Cazukuta

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Man 118 DJ Havaiana "Cazukuta" (Daniel Haaksman Edit) Snippet

@Kensaye is one of my favorite artists of the global bass community. Every month I see him put up all kinds of tracks that explore the global bass vibe in very creative ways, and every track is more surprising than the one before. That's why I decided to send him an early version of this track which already could have been considered a "finished song" but it still needed something extra to sound right. Kensaye accepted the idea of doing the collab and sent me back the track with a completely new groove, with a super nice vocal melody and tons of creativity in it. I just figured out how to arrange those new ideas into a new song structure, added ta bit more in the middle and boom! We got this really nice track.

Its a mid tempo 4 on the floor track that has all the broken rhythm vibe from kensaye's futuristic afro rhythms and my street carnival like drums, which are complemented with a good combination of energy and emotion. I like how it showcases a side of the global club music spectrum that doesn't involve direct references to regional music, but it still transmits that global south urban energy.

We hope you enjoy it an fin it useful for you dj sets!

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/d1d886'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

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Borchi & Kensaye - Kinz

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@theperonists - Selvático (feat. @moritavargas)(from 'Migración Inka', out on the 3rd of July via @folcore-records)

The Peronists is an Argentinian DJ & producer who was one of the names at the forefront of Latin American global/tropical bass movement back in the 2000s which was strongly marked by his presence on the first compilations curated by the influential ZZK Records. Now he's coming back with the 'Migración Inka' EP (out July 3rd via Folcore Records) that will include a track called 'Selvático' which perfectly balances between cumbia and reggaeton and features the voice of ever-amazing Morita Vargas whose previous vocal collaborations with the likes of EL PLVYBXY and Pedro Canoeiro were truly outstanding.

[PREMIERE] The Peronists - Selvático (feat. Morita Vargas) (Folcore Records)

Been a minute! Happy and excited to be back with such a special episode.

Honoured to have the bro https://soundcloud.com/daniel-haaksman jump in for a unique episode. This is a full focus on his label https://soundcloud.com/manrecordings, as it just turned 15 years old. A bit of a different format this time, I'm not really doing a proper mix but we have a really interesting interview with the legend and dope guest mix where he showcases some of the songs from the compilation and some timeless classics from his imprint. 

I do find the time to drop 3 exclusive unreleased edits of mine at the beginning, as an apology for being silent for so long ;-)

I hope all is bless in your world and enjoy the show!

TRACKLIST: supportify.ch/dl/?track=116457
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/kensaye-russell/solace-radio-ep12-daniel-haaksman/
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Fk1M1E…6ZRumzGi2Qhgujqg

Tracklist

Solace Radio ep12 - Daniel Haaksman

someone said as a comment : " raw powerful rhytm mix"

Asna, Sunday X Nyege Nyege festival 2021

Busy Twist is one of the leading lights of the new global dance underground, effortlessly hotwiring vibrant sounds from across the continents and teasing them into thrilling new
shapes. His upfront rhythmic workouts join the dots between Afro, Latin and UK bass. A fun, fresh and sophisticated fusion that has taken him to play everywhere from Glastonbury to Nyege Nyege in Uganda, to the Barranquilla carnival on the Colombian coast, as well as releasing music on international labels like Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce, Sony Colombia and Soundway Records.
The DJ and producer, otherwise known as Ollie Williams, has spent over a decade immersed in emerging musical scenes from around the world and his recent productions are fast-establishing him as an in-demand force in the studio: see the nocturnal afro-house of London-based artist Alewya’s breakthrough single ‘Sweating’ or his recent carnival track, ‘Romantica Champeta’, a dayglo carnival anthem with national treasures Bomba Estéreo and Kevin Flores, which was a runaway smash in Colombia this year.
Now one of the newest signings at Because London Records, Ollie continues to build the bridge between his travels and the UK capital, where he grew up, with an EP coming on the label soon.  “My music has always been about building friendships and real connections,” says Ollie. “ All the artists I collaborate with are not just people I go to work with, they're people I want to share food with and share stories of life and experience.”

⏰ https://moretimerecords.com

Launched in 2017 by London-based DJ/producers Sam Interface and Ahadadream, More Time Records has made a name for itself with a forward-thinking signature sound of percussion-driven dance music.  More Time’s releases reflect an international vision; marrying the sounds of Ghana, Trinidad, Saudi Arabia, The DRC and South Africa with a rugged UK edge that harmoniously circles bass, afrobeats, UK funky, grime and techno.

With monthly releases from the label founders,  alongside Mina, Dismantle, Zed Bias, Bryte, Bala Bala Boyz, Mxshi Mo, Leila Samir and more, More Time’s forward-thinking model is already critically acclaimed; with support from leading tastemakers such as Ben UFO, Lil C, Tash LC, Giles Peterson, Jamz Supernova, Skream, Elijah, Four Tet, Benji B and Toddla T, alongside Mixmag, RA, DJ Mag, NPR and more. 

Spotify > Peak Time playlist: http://more-ti.me/peaktime
Spotify > Back Catalogue playlist: https://more-ti.me/spotifycatalogue

Founded by @snowflkz & @ahadadream ⏰

Bryte - Hustler (prod. The Busy Twist)

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