MIMS is over the moon to premiere the brand new remaster of Lucas Santtana's "Ogodô Ano 2000", featuring the legendary Tropicalista, Tom Zé. A psychedelic dose of dubbed and acid-fried samba.

"Ogodô Ano 2000" was originally recorded by Zé himself and released in 1992. Santtana chose to re-record the song for his 'lost' album '3 Sessions in a Greenhouse' and asked his uncle, Tom Zé, to contribute.  15 years after that album's release, Mais Um is releasing the album on vinyl and digital formats for the first time, remastered by German dub shaman, Stefan Betke/Pole.

Lucas tells us, "Ogodô Ano 2000 was a song that my band and I used to play during the soundcheck of the tour to promote my second album, around 2003/4. During these soundchecks we were just having some fun, experimenting with applying dub techniques to samba - yet these sessions then became the foundation for my album '3 Sessions in a Greenhouse', released originally in 2006. Tom Zé is actually my uncle so it felt right to ask him to perform the vocal".

'3 Sessions In A Greenhouse' is a lost classic from the catalog of one of Brazil's most regarded and influential contemporary songwriters. Apart from Tom, it also features mangue beat pioneer, Gilmar Bola 8.

Lucas Santtana's 3 Sessions In A Greenhouse, produced by Recife's dubsetter himself, Buguinha Dub, fused psyched-out samba and baile funk with original Black Ark-style studio distortion and spiritual dub dread, laying the foundations for his seminal Sem Nostalgia LP five years later, and in the process, establishing Santtana as a pioneer of Brazil's current new wave.

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Exclusive Premiere: Lucas Santtana feat Tom Zé "Ogodô Ano 2000" (Forthcoming on Mais Um)

During the 70s and 80s, Ivory Coast was the center of the West African music scene, both by the quality of its productions (labels, studio, musicians) and by the attraction it represented for musicians from various horizons (Mali, Guinea, Congo, Ghana, Bénin, Burkina Faso ...). We honor this cultural and musical abundance with some beautiful LP's digged in Abidjan.

01 - Mamadou Doumbia "Congé" (Safie Deen SD 1012)1976
02 - Leon Keïta "Koma Koma" (Papa Disco DISCO 011)
03 - Bony Pascal et les Grands Cantadors de la Capitale "Abidjan Problèmes" (Omogidi OMG 006)1982
04 - Eba Aka Jerome et le Sanwi Star"Papa et Maman" (Sannwi Star ESS1126)1979
05 - Gnonas Pedro and his Dadjes International "Don't Beat The Time" (TYC 91-L) 1978
06 - Amadou Balake "N'dola Abibou" (Sacodis LS 11-79)1979
07 - Asi Kapela "Makita" (Disc-Orient D.O 0014)1981

Problème ne finit jamais

Analog Dakar Club - Alhara Radio Mix 19.03.21

‘Melodi’ is the second album from Kit Sebastian. Those familiar with the band's cult classic 2019 debut record 'Mantra Moderne' will instantly recognise their unique sound that blurs boundaries of world music, jazz and psychedelia. Not to be content replicating the same album, sonically the feel of ‘Melodi’ is a maturation. It is more diverse and provides glimpses into many different worlds from the Italian Riviera to the mountains of the Caucasus, the beaches of Bahia to the city streets of Istanbul and Paris. This joyous merging of soundscapes evokes a borderless planet with music as an international language, belonging everywhere and nowhere.

Melodi

Kit Sebastian - Inertia

Kit Sebastian - Melodi Pt 2

’Assimilation’ is the fourth, and final, single taken from The Brkn Record’s forthcoming debut album, ‘The Architecture of Oppression Part 1’. A groundbreaking concept album from Jake Ferguson of The Heliocentrics. It is a critical journey through the eyes of Black Britons, blending powerful and sobering narratives with psychedelic and soulful symphonies.

It is a track that has an overwhelming potency and power. A visceral tour de force that stops you in your tracks. The music has a Wagnerian manner to it, culminating in a dramatic and emotional intensity, masterfully matched by the evocative lyrics and their delivery. Over a pulsing, ominous beat, spoken word artist, singer and performance poet Dylema breaks down the psychological and social violations entrenched by the pressure placed on Black and Brown people to ‘assimilate’ to so-called English culture. 

Born and raised in Nigeria, Dylema moved to England in 2000 and it is this lived experience that is expressed in the song’s lyrics, "When I came to this country, I had such a strong accent that it was really difficult to blend in. Before I opened my mouth, you had the Black thing, and when I opened my mouth you had the African thing. People were taken aback by that, and so I found myself assimilating and remembering my experience of that assimilation. I felt in order to survive in England I would have to learn how to speak like an English person. Even though I have this accent right now, it is completely fake. It never left me to have an African accent, so amongst my friends and people close to me, I slip back without even noticing. The level of skill I had to have to assimilate into England required so much of me. Even if you’re not born and raised in Africa, there are so many things that Black British people have to do to assimilate without even noticing it. I still feel like I haven’t completely assimilated and I’m ok with that now. That is what inspired me to write Assimilation. I felt someone needed to put a voice to what we actually do to ourselves to be respected or accepted in Britain.”

The Brkn Record - Assimilation (feat. Dylema)

On "No Oud"  Israel’s most influential digging duo, Radio Trip, strip down the classic “Neimat Pop Oud”,  itself a fusion of funk and rock with traditional Mediterranean styles by 70s pioneers Lehakat Tzliley Ha'oud, into a deadly pairing of bass and cavernous drums. 

Radio Trip wrote the book for generations of record collectors and hip hop producers to follow when it comes to digging and sampling obscure Israeli and Yemenite funk and psychedelic grooves. In turn they influenced the next generation of musicians who as a result looked further back into their own musical heritage, at least as much as the usual American and British influences.

"No Oud" is the flipside to “Oud Two", another take on “Neimat Pop Oud”, by Mediterranean psychedelic surf band,  Les Dynamites, on the 13h edition on Batov Records’ essential Middle Eastern Groove 45s series. 

Released on April 3rd on vinyl and digital, “Oud Two” and “No Oud” are destined to inspire aspiring belly dancers, break dancers and any curious music lovers interested in diving into the seductive grooves of Israel’s ancient cities.

Pop Oud #2 / No Oud

Exclusive Premiere: Radio Trip "No Oud" (Forthcoming on Batov Records)

This week’s mix comes from Jake Miller, 1/5 of the new Reggae crew ‘Youth Downbeat Sound’. Jake has spent the last few years working in the legendary London record shop Flashback Records and is a serious collector of all things Reggae. He has a monthly show on Kindred Radio exploring all different kinds of vinyl crackle and will be launching a new hand built sound system with his crew in May. This week he has dug deep into his dusty 7’s box and brought us a 100% Studio One singles mix. “Here’s a selection of Studio 1 classics, all on 45 for your listening pleasure!”. Full tracklist below.



Don Drummond - Don Cosmic 
Joe Higgs - Dinah 
Gaylads - Message To My Girl 
Earl 16 - I Am Going To Cool It 
The Bassies - I Don’t Mind 
Slim Smith - Lonely Lover 
The Actions - Giddap
The Lyrics - Music Like Dirt 
Soul Vendors - Swing Easy 
Dudley Sibley - Having A Party 
The Heptones - Haven’t You Got Any Fight Left 
The Heptones - Sweet Talking 
Delroy Wilson - Don’t Know Why 
The Soul Vendors - A Darker Shade Of Black 
Sugar Minott - Jah A Love You 
Cornell Campbell - Pretty Looks Isn’t All 
Carlton And The Shoes - Love Is All
The Heptones - Ting A Ling (Dubplate Mix) 
Im And David - Love Land 
Sound Dimension - Lovers Serenade 
Sound Dimension - Rasta Light 
Burning Spear - What A Happy Day 
The Gladiators - Peace

Macondo Mix 008: Jake Miller

lets get rid of the shitty things
https://boogiearkestra.bandcamp.com/track/harveys-hint

Boogie Arkestra :  Harveys Hint

Ahead of the much anticipated release of Música Macondo's 'Brasil Novo' compilation of deep, raw and contemporary Afro Brazilian samba, we are exited to premiere Grupo Bongar's electric take on Samba de Coco, "Vento Corredor". 

Música Macondo has unearthed eight contemporary Brazilian tracks on compilation 'Brasil Novo', disseminating the rich and percussive heritage of Brazil and Samba De Coco. Selected by DJs Tahira (Sao Paulo) and Tim Garcia (London), the diversity and positivity of Brazil shines, featuring elements of samba, candomble, batuques, jazz, folk and beyond, designed with the esoteric dancefloor in mind.

DJ Tahira is a massive Brazilian music fan and has been on a research journey for a number of years, dedicated to the preservation and archiving of music made or influenced by black and indigenous Brazilians. Based out of Sao Paulo he has a particular interest in the history of Samba de Coco, a folkloric musical form that was very popular in, (and probably originated from), the north east of Brazil, by slaves and indiginous people from working class backgrounds who came together, making a rhythmical mesh of sounds dating back hundreds of years and allowing them to carve a unique cultural identity.

Ignored or disregarded as inferior by Brazil's recording industry, there are few existing original recordings of this music from the twentieth century, relying instead on oral tradition and carnivals like those in Recife or Pernambuco. In recent times there has been a flux of contemporary proponents who mix Samba de Coco with other contemporary Brazilian musical forms. Brasil Novo features both the roots, and more divergent fusions.

In the current cultural impasse that Brazil is experiencing, with artists and musicians experiencing the withdrawal of funding and services and with concerts and clubs yet to get back to pre-pandemic levels, it's never been so important to give visibility to contemporary creativity. This compilation not only gives a needy international platform to new artists, it enables an archive of Afro Brazilian culture that in some cases is disappearing. It’s also a fine example of resistance and positivity, against the odds.

Grupo Bongar, well known in Brazil and internationally, combine all manners of Brazilian folk, axé and samba, whilst they also run a centre for percussion aimed at galvanising musicians from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Exclusive Premiere: Grupo Bongar "Vento Corredor" (Forthcoming on Música Macondo)

recurring dreams (prod.  michael harrison)

🇧🇷 Inesquecível... a emoção. Melhor jogador do século. Três copas do mundo com a Seleçao 🏆 
⚽ Em nome do jogo bonito. Do Santos ao Cosmos, Pelé eterno. Edson Arantes do Nascimento 👏🏾
This year, Pele celebrated his 80th birthday (23-10-1940), the 50th anniversary of his 3rd world cup (21-06-1970). Today the 51st anniversary of his 1000th goal (19-11-1969). Even though my knowledge of Brazilian music is limited, I wanted to pay a tribute to the King of Football. I took my records, I borrowed some from my friends (Bruno, Jo, Raymondo). Also inspired by the label Mr Bongo. Obrigado 🙏🏼
📷 Photo : O Rei Pelé (Estadio Azteca - Mexico) 21-06-1970 (FIFA World Cup Final)

SELEÇAO BRASILEIRA 🇧🇷  UMA EMOÇAO INESQUECIVEL ⚽ 19-11-2020

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