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Another exciting premiere today. Crimi share a fresh sound for our ears with "Chi Ci Talia?" a hot Mediterranean stew of funk, rock and more.

"Chi Ci Talia?" is the latest window into Luci e Guai’s forthcoming eight-song LP. Out on French imprint Arfono this April, an enticing blend of Algerian raï, hard New Orleans funk and Sicilian folk balladry that feels very psychedelic. 

The band’s background and pool of experience is fantastic. Formed in 2018, Crimi finds Julien, a musician with over 20 years experience, collaborating with a brand new trio of players. However it is the singer & sax player’s past ventures that combine to explain how he hit on this sound specifically his work with Mazalda, from Lyon, who evolved from jazzy pop oddballs into a drum-heavy live dance party with their own fifty-speaker travelling soundsystem, the ‘Turbo Clap Station’. 

In recent years, they branched out into raï – first meeting Algerian singer Cheb Lakhdar and backing him in a series of concerts, and later recording an album, El Ndjoum, with Sofiane Saidi, a star of raï’s new electro-wave who’s also featured with Parisian duo Acid Arab. (Mazalda and Sofiane proved their mettle by playing the Algerian city of Oran, raï’s spiritual home, in early 2020.)

Meanwhile, Julien also performed with La Squadra Zeus. Although from the Alpine town of Chambéry they dedicated themselves to the traditional folk styles of southern Italy, nearly 2,000 km away, with Julien playing Sicilian flute and Calabrian bagpipes in the trio. 

Julien learned so much about this music and its relationship to the region’s culture – including, ultimately, the realisation that he wasn’t cut out to play these trad arrangements in straight fashion. Be that as it may, the musician envisaged potential new soundclashes, and the first stirrings of what became Crimi were in his rewirings of three traditional Sicilian songs which appear on the forthcoming album ‘Luci E Guai’.

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Exclusive Premiere: Crimi "Chi Ci Talia?" (Forthcoming on Airfono)

Song For Zula (BBC Radio Performance 2013)

DJ Amir presents an exclusive DJ Mix to celebrate the release of ‘Strata Records The Sound of Detroit’ Volume 1.

Buy or stream the album: https://orcd.co/soundofdetroit1

Tracklist: 
1. Stanley Cowell-Equipoise-Strata-East Records
2. NTU & Gary Bartz-Singerella-Fantsay Records
3. Kelelee Patterson-Maiden Voyage-Black Jazz Records
4. Eddie Russ-Take A Look At Yourself-Monument Records
5. Maulawi-Root in 7-4 Plus-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
6. Stanley Cowell-Trying To Find A Way-Strata-East Records
7. Kenny Cox-Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
8. CJQ-Nguzo Saba-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
9. Max Roach featuring Abby Lincoln-Garvey’s Ghost-Impulse Records
10. Calvin Keys-B.K.-Black Jazz Records
11. Larry Nozero-Tune L.N.-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
12. Maulawi-Unknown Track-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
13. Bert Myrick-Scorpio’s Child-Strata Records/180 Proof Records

DJ Amir 'Strata Records - The Sound Of Detroit DJ Mix'

the third and final mix in the trilogy...all vinyl of course!

recorded on 2 techincs 1210's and an S9 spring of 2021 and arranged and edited in ableton.

Fusion Batches 3

🎥 Official Music Video https://youtu.be/IhBuTATAr_E
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Nina is a celebration of the body, the self, the mind and nothing else. Do not look for the all-complicated.
Dance to free yourself from the shackles of the society that prefers you rigid and obedient.
Dance and stir as you see fit.
Like Nina do it wherever you like
Dance, lose yourself in the dance as if to find yourself
To dance is to let the soul speak, to let it guide you
Have no fear
Dance

Author: Wayne Snow
Composer: Wayne Snow, Nu Guinea, Benjamin Tierney.
Producer: Nu Guinea, Benjamin Tierny, Crayon
Recorded by: Jan Brauer
Guitar: Arne Braun
Bass: Jelmer De Haan
Drums: Pier luigi Ciaccio
Keys: Tim Granbacka 
©️ Roche Musique 2021 

Management : Niko Seizov niko@circleof.live 

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Ahead of next week's dance at NT's Loft in East London with Coco Maria and Mr Bongo, Tim Garcia has recorded a mix of some of his favourite cuts from Mr Bongo Records. A Mixture of music from Brasil, India, some soul cuts, some highlife cuts and more. 

Track list:

Dave Pike set - Mathar
Tom Ze - Jimmy Renda Se
Antonio Adolfo e Brazuca - Transamazonica
Jorge Ben Jor - Take It Easy My brother Charles
Marcos Valle - Democoustico
Cizinha - Pra Fazer um Samba
Jorge Ben e Toquinho - Carolina Bela
João Bosco - O Ronco Da Cuíca
Impacto 5 - Longe Daqui Aqui Mesmo 
Trio Ternura - Filhos De Zambi
The Rwendori's - Handsome Boy 
SpaceArk - Don’t Stop (Unreleased Long Version)
Mavis John - Use My Body

Grab your tickets to the event here:

https://ra.co/events/1496781

Musica Macondo with Tim Garcia - Mr Bongo Special Pt. 1

Music De Carnaval (Steven J Redrum)

Collage is a compilation of 4 original tracks by Roscius, all composed, performed and produced shortly after live dates in Beirut, Lebanon, Limassol and Nicosia, Cyprus in 2016. 

From political speeches to street soundscapes, each track is made of layers and loops of live improvisations on percussion, piano and marimba, then edited and mixed. No midi, no readymade sound-bank, nor sample from other records have been used, only DIY recordings.

Wormfood Records

Roscius - Yessa

Forthcoming from L'Eclair, "Carousel", a modern funk instrumental blending minimal synth sequences with an unconventional post-punk groove, climaxing to maximum dancefloor impact.

"Carousel" is the latest single to be lifted from their fantastic "нощта" ("Noshtta") EP, set for release 22nd May on the ever on-point Les Disques Bongo Joe, capping a busy few months for the group. Recently the band opened up for The Cinematic Orchestra at the Brixton Academy, released a collaborative 7"single with fellow tropicalfuturists The Mauskovic Dance Band and performed a live session for KEXP while at Les Transmusicales Festival. 

Since their debut LP "Cruise Control" in 2017, the band has been shaping its own vision of instrumental music, drawing inspiration from the past and the future and fearlessly blending genres. Their 2018 sophomore album “Polymood” was a hi-fi-but-crunchy studio adventure with the well-known record engineer/wizard Jasper Geluk (Altin Gün, Mauskovic Dance Band) while "Sauropoda", released in 2019 on Bongo Joe, was more of a DIY attempt to recreate the band’s live percussion-heavy organic house jams.

Exclusive Premiere: L'Eclair "Carousel" (Bongo Joe Records)

"La pause Jazz-Not-Jazz. Quand ça parle, ça parle grave. 
Tune in, Eat Out xoxo"

Zemzem's Carmix

Ancestral Afro-Venezuelan rhythms meet futuristic Latin jazz, raw funk and afrobeat on Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ exhilarating new ‘Bichos’ album for Olindo Records. Venezuelan bassist Raúl Monsalve leads an all-star ensemble of musical trailblazers including “the voice of Venezuela” Betsayda Machado, singer Luzmira Zerpa (Family Atlantica) and drummer Dave De Rose (Agile Experiments, Moloko, Mark Ronson).

Out Friday 16th October via Olindo Records:
https://backl.ink/142728605

Find out more here:http://www.musicamacondo.com/2020/10/premiere-monsalve-y-los-forajidos-mosquito-ft-betsayda-machado/

Bichos

Premiere: Raul Monsalve y los Forajidos - Mosquito ft. Betsayda Machado

"Matasuna Records" has found another musical treat from the African continent for its latest release - a song by the Ghanaian musician "Mawuli Decker". It was released in 1983 on the rare and sought-after album "Ayo Special" and is available for the first time as a 7inch vinyl single, which is supplemented by an edit from "Renegades Of Jazz". The esteemed London label "Kalita Records" was able to provide the audio material for new masters and is also acting as music publisher with the new "Kalita Music Publishing".

Mawuli Decker was born in 1949 in Ghana, where he also grew up. His musicality has been given to him from an early age, so that he not only attracts attention as a singer, but also plays drums, percussion and bongo. He played in various dance bands, which were very popular in Ghana especially from the middle of the last century onwards and made the Ghanaian highlife known beyond the borders. He has played in various dance bands such as New Planets, Sawaaba Sounds, The Tops, Caprice 73, The Volta Pioneers and others, which have performed in Ghana and other West African countries.
His first release was in 1975 with the band "Dzobi Soundz" on the Polydor label. Further releases of projects with his participation followed, until 1983 when he recorded his album "Ayo Special" at "Otodi Studio" in Lome (Togo) with an illustrious group of musicians.
He is still deeply rooted in music and performs in West Africa and is still very active in recording.

On the A-side is the original version of the song "Lololi-Lomko", sung in the "EWE" language, which is spoken in the south of Ghana as well as the southern parts of Togo. "Lololi" means "There's Still More Love" and "Lomko" stands for "Please love me" - classical themes that have appeared in countless songs in music history. Although a certain catchiness of the track cannot be denied, it doesn't seem cheesy at any point. Mawuli, who also contributes the vocals, creates perfectly formed harmonies through his compositions and arrangements, which are especially apparent in the bassline, guitars & brass and of course the vocals.

This was certainly also the idea behind the edit of "Renegades of Jazz" on the B-side, which did not want to break up and alienate the organic composition. Listening closely reveals the approach: a steady tempo, a more powerful bassline and additional drums and percussions bring the song back directly to where it belongs: to the dancefloors of this world!

Mawuli Decker - Lololi-Lomko (Renegades Of Jazz Edit)

MIMS is incredibly excited to premiere "Walato" an irresistible call to dance from Onipa, one of our favourite groups, weaving Senegal grooves with a modern electronic pulse. Featuring Senegalese percussionist, Mamadou Saar and Nubiyan Twist, Golden Mean and LCSM bassist, Luke Wynter. 

"Walato" is the first single from the forthcoming Music Halls compilation, 'Forest Sound Archive', a collection of music recorded in collaboration during lockdown by some of the best musicians, instrumentalists and music producers living and working in the borough of Waltham Forest.  An endeavour supported by the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Arts Council England. 

Earlier this year, more than a dozen musicians found a way to overcome the challenges of lockdown to create collaborative pieces in reaction to their isolation and the pandemic. Diverse local talents contributed, such as singer/songwriter and producer Charles Watson, award winning composer/singer/songwriter Paul Mosley, and violinist Emma Smith of the acclaimed chamber group Elysian Quartet.

Lead single, “Walato”, is born from a collaboration between neighbours Mamadou Sarr and Onipa’s Tom Excell. Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, Mamadou is an exceptionally talented percussionist, and has played for many years with the legendary Baaba Maal. Musician, producer and Onipa and Nubiyan Twist founder Excell, struck up a strong musical connection with Mamadou whilst both playing with Africa Express earlier this year. They are joined by Onipa vocalist K.O.G. and multi-instrumentalist Luke Wynter of Nubiyan Twist, Golden Mean and IG Culture's LCSM.

The compilation is mastered by Grammy-nominated engineer, Frank Merritt, whose magic touch has helped create acclaimed releases for the likes of Bonobo, Quantic, Soundway, Strut and Bixiga 70. Frank lives and works in Waltham Forest and as part of the process gave mastering masterclasses to local Sixth Form students. The whole project is curated and directed by Sam Jones, music producer (Collocutor, Siti Muharam) and artistic director of Waltham Forest’s Music Hall, for whom this compilation is the just the beginning of a significant redevelopment of Waltham Forest’s public space and support for local musical artists.

The full compilation,  released December 18, sheds light on so many different creative paths being carved across Waltham Forest, and is a delight to listen to from beginning to end. Pre-order now and download "Walato" immediately.

Exclusive Premiere: Onipa feat. Mamadou Saar and Luke Wynter "Walato" (Forthcoming on Music Halls)

MIMS is excited to premiere a remix from our very own resident show host, DJ Tahira from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tahira puts a rootsier spin on The Fontanas hot take on “Capoeira Mata Um”, featuring Former Banda Black Rio vocalist Aleh Ferreira. Released this Friday via London’s tropical party makers, Movimientos. 

The Fontanas make an explosive return on this fresh rework of the Brazilian classic ‘Capoeira Mata Um’ originally made popular by Jackson de Pandeiro. Producer and bandleader Sam Fontanas gives fresh life to the track, transforming a 1950s Brazilian folk classic into a dance floor banger for modern times. ‘The idea behind the record was to introduce the song to a new audience’ - Bringing with it an injection of electronic fusion, tropical funk, as well as a nod to traditional forro. Former Banda Black Rio vocalist and Samba Soul legend in his own right Aleh (Ferreira) guests on the vocals, referencing the song’s Afro-Brazilian heritage, and fusing the traditional with the modern. 

Tahira says, "“I decided to make it faster.. I'm bringing a blend of forro with a bit of Ijexa. Catia de França used to do this in late 70s. I love the horns .. I've changed them a bit to give the song more of a Latin feel. And I added some keyboards into the track from the excellent musician Fernando TrZ from Liniker and Lavoura".
 
The EP also features another brand new revisioning of a Brazilian classic “Locuras de Uma Paixão” featuring vocals from Sambista Laurie Blundell & Let Drum Beat. And to complete the package there’s 3 exemplary uptempo dancefloor remixes including and rootsier re-wiring from Sao Paulo’s DJ Tahira. Closer to home via London, Tom Excell (Nubiyan Twist, Onipa) brings the fire with his blitzed out Jazz x remix. Completing the stellar line up is Reprezent FM’s Blue Canariñho with his nu wave favela flip mix.

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Exclusive Premiere: The Fontanas "Capoeira Mata Um" (Tahira Remix) (Movimientos Records)

At the start of 2020 a fellow DJ/vinyl collector, Tom B, invited me to come and spin at the March edition of legendary Avenida Brasil, one of the longest running BR-themed parties in Paris. He also challenged me to perform a live set on my MPC, specifically made for that night. Unfortunately a few weeks later everything was cancelled. But I kept on making beats, while sampling my Brazilian records. Weeks later this
album was born… It is the most personal album yet, it is an homage to my family’s Brazilian heritage and a dedication to my mother.

When I was still a small child, some of my very first music memories were the many faces of MPB artists “smiling” at me from the covers of my mother’s vinyl collection. I was born in Zagreb to a Portuguese mother (who was raised in Rio de Janeiro) and a Croatian father and grew up listening to Chico Buarque, Elis Regina, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento but also to other, less worldly known but very important artists whose brilliant music my mother collected in the early 70s. This collection of 10” records called “História da Música Popular Brasileira - MPB” was at the time released by Edições Abril and was distributed and sold at many newspaper stands all over Brazil. My mom, being a true music lover, bought the whole collection. Not long after, when her family was moving back from Brazil to Portugal, all the records travelled by ship with her. The same year after marrying my dad, she moved to Zagreb taking again the collection with her. Another journey the records made
was when our family moved to Lisbon in 1992, with a one year stop in Rome.

Now, I am very happy to have the collection with me here in Amsterdam. They are part of my family's multi- cultural heritage and a living proof that great music can stand the test of time.

Moleza (Fradinho Remix)

Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

Exclusive Premiere: Onipa feat. Mamadou Saar and Luke Wynter "Walato" (Forthcoming on Music Halls)

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