Minimal Deep Tech Vibes 2021

Sabor Afro Roots

Follow the Path is a 21-track, double album that expands upon and delves further into the musical genres that inspire and influence The Shaolin Afronauts - rhythmic and pulsating Fela Kuti’esqu afrobeat, and the avant-garde/spiritual jazz inspired by artists such as Sun Ra and Mulatu Astatke.

One superb example of how this band execute their musical vocabulary is the track Ojo Abameta, a percussive and frenetic number, built on a bed of amazing percussion and topped off with some deeply sweet ensemble horns, the end result is reminiscent of African hi life sounds which acts as a curtain raiser for this incredible album. The album’s title track Follow the Path uses afrobeat as a template, but with strong funk undercurrents, as the insistent beat underpins the beautiful ensemble horns and bubbling analogue synth sounds to dramatic and hypnotic effect.

In contrast, the second half of the album emphasises the group’s more experimental and introspective side. The three-part suite, Outside Beyond/Three Ways Back, is a genuine musical journey that takes the listener through many musical moods and textures. This is deep, spiritually rooted music that locates the band almost in a genre of their very own - having such an original and individual approach and sound.

04 The Shaolin Afronauts - Baie de Sangareya [clip]

Here's the 214th Ole Rec release, tech house music stuff, with 2 hot original mixes from Gino Da Koda (Netherlands)! Play, enjoy and download! Thanks all for support! AVA now on Beatport!
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Smooth Criminal EP

Gino Da Koda - Smooth Criminal Snippet

This is the 131st release of Ole White, Afro House Music, with 2 hot original mixes from Gabriel Esef (Romania)! Play, enjoy and download, thanks all for support! AVA now on Beatport!
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Far Cry EP

Gabriel Esef - Far Cry Snippet

This is the 139th release of Ole White, Deep House Music, with 2 cool original mixes from A.D.P. (Italy) and 1 hot remix from Sebastian Pirsan (Romania)! Play, enjoy and download, thanks all for support! AVA now on Beatport!
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Disaster EP

A.D.P. - Disaster Snippet

A.D.P. - De Lo Que Fuma Snippet

This is our one hundred eleven Ole Groove release, Deep House Music, with 2 cool original mixes from our Romanian Artist Gabriel Esef! Enjoy our Groove! AVA now on Beatport!
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Caliente EP

Gabriel Esef - Caliente Snippet

Gabriel Esef - Alright Snippet

Iskaba

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Iskaba - Wande Coal & DJ Tunez

Happy New Year!

Grab yourself 10 free tracks. Some of our favourites, things to look forward to in 2013, and a final track tribute to the late great Terry Callier.

Get it from http://vibedeck.com/mrbongo

1. Ebo Taylor - Heaven
2. Hollie Cook - Crying Dub
3. Tom Ze - Sao Paulo
4. Incredible Bongo Band - Last Bongo In Belgium
5. Novalima - Machete
6. Salvador Trio - Tristeza
7. Prince Fatty - Kung Fu Battle Ina Brixton ft. Horseman
8. Joyce - Aldeia De Ogum
9. C.K. Mann & His Carousel 7 - Asafo Beesuon
10. Terry Callier - Lazarus Man (Live)

Novalima - Machete

We are very excited to premiere “Black Lives Matter”, a blazing hot and extremely timely Afrobeat song by brand new London-based supergroup, Eparapo. Due for release this Friday on the unstoppable Wah Wah 45s.

Eparapo came together during the unprecedented events of this year. Despite being a project born from the privations of lockdown, with their music they sought to create an expression of hope, resilience & resurgence. With a white supremacist still in the White House and far right rhetoric being normalised by governments across the world, Eparapo see Afrobeat, highly political from its inception, as a tool to fight injustice and corruption. 

In the current global political climate and especially under the spectre of lethal police brutality in the U.S., the B.L.M. movement is the most important since the civil rights era and attempts are being made to discredit it in the same way. Rather than standing idly by and hoping for the best, this group of musicians wanted to contribute to a soundtrack which inspires, engages & hopefully motivates listeners from across the spectrum. 

The word “eparapo” means “join forces” in Yoruba, the language of Afrobeat. In troubled times when so many seek to divide us, an expression of unity can be an act of defiance. A call to join forces, come together and fight back. Eparapo is also the title of a track by the late, great Tony Allen - drummer for Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and lifelong friend and mentor of the UK's “Afrobeat Ambassador”, Dele Sosimi. Not only did Tony help to invent Afrobeat, he always looked for ways to push the boundaries, never content with recreating what had gone before but constantly expanding and developing the genre. This project hopes to pay homage to his legacy, and that of Fela Kuti himself. Its aim is to innovate, fuse and diversify while still retaining the essence of the music. 

Eparapo is led by bassist, composer & producer Suman Joshi. He has been a member of Dele Sosimi’s Afrobeat Orchestra for nearly a decade and has performed on stage with the likes of Tony Allen, Seun Kuti, Ginger Baker & Laura Mvula. He is also bassist with UK jazz ensemble Collocutor and fusion project Cubafrobeat.  Featured vocalist on both tracks is the aforementioned Dele Sosimi - keyboard player and musical director for Fela’s Egypt 80 as well as Wah Wah 45s recording artist on both his solo material and the recent collaboration with house music producer, Medlar. 

The rest of the group comprises of Afrik Bawantu bandleader, Ibibio Sound Machine and Keleketla! percussionist, and Koichi Sakai collaborator, Afla Sackey; highly rated UK jazz vocalist Sahra Gure; saxophonist, composer, producer and bandleader of the renowned & forward thinking jazz outfit Collocutor, Tamar Osborn; keyboard player, producer and front man for Lokkhi Terra and Cubafrobeat, Kishon Khan; one of the UK’s finest and most in demand trumpeters, Graeme Flowers, who has played with Quincy Jones, Gregory Porter and many more; trombonist for Bellowhead and mainstay of Dele’s Afrobeat Orchestra, Justin Thurgur; and finally drummer for Steamdown and Sons of Kemet, as well as the man behind the Nache project, Eddie Wakili Hick. 

Half of  the artist's income for this release will be donated to the NAACP - a civil rights organization in the United States, created for the advancement of black people by means of following judicial policies.

Exclusive Premiere: Eparapo ft. Dele Sosimi "Black Lives Matter" (Forthcoming on Wah Wah 45s)

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Lous and the Yakuza, Tha Supreme, Mara Sattei - Dilemme (Alex Bohemien Edit)

House Music label from Bucharest, Romania! 
From the Love of MUSIC!

Gabriel Esef - Far Cry Snippet

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