Name: African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude by On-U Sound Records
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Description: From 'A Trip To Bolgatanga', order now on Vinyl & CD - https://on-u-sound.ffm.to/atriptobolgatanga

Lost In Rio

Tanto Tempo

From 'A Trip To Bolgatanga', order now on Vinyl & CD - https://on-u-sound.ffm.to/atriptobolgatanga

African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude

An edit I created to make this beautiful 1970s cumbia more DJ-friendly and suitable for a contemporary dancefloor.

The Billo's Caracas Boys is a fantastic Venezuelan orchestra founded in 1940 by Billo Frómeta.
lyrics
Hoy hace ocho días, que no te veo, que no te veo
Hoy hace ocho días, que no te veo, que no te veo
Verte, vida mía, es mi deseo
Verte, vida mía, es mi deseo
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Ya volveré
El trago ni nada podrá borrar mi sufrimiento
El trago ni nada podrá cambiar mi amor por ti
Se muere mi alma y me ven contento
Se muere mi alma y me ven feliz
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
¡Esto sí está rico!
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)
Cuando te recuerdo lloro más
(Porque el tiempo aquel no volverá)

Billo's Caracas Boys - Ocho Dias (DJ Farrapo Edit)  FREE DOWNLOAD

Tropical Scenes

Echoes of Tizita

V/A - SOUL SOK SEGA: Sega Sounds from Mauritius 1973 - 1979
Compiled By La Basse Tropicale. Out 5th February 2016 on Strut.
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Frankie Francis of deep-digging tropical DJ duo Sofrito offers up a custom dancefloor-ready edit of a highlight from our latest collection, documenting the heyday of sega music in Mauritius between 1973 and 1979. The album is compiled by La Reunion-based DJs La Basse Tropicale with extensive sleeve notes by Mauritian cultural authority, Percy Yip Tong.

Claudio Veeraragoo is one of the biggest stars of séga music of the 60s and 70s. His stroke of genius was to marry séga rhythms with qawwali and Bollywood styles. He scored his debut hit, ‘Nou Manz Nou Larak’, in 1966, playing the accordion, and broke through as a major star with his cassette release, ‘Bhaï Aboo’ which exploded across the island upon its release. His songs were subsequently covered by French star Maxime Leforestier and Bollywood singer Shaan. Claudio has since brought séga to the four corners of the globe and, of all of the ‘70s artists, has remained one of Mauritius’ biggest live draws. Today, his son Michael, a drummer and producer, manages his father’s activities via their own production house, Kabana Music.

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Soul Sok Sega

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Claudio - Bonom Chinois (Frankie Francis edit) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

The Makers - Don't Challenge Me
Taken from the compilation, PERSONAL SPACE' Electronic Soul (1974-84) coming out on Chocolate Industries in April 2012.

The Makers - Don't Challenge Me

RELEASE DATE: 14.12.18

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Hard-hitting afro-dancehall from Accra to Haarlem via London.

A unique collaboration between Ghanaian MC+ singer K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) and Dutch producers Umoja.

￼Born in Accra (Ghana) but currently resident in the Northern British ex-industrial city of Sheffield, K.O.G has exploded onto the European scene, slaying shows across Europe with afro-futurist outfit Onipa, afro-funk monster group K.O.G and the Zongo Brigade and as a guest with The Busy Twist, Afriquoi, Nubiyan Twist and Congo Natty.

This is the second in the series of one off collaborations with producers from around the world, following up on ‘Change’ with iZem (Lisbon) on Guts’ Pura Vida label, with forthcoming collaborations with The Busy Twist, Jus Now and more in the pipeline. With great responses to the latest Onipa EP on Wormfood/Mawimbi (September 2018), and many released in the pipeline for 2019 the K.O.G and the Zongo Brigade (Heavenly Sweetness) and guest features on Nubiyan Twist’s album (Strut), 2019 is definitely going to be his year.

Originating from Haarlem in the Netherlands, Dutch duo Umoja have over a decade of experience dishing out warm dusty grooves, unified by an intrinsic appreciation and understanding of world rhythm, the mechanisms of groove and contemporary electronic beats. Any attempt to pin down their sound is only a pipe dream: In the spirit of ‘Umoja’ a Swahili word meaning ‘Unity’, their approach to music is to unify grooves across the seven oceans, one record at a time.

“Kponyole” is a dark, brooding, digi-dancehall banger, with deep subs, hypnotic, rolling bass and sharp percussive undertones. Meaning ‘Be Careful’ in the Ewe language of the Volta region of Eastern Ghana, it warns of the dangers everyone must be careful of, from betrayal by close ones to spiritual pollution. Watch your back. Watch your brother. Watch out for bad spirits. Watch wear you tread. Watch your speakers too, that low end will do them some damage if you are not careful!

“Ayena” is much lighter, a traditional, hi-life style homage to the beauty of the female sex: shake for me, dance for me – with warm, bouncy, almost cartoon-like beats that will make any dancefloor bubble.

The Full EP comes with bonus instrumentals and a special Umoja VIP.

Umoja ft K.O.G - AYENA

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Invocation

After his acclaimed debut « Cotonou » on Alma Negra’s record label, James Stewart comes back with his new EP « Atlantic River Drive » for Mawimbi Records, featuring two collaborations with Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule as well as two remixes from Simbad aka SMBD.

James Stewart met Ghanaian kologo musician Ayuune Sule, after booking several shows of kologo music star King Ayisoba in Lyon. Stewart was quick to witness the bluesy tone of Ayuune’s voice and his kindness as a musician, despite his impressive stature. Quite logically, Stewart invited Sule to record vocals on two of his ongoing demos at Bruno Patchworks’ recording studio (Voilaaa, Mr. President, Da Break), with the idea of making a rather unheard crossover between traditional kologo music and contemporary styles that would both appeal to Ghanaian crowds and a Western audience. Stewart then had a number of his arrangement ideas re-recorded by a talented cast of musicians (see list of credits), resulting in a brilliant mix of acoustic and electronic textures, sounding both vintage and modern.

Nodding to Eddie Palmieri’s landmark record “Harlem River Drive”, “Atlantic River Drive” is a stomping dancefloor track, drawing from the 6/8 feel of kologo music and the energy of contemporary club music. The track can be read as a tribute to the musical cross-pollinations between the African continent and its many diasporas, which Stewart has dedicated a long part of his life to, while also a more intimate story about his life and family. All words were written by Stewart and then translated by Sule in his native Fra fra language from Northern Ghana. 
 
“Where Are You Going?” is a two-part journey that reminds us that we should care about each other, about our communities while we don’t know what the future is made of. An important and much welcome message to navigate through these troubled, uncertain times. Referencing N’dombolo music, the track has two parts and rich arrangements, with its first part going deep with syncopated clarinet hooks and playful percussion parts, and its second part moving to a four-on-the-floor pattern and an entrancing baritone saxophone solo. 
 
The EP also features Worldwide FM and Brownswood maestro Simbad, who delivers two dancefloor-ready reworks of the track “Where Are We Going?” under his SMBD moniker, turning it into a spiritual, dubby journey, as well as an emotional peaktime track.

James Stewart est l'hôte, DJ résident et co-promoteur de la soirée mensuelle "Black Atlantic Club" au Sucre à Lyon. Empruntant le terme «Atlantique noir» du livre de 1993 du savant renommé Paul Gilroy, Stewart présente la «musique noire» comme un échange culturel transnational incroyablement diversifié. Conférencier avide sur le sujet et fondateur du Blog Afrosouldescarga, il fusionne une approche intellectuelle avec le côté musical et créatif des choses: en tant que joueur de conga et percussionniste actif, membre de Voilaaa Sound System et showhost à Radio Nova. 

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African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude

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