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South London via the universe, from Celtic Iraqi brothers @duvet-dave (Bavaria-based) & @joeginho (London-based) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇶

Bookings/inquiries/guest mixes/demos: 
dustdownrecords@gmail.com

🗓️ 2025:

1st October: Room 303 Radio, Shinjuku @ 9pm local time (Tokyo) / 1pm UK time 
7 June: HiT bar, Haus Im Tal  (Munich)

🗓️ 2024:
14 September: HiT bar, Haus Im Tal (Munich)
18 August: Bricks, Brixton (London)
21 June: Orbit Beers Brewery & Taproom (London)
6-10 June: Westival (Pembrokeshire)
6 May: Fox & Firkin, The Big Market (London)
10 April: Mezcaleria, El Pastor Soho (London)
3 March: Fox & Firkin, The Big Market (London)

🗓️ 2023:
10 November: Alena Arpels, Rotation Policy @ Grow, Hackney, London
13 October: Dust Down Records with friends @ Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston, London

World music 🎶 and Ethnomusicology researcher

Profile photo by © Martynas Aleksa

Each composition is based on the transformation of the various textile patterns or weaves into musical language. The methodology of mapping is concluded in PhD thesis at Durham University.  Textile patterns reflects distinct motions and atmosphere due its different structure and description. Indian ragas serves for the structure of harmony in order to construct a close relationship between sounds and textile patterns. Every Indian ragas has its own time, duration, specific mode of pitches as the textile patterns, which reflect various cultures and weaving methods.

I now like the big mangoes that have reddish skin (unripe)

ArtEast//Curator//Technician.
GNRE BNDR.
Redio Mapinduzi collective.

Kenyan born multiinstrumentalist singer songwriter, Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno is exploring northern shores and blesses us with his original melodies inspired from traditional East African music and combined with wise stories all the way from the shores of Nam Lolwe (also known as Lake Victoria). His principal instrument, the Nyatiti, an eight string lyre, animates the warm evenings of his natal Luoland of Western Kenya where he is from. Through its storytelling and distinctive otherworldly voice, his music gives an insight into our ancestor’s wisdom. Rapasa is very focussed on this heritage. He has in depth knowledge and understanding of traditional music yet he has researched Nyatiti music in such a way that he is able to place it in the context of today’s music landscape making it original in this genre. 

He released two albums “Tipona” (my shadow) in March 2020 and “Songs of Equality” in December 2019, work which was commissioned by the University of York in 2017 on the project Human Rights Defenders at Risk. Other commissions include works for BBC Serengeti series. His participation in Sage Gateshead Artist in Residence 2020/2021 saw his last work release in which Rapasa is looking back at his tradition and what he learnt at a young age from his grandmothers and from growing up in rural Western Kenya. Having moved away from his natal province the artist is reflecting on KWEChE (Taboos in Dholuo, his native language). Coming soon are teasers of his next album release. Follow his work on https://rapasanyatrapasa.bandcamp.com 
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