A1. The Busy Twist - Nanko (feat. Tres) (preview)

Big Crocodile Dub

Jem'Hadar (Señor Chancho Remix)

X.A.Cute - Jem'Hadar (Señor Chancho Remix)

Gabriele Poso - La Bola (Nickodemus Remix)

For Samedia Trax 004 we welcome Bristol DJ's/Producers Jambada & Waggles to celebrate theri debut release - Busua E.P. 

They met and performed together in the Bristol club and rave scene, going on to work and perform alongside one another across the UK festival circuit. DJ’ing led them to production, music led them to travel, and their journeys led them back to this collaborative project. 

The E.P features Ghanaian vocalists Bodaman Naste, Yung Locke & Gana Bwoy, from Busua, in the western region of Ghana. A place where festival culture has made its home. It boasts an inclusive music scene, welcoming surf culture and community spirit. It’s here that Jambada formed an international partnership, to create a blend of High Life music with an electronic undertone. Coupled with Waggle's expertise as a remix artist and producer, a fruitful collaboration is born. Watch this space for more music. 

Credits: 

Busua 
Written, produced and arranged by Jambada & Waggles 
Guitar - Joel Williams 
Bass - Tomas Kirby 
Vocals - Yung Locke, Gana Bwoy 
Mastered by Jack McCutcheon

Yenko 
Written, produced and arranged by Jambada & Waggles 
Guitar - Joel Williams
Bass - Tomas Kirby 
Vocals written and performed by Bodaman Naste, Yung Locke
Mixed & Mastered by Jack McCutcheon

Cover artwork by Antikki Arts

Jamabada & Waggles - Yenko Feat Bodaman Naste + Yung Locke

Muamer Gazibegovic - Guitars,Keys
Nevenko Bucan - Programming,Keys,Production
Lothar Lässer - Akorrdeon

spoken word from “Cannabis” Interview , Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin

La Cherga - Serge & Jane´s Waltz

Santa Muerte (Remix)

Santisima Trinidad  (Solo Moderna Remix)

La Maldicion De Monkey Island - Santisima Trinidad  (Solo Moderna Remix)

UK to GH is a collaboration between British music producer Burland and Ghanaian vocalist Zongo Abongo. The EP is a standoff between Zongo’s background in Dancehall, Reggae, and Highlife, and Burland’s influence of UK Bass & Rave music.

The duo were introduced to each other by The Busy Twist at Meet Me There festival in Ghana (2018), and have been working together ever since. This project marks their third collaborative effort.

Burland’s previous work includes three EPs and a single with UK based Ghanaian talent K.O.G. Zongo Abongo has worked with numerous artists from the ‘Global Club’ music scene such as The Busy Twist, Thornato, and Ghetto Kumbé.

‘UK to GH’ is their first release on vinyl.

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Telephone No Wire is a melancholic Ghanaian Highlife song that sits on a 2-Step beat. The track features a wide pool of collaborators including Master Drummer Okoe Ashiboi, vocalist Adotey Johnson, and Horns & Keys player John Keneddy Ntumi ‘Long John’ (from Ebo Taylor’s band), in addition to the main artists Burland & Zongo Abongo.

Nyura is an Afro Club / Dancehall tune. It boasts a powerful vocal hook stacked with layers of harmonies and different voicings that glue together to form a rich wall of sound. Combined with heavy low end and hypnotic melodies, this track is a dancefloor winner, but also serves as a catchy bop to simmer down to. It is a song of love & desire sung in Twi (Ashanti) and the Dagbani dialects spoken by the Dagomba people in the northern part of Ghana.

Try To Test with its darker 2-Step beat, leans more towards UK Garage & Grime, whilst catchy vocal hooks meander seamlessly between Pidgin English and the Hausa language. Hints of Acid and Breakbeat sit amongst Djembes, Cowbells, and subtle Kalimba lines to form a balanced fusion between the softly textured African instruments, and the darker elements of UK Bass music. A simple meaning to the song is don’t stand in a far distance and assume what you don’t know. Get closer, see it, feel it, before coming to a conclusion.

Last Chance is a moody downtempo Breakbeat track, sharing similar qualities to Try To Test with hints of Acid & Rave. The track is nicely countered by Dancehall style vocals that bring life to the moody rolling breaks and gently lift the track leading into the drop.

VINYL / DOWNLOAD

B2 Burland & Zongo Abongo - Telephone No Wire (snippet)

For our next mix in the Sounds of Yeke series we have a 100% Production journey from duo Burland & Zongo Abongo, bridging the space between Ghanaian Highlife and UK Bass 🔥The duo were introduced to each other at Meet Me There festival in Ghana back in 2018 and have been experimenting ever since with contemporary electronic bass flavours and playful vocals, a combination guaranteed to keep you glued to the dance floor 👣

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@burlandmusic
@zongoabongo1


Tracklist

Burland & Zongo Abongo - Nyura
Burland & Zongo Abongo - Last Chance
Burland - Seven Eight
Burland & Zongo Abongo - No Food for Lazy Man
Burland - ???
Burland - Agbekor
Burland & Zongo Abongo - Try to Test
Burland & Zongo Abongo - Tell Me Why You Worry
Burland - Mudhouse (Kwame Write)
Burland & Zongo Abongo - Do Something for Yourself
Burland - Untitled 140
Burland & Zongo Abongo - Telephone No Wire

SOUNDS OF YEKE: BURLAND & ZONGO ABONGO

It does not require a lot of guess work in regards to where Waggles sound and influence may originate from, after listening to his rendition of Umoya. With this remix, the Bristol producer blends his influence of UK garage and breaks, with the super Afro/Zulu vocals of Toya. Carthnage had some huge Middle Eastern inspired atmospheres, flutes and synths, which added an element of Arabian psychedelia to his Afro-breaks remix.

Carthnage & Toya Delazy - Umoya Remixes

Umoya (Waggles Remix)

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Carthnage & Toya Delazy - Umoya (Waggles Remix)

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