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Out now on Glitterbeat Records
Get it here: http://glitterbeat.com/glitterbeat_store/

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GDEIM IZIK 
(English translation)

I witnessed the horror and the torture
that the voices accuse you of.
I saw the young victims
in your prisons of death.
Proof of this,
are the events of Gdeim Izik.

The oppression made news in the media
against this people that challenged you,
when they claimed back their land and its riches
and peacefully erecting Gdeim Izik.

Surrounded by the break of dawn
and the violent troops
that support this monarch
in his attempt to intimidate
the masses of Gdeim Izik.

How many prisoners are in your cells
and how many kidnapped and missing
by your hands
in the occupied cities,
the sovereignty of the people is
inevitable.

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Voiced with deep passion and grace, Aziza Brahim's music adeptly travels the expanse between her Western Saharan roots and Barcelona, the European cosmopolis where she now lives. Aziza is both a contemporary sonic poet and a prominent and eloquent spokesperson for the Saharawi people and their ongoing struggle for recognition and justice.

Born and raised in the Saharawi refugee camps lining the frontier between Algeria and Western Sahara, Aziza’s life has been marked by both daunting hardship and inspired will. Fleeing from these camps and the regime of political oppression that followed Morocco’s 1975 invasion of Western Sahara, as a young teenager Aziza travelled to Cuba for her secondary school studies. There she experienced first hand the deep Cuban economic crisis of the 1990’s and the subsequent denial of her request to pursue a university degree in music.

Music had been Aziza’s passion since she was a small girl and despite this setback she returned to the Saharawi camps in Algeria and began singing and playing in different musical ensembles, a process that continued when she moved to Spain in the year 2000. There she founded the eclectic Saharawi/Spanish band Gulili Mankoo with whom she released two acclaimed self-produced recordings: the EP “Mi Canto” (2008) and an album “Mabruk” (2012) both on Reaktion, a French label specializing in Saharan music. In the last years Aziza has performed extensively appearing at major festivals and venues including WOMAD Cáceres (2012) and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London (2009).

Aziza’s new album Soutak (“Your Voice”), her debut for the Glitterbeat label, is her first recording to predominantly focus on the cadence of her majestic voice and the soulful critique of her lyrics. The album was produced by Chris Eckman (Tamikrest, Ben Zabo, Dirtmusic) and was recorded live and direct in Barcelona in June of 2013.

In the liner notes to the album Aziza describes her vision for Soutak:

“Feeling the need to make an acoustic record, I imagined a somewhat modest musical outline, which would not involve too many instruments and in which the voices would take the expressive emotional lead. I wanted to further explore the range of possibilities found in the Haul, the Saharawi’s traditional rhythmic sources, played on the tabal and a source of inspiration for the Desert Blues.”

The hand picked band she assembled for the album consists of Spaniards Nico Roca (percussion) & Guillem Aguilar (bass), Malian Kalilou Sangare (acoustic lead guitar), Aziza’s sister Badra Abdallahe (backing voice) and in addition to singing, Aziza contributes acoustic rhythm guitar and the tabal, the traditional Saharawi hand-drum.

The music on Soutak is a powerful and nuanced mixture of musical cultures and features Malian, Spanish, Cuban and contemporary Anglo-European motifs all held together by Aziza’s deeply rooted knowledge of traditional Saharawi song and sound.

Throughout Soutak, the band frames Aziza’s voice with dignified restraint and leaves unvarnished space for her lyrics, lyrics which range from the sharply political “Gdeim Izik” (named after the “Camp of Dignity” crushed by the Moroccan-backed authorities) to the whispered enigmas of “La Palabra/The Word” (“Cradled by the wind it left/ it went around the world and returned/ and there beyond the word was heard”)

The song “Julud,” dedicated to Aziza’s mother, is possibly the most emblematic song on the album combining intimate and stark desert poetry with an unyielding faith in the Saharawi political struggle:

You are like the night and the stars/ Your voice goes beyond the top of the clouds/
You are the smiling breeze of today/ You are an example of humanity and of fight.
Resist, immortal, resist.

Though the songs on Soutak can be unsparing in their details of oppression, there is more often than not a “smiling breeze” to be found. Aziza’s essential voice, headstrong commitment and subtly inventive music are that breeze.

With Soutak Aziza Brahim has delivered an empowered flight to freedom; an alternative world where hope is imminent and dancing is justified.

Aziza Brahim:
Homepage: www.aziza-brahim.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/aziza.brahim.official
Twitter: twitter.com/AzizaBrahim1

Glitterbeat Records:
Homepage: www.glitterbeat.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Glitterbeat
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Aziza Brahim - Gdeim Izik

Straight out the Fela Kuti handbook, taken off the debut EP from Ohio DJ/producer @dedikate. 

More info and video at <a href="http://www.stampthewax.com/2014/02/05/seth-carter-baba-mi-feat-craig-huckerby/" target="_blank">Stamp The Wax</a>

Seth Carter - Baba Mi (feat. Craig Huckaby)

i'm actually very open to djing this stuff. lemme know if you have an event that might fit..

https://soundcloud.com/habibifunk

Listen to part 2 here:
https://soundcloud.com/jakarta-records/radio-jakarta-007

Thru the "Sawtuha" project and Blitz The Ambassador playing quite some shows in Morocco I've had the pleasure to travel North Africa quite frequently lately and whenever possible I did some record shopping. This is a selection of some of the finds, music from the 60s and 70s from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Some known some not yet. 

This is also a kick off to a new loose series of mixes by us, people we work with or people we are just friends with. Enjoy. 

UPDATE:

So here is the tracklist after the guys at ozart already deciphered a huge part of it. Sorry for the delay, I didn't have my hands on my records in the last days:

01. Assa'd Khoury - Al Gaba
02. Sabah – Dek El Kaff
03. Karim Shourhy & Andrea Rayder – Take Me Back To Cairo
04. Feddoul – (Reprise de Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag)
05. Ziad Rahbani – Intro Instrumental 2
06. Sharifa Fadel – Mawal El Ashak
07. Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band – Egypt Strut
08. Golden Hands – Take Me Back 
09. Elias Rahbani & His Orchestra - Moonlight Melody
10. Mahmoud Megri - Tefham
11. Elias Rahbani – Dance of Maria 
12. Abdou El Omari - Rajaat Laayoun


"Habibi Funk 001 Mix" by Jannis of Jakarta Records (Mix of Arabic 60s & 70s vinyl)

"Lonely Richard" appears on Love, out now. 

LP/CD: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr113-amen-dunes-love
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love/id820487768?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes/
Bandcamp: https://amendunes.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amendunes/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amendunes

Tourdates: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes/app/123966167614127/


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Amen Dunes - Lonely Richard

"Lilac in Hand" appears on Love, out now. 

LP/CD: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr113-amen-dunes-love
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love/id820487768?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes/
Bandcamp: https://amendunes.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amendunes/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amendunes

Tourdates: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes/app/123966167614127/


Amen Dunes - Lilac In Hand

His debut release for Wah Wah 45s, Sanctuary is announces the back to basics, no nonsense approach Dele is taking for his third album.

Recorded at Fishmarket Studios in Willesden with analogue expert Nostalgia 77 these recordings were done the "Fela way" by Dele's own direction and truly catch the power of the Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra.

The full eight minute version of Dele's prayer to the recharging powers of afrobeat music will be available on the album released next May. But for now enjoy the dancefloor driving 7" edits, coming to vinyl this September.

Dele Sosimi - Sanctuary (7"  Edit) A-Side

Always Open

Taken from 'Real World 25' a 48-track compilation and celebration of Peter Gabriel's Real World Records, on their 25th Anniversary. 

Ayub Ogada is considered one of the greatest Kenyan musicians of all time and 'Kothbiro' is his contribution to the compilation. Taken from his 1993 album 'En Mana Kuoyo', is disarmingly simple - just Ogada and and the nyati, an East African lyre.

More info at STW: http://www.stampthewax.com/2014/09/30/soundcloud-premiere-ayub-ogada-kothbiro/
Real World 25 is out now: https://realworldrecords.com/release/634/real-world-25/

Ayub Ogada - Kothbiro

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Taken from the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band album "55" available here:

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - PIMP - BC027-45 - Side A

Taken from Laura's 'Committed Language' EP

Buy: https://deekrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/committed-language-ep


Laura Groves - Dream Story

The London DJ/producer reworks his favourite Soukous track. Bagheera also plays the Autonomous Africa Showcase at Corsica Studios, 23rd January: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398803167078619/

More info: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/01/20/lea-lignanzi-dede-priscilla-bagheera-edit/

Follow Bagheera: @ernst-oli-cole

Lea Lignanzi  - Dede Priscilla (Bagheera Edit) (Free Download)

Black Hell

Let's Elope

Written by Arthur Russell.
Produced by Arthur Russell & Peter Gordon.
Mixed by Peter Gordon.
Rap by Andre & Abel.
Mastered by John Flynn aka Spaces 
at Balance Mastering, London.

12" Released in April.

Coming Soon: 
Arthur Russell's Instrumentals Directed by Peter Gordon
at Primavera Sound 2015, Barcelona. 
First Ever Time in Europe.



Dinosaur L - Clean On Your Bean #00 featuring Peter Gordon

Dream Chimney exclusive 'Mix of the Week' #57 is from Chee Shimizu. 
On Soundcloud: @organicchee  
Online Record Store: http://organicmusic.jp


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Mix of the Week #57: Chee Shimizu - Zwakala

A cover of Gil Scott-Heron's 'Winter In America', first played at the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards (Jan 2012). 

Read our post at http://goo.gl/T6sDI to find out more.

www.stampthewax.com 


J'Danna - Winter in America (Gil Scott-Heron Tribute)

Buy and listen:

Amazon: http://geni.us/peoplegetreadyamzndigi
iTunes: http://georiot.co/pgritunes
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0dWGq3h039b2Pe31wu6PAh
Bandcamp: http://pplgtrdybrassland.bandcamp.com/album/people-get-ready
Brassland Store: http://brassland.myshopify.com/collections/artist-peoplegetready

Here is what the band's founder Steven Reker has to say about this track: "'Windy Cindy' was inspired by Cindy Sherman's pictures, her Untitled Film Stills. I spent a long time looking at those pictures, and then I got so into them, I mean really in to them. I found myself wanting to see things from the perspective of the characters she had made. So the song is basically me having this desire to take over her spot in the picture - forever. It's a dialogue. I try to do it, it's fine for a bit, but I end up getting super tired because I can't hold the pose as long as she can. And then I imagine I'd rather be an inanimate object. Like I'd rather just be her dress or the glass that she's holding, the match that she's striking, the book she is getting off the shelf, and stuff like that. All these objects are endowed perfectly by her, the way she handles them. It's very romantic to me, not in a lovey-dovey way at all but in the way the work feels...livable. It's a livable world she made."

People Get Ready - "Windy Cindy"

Free download via bandcamp: Click 'Buy' 4 that.

https://twitter.com/warsan_shire

Meesha x Warsan Shire_Stayed

08 The Sky Is Burning (& Sam Gopal)

For years Robosonic have been building a reputation as DJs for murdering dancefloors worldwide – not only playing what they really feel, but also performing their own multidimensional electronic music. Together with the Adana Twins from Hamburg they made a hot new EP on 2DIY4.

The first track is made up of melodic disco and funk inspired tunes and easy basslines which immediately bring you to the vibe of summer. The lovely Vocal adds further feelings of recklessness and freedom which will immediately get you to dance.
The second track „Barracuda“ takes a darker approach with it’s dirty bassline, still combining disco infected vocals and elements in style. It is like turning back time right into the disco- dancefloor of the 70’s!

PreOrder Vinyl here:
http://www.decks.de/t/robosonic_adana_twins-la_fique_ep/c1h-a0
http://www.deejay.de/La_Fique_Ep__124853

www.adanatwins.com
www.robosonic.cc
www.berlin-kreuzberg-institut.com
www.diynamic.com

Booking Contact:
daniel@jackmode.de


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